“Ausable did not fit any description of a secret agent Fowler had ever read.” What do secret agents in books and films look like, in your opinion? Discuss in groups or in class some stories or movies featuring spies, detectives and secret agents, and compare their appearance with that of Ausable in this story. (You may mention characters from fiction in languages other than English. In English fiction you may have come across Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, or Miss Marple. Have you watched any movies featuring James Bond?)
Secret agents in this fiction are represented as ideal men, tall dark and handsome. They are typically well built and have beautiful women in accompany them. They usually smoke pipe or cigar and do dangerous breath taking difficult stunts. James bond is a very famous and special character by lan fleming. The movies that based on james bond show hi-tech gizmos which help the detective in encountering the villains. There is an character named fleuda which was created by satyajit ray, the famous bangla filmmaker. He was typical bhadralok by appearance.
“Griffin was rather a lawless person.” Comment.
Do you think this is a real-life episode, or mere fiction? Or is it a mixture of both?
How does Ausable manage to make Max believe that there is a balcony attached to his room? Look back at his detailed description of it. What makes it a convincing story?
Horace Danby was a meticulous planner but still he faltered. Where did he go wrong and why?
What kind of a person do you think the narrator, a veterinary surgeon, is? Would you say he is tactful as well as full of commonsense?
What was the cause of Matilda’s ruin? How could she have avoided it?
The course of the Loisels’ life changed due to the necklace. Comment.
Bholi’s story must have moved you. Do you think girl children are not treated at par with boys? You are aware that the government has introduced a scheme to save the girl child as the sex ratio is declining. The scheme is called Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Save the Girl Child. Read about the scheme and design a poster in groups of four and display on the school notice board.
How does he treat the dog?
Why was he wandering the streets?
The course of the Loisels’ life changed due to the necklace. Comment.
If you were in Noodle’s place, how would you handle Think-Tank’s mistakes?
Do you think this is a real-life episode, or mere fiction? Or is it a mixture of both?
How did a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life?
Why is Mrs Pumphrey worried about Tricki?
What was the cause of Matilda’s ruin? How could she have avoided it?
Why is Bholi’s father worried about her?
How do they replace the necklace?
Bholi’s story must have moved you. Do you think girl children are not treated at par with boys? You are aware that the government has introduced a scheme to save the girl child as the sex ratio is declining. The scheme is called Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Save the Girl Child. Read about the scheme and design a poster in groups of four and display on the school notice board.
Who is speaking to Horace Danby?