“He could make a dash for it down the hall. He could run, run, run, run, run!”- Where do these lines occur?

“He could make a dash for it down the hall. He could run, run, run, run, run!”- Where do these lines occur? Who is the speaker? Who is ‘he’? Why did he not run? Class 12 | English (Thank You Maam) 6 Marks

Ans:

These lines occur in Langston Hughes’ short story ‘Thank You Ma’am’.

Here, the speaker is Langston Hughes.

In the lines quoted above, Roger, the boy who tried to snatch Mrs Jones’ purse is referred to as ‘he’.

Roger could have escaped from the house as the door was left open, but he did not. Roger did not want to break Mrs Jones’ trust. After catching Roger redhanded Mrs Jones could have handed him over to the police but instead of doing so she tried to reform him by teaching him a lesson through love and care that would help him understand the difference between right and wrong. Mrs. Jones trusted Roger without knowing anything about him. Therefore, Roger also reciprocated respect and trust towards Mrs Jones by not running away from the house.

Note: এই আর্টিকেলের ব্যাপারে তোমার মতামত জানাতে নীচে দেওয়া কমেন্ট বক্সে গিয়ে কমেন্ট করতে পারো। ধন্যবাদ।

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