Question
& answers-
A.
Answer these questions.
1.
Describe the place through which the speaker and his mother are travelling.
Ans-
The place through which the speaker and his mother were travelling was a strange
and dangerous country.
2.
“Don’t be afraid, Mother, I am here.” Why does the speaker ask his mother not
to be afraid? What does the speaker’s mother do to stop him?
Ans- The speaker asked his mother not to be afraid
because he was confident about his heroic talent that he would be able to take
care of his mother from the villains. The speaker’s mother said to the boy “Dear
boy, for heaven’s sake, keep away from them.”
3.
Describe the fight between the speaker and the dacoits.
Ans- The fight between the speaker and the dacoits is
described as fearful. Many of the villains flew away and a great number of them
were cut to pieces.
4.
What does the speaker want to prove? How does he want to prove that?
Ans- Through the fight, the speaker wanted to prove that
he was no less than a hero. He wanted to prove this by saving his mother from
the villains in his imagination.
5.
What does the speaker expect his brother and the village people to say after
the fight?
Ans-
The speaker expected his brother and the village people to say after the fight
that
“Is it possible? I always thought he was so delicate!” and
“Was it not lucky that the boy was with his mother?”
B.
Think and answer.
Why
do you think the speaker dreams about being a hero? Is this something he can do
in real life?
Ans- It is the dream of every boy to be a hero in the eyes
of the world, especially his mother. The boy in the poem ‘The Hero’ does not
want the world to think that he is weak or delicate. He wants the world to
acknowledge his bravery and valour. He has a faithful and sincere love for his mother,
proved by his willingness to save her at the cost of his own life; it is this,
says the poem that transforms him into a real hero. Yes, this is
something he can do in real life as well.
