What will Dr Sadao and his wife do with the man?
When they saw the enemy they was not able to think what to do with him so first they cured him and Hana cleaned his wounds and fed him with her hands. But later they decided they will cure him and handover to the army.
The story is a satire on the conceit of those in power. How does the author employ the literary device of dramatic irony in the story?
What makes Jack feel caught in an uglymiddle position?
Why is an adult’s perspective on life different from that of a child’s?
Apparent illogicality sometimes turns out to be a futuristic projection? Discuss.
Do you think that the third level was a medium of escape for Charley? Why?
Do you see an intersection of time and space in the story?
How would you describe the behaviour of the Maharaja’s minions towards him? Do you find them truly sincere towards him or are they driven by fear when they obey him? Do we find a similarity in today’s political order?
What is the moral issue that the story raises?
There are moments in life when we have to make hard choices between our roles as private individuals and as citizens with a sense of national loyalty. Discuss with reference to the story you have just read.
What is the author’s indirect comment on subjecting innocent animals to the willfulness of human beings?
How would you explain the reluctance of the soldier to leave the shelter of the doctor’s home even when he knew he couldn’t stay there without risk to the doctor and himself?
Why is Antarctica the place to go to, to understand the earth’s present, past and future?
Why does Jack insist that it was the wizard that was hit and not the mother?
Apparent illogicality sometimes turns out to be a futuristic projection? Discuss.
The story is a satire on the conceit of those in power. How does the author employ the literary device of dramatic irony in the story?
Philately helps keep the past alive. Discuss other ways in which this is done. What do you think of the human tendency to constantly move between the past, the present and the future?
‘Take care of the small things and the big things will take care of themselves.’ What is the relevance of this statement in the context of the Antarcticenvironment?
Who was Dr Sadao? Where was his house?
What are Geoff Green’s reasons for including high school students in the Students on Ice expedition?
‘The world’s geological history is trapped in Antarctica.’ How is the study of this region useful to us?