12th Eng Prose - Slow Learners Para

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Two Gentlemen of Verona

 Topic : Two Gentlemen of Verona 

Author : A. J. Cronin 

 Theme : New Hope for Humanity 

 

➢ Nicola and Jacopo were two brothers. 

➢ Nicolo was13 years old. 

 ➢ Jacopo was 12 years old. 

➢ They wore shabby dress. 

➢ They were hard-working and kind. 

➢ They were helpful to the narrator. 

➢ Before the war, they led a happy life. 

➢ After the war, they led a sad life 

➢ A bomb ruined their happy life. 

➢ Their father was killed and sister was affected by spine TB. She was hospitalized. 

 ➢ They did various jobs to pay their sister’s medical fee. 

➢ They sacrificed their childhood joy. 

➢ Their sacrifice attracted the author. 

➢ Hence, the author called them ‘Gentlemen’

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 Topic : In Celebration of Being Alive 

Author : Dr. Christiaan Barnard 

Theme : God tests human beings 

 

➢ This is an extract from Dr. Barnard’s speech about his experience.

➢ He narrated two events.

➢ One incident was the accident which he and his had met with while crossing a road.

➢ The other incident was the physically challenged boys’ fun at hospital

➢The two children took over an unattended breakfast trolley

➢ They pushed it all over the way. 

➢ One boy was blind and the other one was without arms. 

 ➢ The blind boy was driver and the boy without arms was the mechanic. 

➢ Both the boys enjoyed the game. 

➢  He understood the true meaning of his father’s words.

➢ Hence, we should be happy with what we have.

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The Chair

Topic : The Chair 

Author : Ki. Rajanarayanan 

Theme : Sacrifice is a noble virtue 

• “The Chair” is a short story.
• It was written by Rajanarayanan in 1969.
• The narrator’s family had no chair.
• One day, a sub-judge visited the narrator’s home.
• There , while sitting, he fell down from a stool .
• The narrator’s family decided to have a newly made chair after discussion.
• Everyone was happy to sit on the newly made chair.
• The villagers were excited to see the chair.
• They used the chair frequently for placing the corpse.
• The narrator’s uncle his chair to the villagers for placing the corpse.
• By this act, the narrator’s uncle helped the narrator.
• The short story glorified the narrator’s uncle for his timely help