4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5 & 4.3.6 ; Tones in Statements
4.3.3 Now, read the following note on the author first and then the text. Later in pairs/ groups, answer the following questions.
Mr. Collins was not a sensible man, and the deficiency of nature had been but little assisted by education or society; the greatest part of his life having been spent under the guidance of an illiterate and miserly father; and though he belonged to one of the universities, he had merely kept the necessary terms, without forming at it any useful acquaintance. The subjection in which his father had brought him up had given him originally great humility of manner; but it was now a good deal counteracted by the self-conceit of a weak head, living in retirement, and the consequential feelings of early and unexpected prosperity. A fortunate chance had recommended him to Lady Catherine de Bourgh when the living of Hunsford was vacant; and the respect which he felt for her high rank, and his veneration for her as his patroness, mingling with a very good opinion of himself, of his authority as a clergyman, and his right as a rector made him altogether a mixture of pride and obsequiousness, self-importance and humility. [excerpt from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen]
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Questions:
- How was Mr. Collinsâ childhood?
- How did Mr. Collinsâs father influence on him?
- What lucky event introduced Mr. Collins to Lady Catherine de Bourgh?
- What does âa mix of pride and humbleness, self-importance and obedienceâ tell us about Mr. Collins?
- What ideas about society might the author be expressing through Mr. Collins?
Answers:
1. Mr Collins spent a large portion of his life under his fatherâs guidance. Mr. Collinâs upbringing under his fatherâs supervision failed to sufficiently address his deficiency of nature. The subjection in which he was grown had a lasting impact on his upbringing.
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2. Mr. Collinsâ father played a significant role in shaping his character. The passage implies that Mr. Collinsâ manner was greatly humbled by his fatherâs subjection. But as he got older and experienced unanticipated prosperity, this humility was offset by a weak headâs self-conceit. Mr Collinsâs fatherâs upbringing fostered his initial humility while simultaneously laying the foundation for future struggles.
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3. By chance Mr. Collins was recommended to Lady Catherine de Bourgh when the living of Hunsford became vacant. The text implies that this event played a crucial factor in Mr. Collinsâ association with Lady Catherine Bourgh.
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4. The description of Mr. Collins as a mixture of pride and obedientness, self-importance, and humility indicates a complex and contradictory personality. He has somewhat of a prideful nature, probably because of his power as a clergyman and his position as a rector. But this pride lives side by side with humility, submission, and a positive self-image. This implies a lack of consistency within himself.
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻž, āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽ-āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°, āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻŦāĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻāĻ° āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āĻ¨āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž, āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦ-āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
5. Through the character of Mr. Collins, the author may be expressing ideas regarding how a personâs character is influenced by his upbringing, social standing. Both Mr. Collinsâ upbringings and his unexpected prosperity are blamed for his lack of rational behaviour. The depiction of Mr. Collins as a clergyman created by his patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, reflects on the role of authority figures as in the development of individuals in society.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§, āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨-āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨, āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨-āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻāĻāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻˇāĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĨāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĄāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻļā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĢāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
4.3.4 Read the following note and then in pairs/ groups, explain how the authorâs feelings and emotions are hidden in the text through words. Finally, share your findings in the class:
How the author’s use of tones are reflected in the text
The author’s attitude and feelings towards Mr. Collins are characterised by a mix- ture of irony, criticism, and perhaps a touch of amusement. The author uses lan- guage that conveys a negative and mocking perspective on Mr. Collins’ character, upbringing, and education. Phrases such as “not a sensible man,” “deficiency of nature,” “illiterate and miserly father,” and “self-conceit of a weak head” highlight how the author wanted to portray Mr. Collins. The portrayal of Mr. Collins’ humili- ty is initially countered by self-conceit, and his association with Lady Catherine de Bourgh is shown with irony. While the text remains primarily a mockery, there’s an underlying layer of amusement in the portrayal of Mr. Collins’.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĒ, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻŦāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°, āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨-āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ “āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧ,” “āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦ”, “āĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž” āĻāĻŦāĻ “āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽ-āĻ āĻšāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°” āĻāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻļāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻā§ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ§āĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽ-āĻ āĻšāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĨāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĄāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽā§āĻļāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤Â āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§, āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Question:
(a) What specific words or phrases did the author use to describe the character of Mr. Collins?
(b) How did the author use those words or phrases to describe Mr. Collinsâ character?
(c) How does the authorâs language affect your idea of Mr. Collinsâ character?
(d) What emotions did you experience while reading text? Was it positive, negative, neutral, or sarcastic?
(e) Did the tone of the text change at any point? If yes, describe it.
Answers:
(a) The author used particular terms and expressions to depict Mr. Collinsâ character, including ânot a sensible man,â âdeficiency of nature,â and âself-conceit of a weak head.â
(āĻ) āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻĒāĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ “āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧ”, “āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦ”, āĻāĻŦāĻ “āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽ-āĻ āĻšāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°”āĨ¤
(b) The author mockingly and negatively portrayed Mr. Collinsâ character with these words and phrases. The description focuses on Mr. Collinsâ lack of sensibility, the shortcomings in his nature, the negative influence of his fatherâs poverty and illiteracy, and his conceit, which results from a weak intellect.
(āĻ) āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¨āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦ, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻšāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°, āĻ¯āĻž āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
(c)Â Â Authorâs language shapes my impression of Mr. Collins as a character with significant flaw. The author presents a very unfavourable and critical pictyures of Mr. Colliunsâ character. Words like âdeficiency of nature,â âIlliterateâ and âself-conceitâ imply thatr Mr. Collins lacks positive qualities.
(āĻ) āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻš āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ “āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦ”, “āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻ°” āĻāĻŦāĻ “āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽ-āĻ āĻšāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°” āĻāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻā§āĻŖāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
(d) While reading the text, I experienced negative emotions, considering the authorâs critical and mocking tone.
(āĻ) āĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻŦā§āĻ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
(e) Yes, The text changes its tone. Despite Mr. Collinsâ unfavourable characterization, the author has found certain aspects of his personality amusing or hilarious. This provides a subtle element to the overall tone while acknowledging contradictions in Mr. Collinsâ personality.
āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ, āĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ, āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻŦ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻš āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
4.3.5 Read the following note on the author first and then the text. Later, discuss the following questions in pairs/ groups.
Elwyn Brooks White (1899â1985) was a renowned American author and essayist. He is famous for his classic children’s books like “Charlotte’s Web” and “Stuart Little,” known for their timeless storytelling and touching themes. White also contributed to “The New Yorker” magazine with his humorous and insightful essays. His works continue to captivate readers of all ages with their warmth, wit, and enduring charm. “Charlotte’s Web” is a beloved children’s novel about the friendship between (a small boar) Wilbur and (a tiny spider) Charlotte. Through Charlotte’s web, she conveys messages to save Wilbur’s life, teaching about compassion, friendship, and the cycle of life.
āĻāĻ˛āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¸ āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻāĻ (1899-1985) āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻŽā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ “āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ˛āĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻŦ” āĻāĻŦāĻ “āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻ˛” āĻāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤, āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻŦāĻ§āĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻ° āĻĨāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ˇ āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ “āĻĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°” āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻˇā§āĻŖāĻ¤āĻž, āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸āĻŦ āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĨ¤ “āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ˛āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻŦ” āĻšāĻ˛ (āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ°) āĻāĻāĻ˛āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ (āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻ¸āĻž) āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ˛āĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸āĨ¤ āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ˛āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ˛āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻĻā§āĻ¨, āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ, āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Text: B; Peace and Acceptance
But I feel peaceful. Your success in the ring this morning was, to a small degree, my success. Your future is assured. You will live, secure and safe, Wilbur. Nothing can harm you now. These autumn days will shorten and grow cold. The leaves will shake loose from the trees and fall. Christmas will come, and the snows of winter. You will live to enjoy the beauty of the frozen world, for you mean a and he will not harm you, ever. Winter will pass, the days will lengthen, the ice will melt in the pasture pond. The song sparrow will return and sing, the frogs will awake, the warm wind will blow again. All these sights and sounds and smells will be yours to enjoy, Wilbur-this lovely world, these precious days
[excerpt from Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White ]
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(a) What emotions does the speaker convey towards Wilbur in the passage?
(b) What do the âfrozen-worldâ and âthese precious daysâ mean in the passage?
(c) What sense do the imageries of changing seasons, melting ice, returning birds and awakening frogs convey to you?
(d) Identify specific words or phrases in the text that convey a sense of comfort and assurance. Explain which tone is contributed.
(e) How does the winter and spring imagery enhance the tone of the renewal and anticipation?
Answer:
(a) The speaker conveys emotions of reassurance, comfort, and a sense of protection towards Wilbur. He assures Wilbur that he will lead a safe and secure life.
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻ˛āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸, āĻ¸āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ˛āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻā§ āĻāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
(b) The phrase âfrozen world refers to the winter season. The phrase âthese precious daysâ likely means the days that Wilbur will live to enjoy. It implies that Wilbur will not only overcome the difficulties of winter but also thrive and appreciate his surroundings.
‘āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻŦā§’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ ‘āĻāĻ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻŦāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻāĻ˛āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻ˛āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻļā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻŦāĻ°āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĨ¤
(c) Images of the season shifting, ice melting, birds returning, and frogs emerging evoke a sense of cyclical renewal and the continuity of life. It suggests that life will resume in the warmth of spring, even in the face of winterâs cold and hardships.
āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨, āĻŦāĻ°āĻĢ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŦā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻŦā§āĻāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻˇā§āĻŖāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§, āĻāĻŽāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻāĨ¤
(d) Specific words or phrases in the text that proves that provide assurance and comfort include:
(i) I feel peaceful. (A tone of comfort)
(ii) Your future is assured. (A tone of assurance)
(iii) Nothing can harm you now. ( A tone of assurance)
āĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻļ āĻ¯āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧ:
(i) āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤ (āĻ¸āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ°)
(ii) āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤ (āĻāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ°)
(iii) āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ (āĻāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ°)
(e) By depicting the hardship of winter (Frozen world, snows) and the assurance of a new beginning (enjoying the beauty of the frozen world, the return of the song sparrow, awakening frogs), the winter and spring imagery enhances the sense of renewal and anticipation. This contrast highlights lifeâs cyclical nature and the hope for improvement after a challenging period.
āĻļā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻˇā§āĻ (āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻŦā§, āĻ¤ā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ°) āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž (āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨, āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ) āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻļā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻŦā§āĻāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨. āĻāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻļāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ§āĻ°ā§āĨ¤
4.3.6 Now, read the text in Activity 4.3.5 again and identify the following tones in the text. You may list your responses in the following grid.
Tone | Example words and sentences in the Text |
The tone of optimism | |
The tone of affection and care | |
The tone of challenge and hardship | |
The tone of comfort and security | |
Answer:
Tone | Example words and sentences in the Text |
The tone of optimism | âYour future is assured,â âNothing can harm now,â and âthis lovely world, these precious days.â |
The tone of affection and care | âYour success in the ring this morning was, to a small degree, my success.â âYour mean a great deal of Zuckerman, and he will not harm you, ever.â |
The tone of challenge and hardship | âThe autumn days will shorten and grow coldâ and â the snow of winterâ |
The tone of comfort and security | âI feel peaceful, â âYour future is assured, â and âyou will live to enjoy the beauty of the frozen world,â âYou will live secure and safe, Wilbur, |