Gentleman of the Jungle Quiz

"P.U.C I YEAR, ENGLISH REFLECTIONS ENGLISH COURSE NOTES", by Ehthashamuddin J. Sheikh

• The document contains course notes for English, likely for first-year students at the P.U.C level.

"THE GENTLEMEN OF THE JUNGLE" by JOMO KENYATTA

• The story is titled "THE GENTLEMEN OF THE JUNGLE" and is written by Jomo Kenyatta.

Characters

• The key characters include the Man (dynamic), Mr. Elephant, Mr. Lion, Mr. Rhinoceros, Mr. Leopard, Mr. Fox, Mr. Buffalo, Mr. Hyena, and Mr. Alligator.

Themes

• The story explores themes of Injustice, Colonization, and Abuse of Power

Injustice

• The elephant improperly influences the Commission of Enquiry (C.O.E.) to his advantage

Colonization

• It symbolizes the invasion of Africa by Europeans, with animals taking over the man's property

Abuse of Power

• It shown by the elephant using his title to scare the man and the rhinoceros ordering the man around

Summary

• An elephant befriends a man, then uses a thunderstorm as an excuse to take over his hut
• The Lion sets up a Commission of Enquiry (C.O.E.) to resolve the dispute
• The fox, as president, and leopard, as secretary, favor the elephant's claim that he was saving the hut from a hurricane
• The man builds more huts, but other animals occupy them
• Eventually, the man builds a large hut, where many animals moved in, and the man then burns it down

Questions and Answers on the Story

• Kenyatta references the division of Africa among European powers in the late 19th century
• The man built his huts at the edge of the forest
• The man in the fable represents Africans who were colonized by Europeans
• The animals symbolize the European colonizers
• The elephant wanted to protect its trunk from the rain
• The lion wanted to have peace and tranquility in his kingdom
• The lion appointed a Commission of Enquiry to solve the problem
• The lion commanded the ministers to appoint the commission
• Mr. Buffalo and Mr. Alligator are members of the Commission of Enquiry
• Mr. Fox was chairman and Mr. Leopard was secretary of the Commission of Enquiry
• There were no men on the commission because they were supposedly not educated in jungle law
• The man believed he could get impartial justice
• The elephant befriended the man
• The man had his hut at the edge of the forest
• The elephant asked to put his trunk inside the hut
• At the time of torrential rain, the elephant asked to put his trunk inside the hut
• The elephant wanted to protect his delicate skin from hail storms
• All the forest animals gathered because they heard the noise of man
• The heated argument caused turmoil to the lion
• The elephant was a high minister of Jungle.
• The lion wanted peace and tranquility
• The man was pleased by the sweet words from the king of the jungle
• The man did innocently wait for the hut would be returned to him
• The members of the commission of enquiry were Mr. Rhinoceros, Mr. Buffalo, Mr Alligators, the Rit Hon, Mr. Fox and Mr. Leopard
• Rt. Hon Mr. Fox served ad chairman of Commission of enquiry
• The enquiry commission has called by Mr. Hon Mr. Elephant
• There was no blood, no would-in fact on sign of any wound having been there on Mara’s hand
• Mongoose and Cowcal cured themselves of snake bite by found the leaf and chew them

"The School Boy" by William Blake

Summary

• The poem reflects on the mindset of an unhappy schoolboy who loves outdoor life
• The boy is made sad by being forced to go to school instead of living like a free bird
• The boy spends hours in school feeling disappointed, with his head hanging down
• The school is a cheerless place, and the boy gets fed up with the teacher's lectures
• The boy compares himself to a caged bird and feels like a prisoner at school
• The poet implores parents not to be harsh to children
• The poet implores parents not to subject children to environments that inhibit their mental wellbeing

Stanza-Wise Explanation

• The speaker, a young boy, is joyful in getting up in a beautiful summer morning
• The sweet singing of the bird's excites the boy
• The boy likes companionships offered by nature
• The boy likes melodious music of the skylark
• Thinking of going to school makes all his enjoyment disappear
• He does not enjoy or learn anything with his cruel teacher
• Little kids like the boy spend utter worry and unhappiness
• He does not enjoy the lessons taught nor does the way his teacher teaches
• The poet brings the example of a bird which meant to freedom & Joy will will never be seen in a cage,
• The bud destroyed before blooming is not familiar with all the freedom of the sky
• the poet gives a message to parents saying that the buds that can grow under any condition should be nourished
• If plants are stripped of their branches and leaves, how will the fruits appear to elate and thrill us

Comprehension

• The speaker "I" refers to William Blake
• 'Sweet company' includes Birds, Hunt, and sky
• The very thought of going to school drives the boy's joy away
• They spent the day sighing (grief) and dismay (Helplessness)
• Cage' stands for School, where the children are entrapped
• The phrase from the following which does not refer to formal schooling is fruits are gathered
• Spring: childhood, Summer: Youth, Winter: Old Age

The school boy

• The educational system of his day destroys the joyful innocence of youth
• The boy loves to rise early in the summer morning to enjoy natural sounds
• The sorrow to not reach summer drives the boy away
• Poetic vision must be protected

According to poet

• Adults must realize children are plants to care for
• School should be where children think freely and enhance their creativity, and develop at their own
• The poet is complaining about work instead of playing out in the sun
• He wishes that children rise with natural toys
• Has conveyed the loss and lassitude of the school
• Natural is better than unnecessary lectures

Additional Questions

• In The company of nature the did boy sang and play
• The school is what drives the boy's joy away
• The boy goes to School in a summer morning
• Supervision from ruler eye/ teacher
• in sighing and dismay. Is how the boy will end the day

"Around a Medicinal Creeper", by K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi

• The story is written by Poorna Chandra Tejaswi.

Summary

• Tejaswi and Mara are erecting a bamboo frame and Sanna brought some creepers to tie the bamboo frame
• All of them went to see the creeper and Mara tied the creeper to a nearby plant so that it could be found when needed
• Tejaswi came to know about the uses of that creeper after twenty years from Krishna
• Tejaswi and Krishna searched for that creeper, dug out its tub and took it with milk for five days

Questions and answers

• Mara caught hold of the one of the tendril and tied it to the nearby tree to save the creeper
• Medicinal plant has a curse that when someone needs the plant they shall not able to find it for dear life
• Surprised the white man caused for hand Mara had no blood sign any would
• The Mongoose and Cowcal cured themselves of snake bite by found the leaf and chew them.
• The cause of losing Mara teeth because of brush his teeth the plant
• The Mara Wife found a wilbuck on a packet
• It became Firn and rubbery the mixture between leaf and milk to get the liquid of creeper
• Native Dr loss the pontency when they tell other about medecin because of that the would loss their potency
• India Native system are on the verge Extinction
• There vareious types swelling that can effect any human if they eat thie
• The coffee Seed bad should protect from sun By puting up a shade
• the Exeepers
• the Sannwa want get food in forast
• Wile Sanna opend the baundle to see Mare Sanna and Scold
• There were pletity of cree[ers in Sanna and Marra conversation
• The Author want to look and know from the heart why Marra love and respect medicinal plant
• Mara got very Active because of this plant

Comphrehension

• The seer curse sage what happen Marra according Marro for cure the disease
• if you try to get and find creper at want get becase of that Marra try to tide with a Tree
• Marra say when he use creeper he feel and take from other leaf grapes
• After win when the see creat plant Marra feel happy and he laugh
• The one story Marra talk never know true and false bizzear
• The systmes of india that suffering from kind Mystification
• Appanna
• Leara and get knolege about pants that Marro and Nattatir has take that for a long time
• Bause forist disappering thay have to leave some time

"Oru Manushyan", by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

Summary

• The story depicts the narrator's experience of being robbed and the unexpected help he receives from a thief

Story

• The narrator worked as a teacher teaching English to migrant laborers.
• He lived 1500 miles away from home
• He was getting up daily at 4pm to avoid tea/food expense
• Lacking money one day he was robbed
• His life became endangered
• He received help from a thief

Comprehension

• The story depicts the value of respect and sacrifice
• The moral is to judge by character and not appearance
• the city was about 1500 miles from the narrator's
• People were known as cruel soldiers (people ) in "ORU Manushyan"
• Small, dingy room on a dirty street
• Englisg skills in English and reading skill
• night 1:30 to 11 hour per worker
• paid amount was 1 Anna 4 Annas or 5annas
• The time was daily at 4:30
• 14 rupees saved buy worker.

Comprehension

• Money was the ultimate goal of the people
• the protagonist was saved by a taller man who also happened to be a thief
• The author was alone therefore the thief saved/helped him when he was about to be embarrassed

"Money Madness" by D.H. Lawrence

Summary

• A poem about madness
• One is never in a place for moral character or values
• People are judged by their wealth and not personality

D.H Lawrence summary

• All around the world it seem people run after the weath
• all can fell it at a individual
• All people feel some pain

Comprehension

• people arnt happy whe the give
• the give a lot than the feel traimors
• Has made as salves
• Is it made humilated
• Made it able for everydody
• Having money
• Than start killerng

Comprehsion 2

• What the author need to live a happy life.

III

• They is not alwause eazy

"Frederick Douglass"

Summary

• Slave boy who wanted to live free
• He rose above the tribulations
• He got the freedom

"An Old Woman" by Arun Kolatkar

Poem

• Discusses the daily life of Indian
• It is a difficult and arduous life

Comprehension

• Discuss people visiting an old shoe
• Discuss life events and the beauty

Summary

• There would not be a small point.