English class 12th chapter 2 ppt by Raj dev English class 12th the lost spring By Raj Dev PPTX Presentation Class 12 th CBSE English ppt

1. E. Prakash
PGT- English
JNV Pedavegi
West Godavari
- CLASS XII

3. 1. Where are the boys and what are they doing?
2. Can you expect what they are scrounging for?
3. What will they do with it?
4. Some broken/ disposable glasses, pieces of
plastic material and some objects. Can you add
some more what they can find there?
Refer to the previous
slide

12. The following is an excerpt from her book titled Lost Spring,
Stories of Stolen Childhood. Here she analyses the grinding
poverty and traditions which condemn these children to a life
of exploitation.
 She was born in Rourkela and spent her
childhood and adolescence in
Hyderabad.
 She received her education in England
and United States of America.
 She has been an editor and columnist
for major newspapers in India and
abroad, and has authored several
books.

13.  When a place becomes a
person (1977)
 Unveiling India (1987)
 The Song of India (1990)
 Night of the New Moon:
Encounters with Muslim
women in India. (1993)
 Seven Sisters (1994)
 Breaking the Silence (1997)
 Courtyard (2003)
 Lost Spring: Stories of stolen
childhood (2005)

14.  What are the main four seasons?

16.  What are the characteristics and natural changes that
occur during “Spring”?

17.  What are the characteristics of the spring?

18. 1. Season of "rebirth",
"rejuvenation" and new
beginnings.
2. Breeding activities also
increase during this time,
with many animals giving
birth.
3. Characterized by
increase in rainfall
5. A lot of special flowers bloom in this
season, giving colourful touch to the nature.
4. Farmers and agriculturalists
sow their seeds as
temperatures become
favourable for plant growth.

19.  What are the characteristics and natural changes that
occur during “Summer”?

20.  What are the characteristics of the summer?

21. 5. Most of the plants will die in this
season due to lack of water.
Leaves and plants dries up if not
properly watered and cared.
4. Farmers will
have limited
special types of
crops for the
summer and
wait for the
rainfall.
1. Season of
hardship for the less
fortunate and fun for
the fortunate.
3. Characterized by hot,
warmest and longest
days in the year.
2. All the animals and
birds search for the
water and food. Some
of them may die due to
lack of water and food.

22.  What are the characteristics and natural changes that
occur during “Autumn/ Fall”?

23.  What are the characteristics of the autumn/ fall?

24. 1. Transition season from
summer into winter
2. Animals prepare
themselves for the long
months ahead. They
collect and store the
food for the upcoming
winter.
5. In the fall as the weather grows colder, many plants stop
producing food. Leaves turn into yellowish red colour.
4. Farmers will not
have that much
work since the
lands will turn into
barren lands and
bare trees.
3. Characterized
by shorter days
and longer
nights.

25.  What are the characteristics and natural changes that
occur during “Winter”?

26.  What are the characteristics of the winter?

27. 2. Animals go into
hibernation, a state
resembling sleep where
the animal remains
inactive, usually housed in
a shell, remaining so until
summer arrives.
1. Season of in
activeness and
hibernation. 3. Characterized by falling
snow and freezing cold
temperatures, usually
exacerbated by strong winds.
4. Farmers will not
sow the seeds
because the snow
will hinder the
growth of plants
5. Trees and plants shed their leaves in
the winter in order to survive the harsh
weather.

28.  Discuss in groups and draw an analogy between the
human age groups and these four seasons?

31.  Write some points on similarity between Spring and
Childhood stage.

32. Spring being
the best
season of a
year, is full of
color,
fragrance,
freshness,
renewal and
growth.
Similarly, the
childhood of
human life is
often linked to
spring, as it
marks the
beginning of
human life, full
of joy, pleasure,
play and growth.

33.  The writer expresses her concern over the
exploitation of childhood in hazardous jobs like
rag-picking and bangle making.
 Abject poverty and thoughtless traditions result in
the loss of childhood of millions of children like
Saheb and Mukesh by working hard to support
themselves and their families rather than enjoying
their childhood by playing and seeking education.
 There is a dire need to provide these poverty
stricken children, opportunity to dare, dream and
do and a life of dignity.

34.  Anees Jung through her story, “Lost Spring” deals
with the deplorable condition of poor children
street children who get forced to miss the simple
joyful moments of childhood because of their
socio-economic conditions.
 The author Anees Jung strives hard to eliminate
child labor through her book.

35.  She propagates the education of children and
enforcement of strict laws against child labor by
the government.
 The message is to put an end to child exploitation
and let all children enjoy their days of the spring

36.  The lesson can be divided into 3 sub parts i.e. the
stolen childhood of Saheb-e-Alam, Mukesh and
Savita.

37.  Saheb is a young boy of school-going age.
 Before he is a rag picker and was looking for
“gold” in the garbage dumps of the big city.
 Meaning of Saheb-e-Alam
◦ Lord of Universe: But he is a rag picker.
He roams the streets barefoot with other rag-pickers. This army of barefoot boys
appears in the morning and disappears at noon.

38.  Saheb came from Dhaka, Bangladesh (Orange
colored region in left map) to Seemapuri, Delhi,
India(Red coloured point in right map).

39.  Around 10000 rag
pickers liven structures
of mud, with roofs of tin
and tarpaulin, devoid of
sewage, drainage or
running water.
 Food is more important
for survival than an
identity.
◦ “If at the end of the day we
can feed our families and
go to bed without an
aching stomach, we would
rather live here than in the
fields that gave us no
grain” said some women.

40.  The author asked Saheb about
going to school.
 Saheb explained that there was
no school in his neighbourhood.
 He promised to go to school
when they built one.
 Half joking, the author asked
whether he would come in case
she started one. Saheb smiled
broadly and agreed to come.
 After a few days, he ran upto
the author and asked if the
school was ready. The author
felt embarrassed.
 She had made a promise that
was not meant.
Author talks with Saheb about going to school and his desire to have shoes.

41.  “A dream come true”:
◦ Saheb is wearing discarded
tennis shoes. One of them has
a hole. Saheb does not bother
about the hole.
◦ For one who has walked
barefoot, even shoes with a
hole is a dream come true.
 ”Out of his reach”:
◦ Tennis, a game is out of his
reach. Its impossible to a
poor boy like Saheb to play
a “rich-people” game.

42.  Saheb now has a regular income. He is paid 800 rupees
and all his meals. Thus, food is no problem.
 But his face has lost the carefree look. The steel canister
in his hand now seems a burden. He is no longer his own
master. He may have to work for longer hours.
 The helplessness of doing things at his own will makes
him sad.

43.  Describe the irony in Saheb’s name.
 What kind of gold did the people of Seemapuri look for in
the garbage?
 What could be some of the reasons for the migration of
people from villages to cities?
 What explanations does the author offer for the children not
wearing footwear?
 How was Saheb’s life at the tea stall?

46.  This lesson can be divided into 3 sub parts i.e. the
stolen childhood of Saheb-e-Alam, Mukesh and
Savita.

47.  Mukesh is the son of
a poor bangle-maker
of Firozabad (Orange
region in Uttar
Pradesh map).
 Mukesh is born in
the caste of bangle-
makers.
◦ They know no other
work other than
making bangles.

48.  It is the centre of India’s glass-blowing industry.
 Families have spent generations working around
furnaces, welding glass, making bangles for the
women in the land.

49.  Its full of stinking lanes choked with garbage,
crumbling walls, wobbly doors, no windows,
crowded with families.
 Colourful outside:
◦ All the colourful bangles
are kept on the four-
wheeled handcarts.
 Dark inside
◦ The boys and girls sit in dark
welding pieces of coloured
glass into circle of bangles.

50.  The middle men in Firozabad keeps the bangle
makers in poverty.
 These include the moneylenders, the middlemen,
the policemen, the keepers of law, the bureaucrats
and the politicians.
Money lenders Police men

51.  The middle men in Firozabad keeps the bangle
makers in poverty.
 These include the moneylenders, the middlemen,
the policemen, the keepers of law, the bureaucrats
and the politicians.
Keepers of law Politicians Bureaucrats

52.  Mukesh’s grandmother
thinks that the god-
given lineage can never
be broken. Her son and
grandsons are bom in
the caste of bangle
makers.
 But Mukesh wants to
be a motor mechanic.
He insists on being his own master by becoming a motor
mechanic.

53.  “A mirage
amidst the
dust”.
Mukesh is breaking their
tradition by thinking of
becoming motor
mechanic

54.  What makes the city of Firozabad famous?
 What forces conspire to keep the workers in
bangle industry of Firozabad in poverty?
 How in your opinion can Mukesh realize his
dream?
 How is Mukesh different from the other bangle-
makers of Firozabad?

56.  This lesson can be divided into 3 sub parts i.e. the
stolen childhood of Saheb-e-Alam, Mukesh and
Savita.

57.  Savita is a young girl who lives in bangle making
town called Firozabad.
 She lives with a old woman and a old man.
 She knows nothing other than making bangles.
 Her hands move mechanically like a tongs of
machine.

58.  Savita does not even know the importance/
significance of the bangles she is making.
 Beside Savita, an old woman who is married and
had bangles on her wrist but no light is there in
her eyes.

59.  The “Ek waqt ser bhar khana bhi nahin khaya”
which means they did not enjoyed even a full meal
in her entire life time shows the state of their
poverty.
 The old man had some credit in his lifetime as he
built a house to live in.

60.  Savita is a symbol of innocence and efficiency.
Comment on this statement.
 The beauty of the glass bangles of Firozabad
contrasts with the misery of people who produce
them. Comment on this statement.

63.  Can you name the two distinctive worlds by seeing
the first and second set of images in the last
slide?
 Who are the people present in the first set of
images (Classify them as Oppressor/ Oppressed)
 Who are the people present in the second set of
images (Classify them as Oppressor/ Oppressed?)

64. 1. The families of the
bangle-makers
belong to one
world.
2. These workers are
caught in the web
of poverty.
3. They are also
burdened by the
stigma of the caste
in which they are
born. They know no
other work.
1. The other world
is the vicious
circle of the
moneylenders,
the middlemen,
the policemen,
the keepers of
the law, the
bureaucrats and
the politicians.

74.  Scrounging: searching
 Mutter: speak in low voice
 Glibly: Speaking/spoken in a confident way
 Bleak: empty
 Perpetual state of poverty: never ending condition
of being poor
 Squatter: someone who settles lawfully on
government land with the intent to acquire a title
to it
 Tattered: torn transit homes: temporary homes

75.  The important figures of speech are:
◦ Simile
◦ Irony
◦ Hyperbole
◦ Metaphor
◦ Contrast

76.  The important figures of speech are:
1. Simile:
• A simile is a comparison between two unlike things
using the words "like" or "as.“
• As slippery as an eel
• Like peas in a pod
2. Irony :
• Occurs when there's a marked contrast between what is
said and what is meant, or between appearance and
reality based on humour.
• A traffic cop gets suspended for not paying his parking
tickets.
• The Titanic was said to be unsinkable but sank on its first
voyage.

77.  The important figures of speech are:
3. Hyperbole:
• Hyperbole uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect.
• I've told you to stop a thousand times.
• That must have cost a billion dollars.
4. Metaphor:
• A metaphor makes a comparison between two unlike
things or ideas.
• Heart of stone
• Time is money

78.  The important figures of speech are:
5. Contrast
• Occurs when there's a marked contrast between what is
said and what is meant, or between appearance and
reality not based on humour.
• Unlike most babies, Stuart could walk as soon as he was
born
• The weather was snowy, yet it was not cold.

79.  Find figures of speech in the following sentences :
1. Saheb-e-Alam which means the lord of the
universe is directly in contrast to what Saheb is
in reality.
(Irony)
2. Drowned in an air of desolation
(Hyperbole)
3. Seemapuri, a place on the periphery of Delhi yet
miles away from it, metaphorically.
(Metaphor)

80.  Find figures of speech in the following sentences :
4. For the children it is wrapped in wonder; for the
elders it is a means of survival.
(Contrast)
5. As her hands move mechanically like the tongs
of a machine, I wonder if she knows the sanctity
of the bangles she helps make.
(Simile)
6. She still has bangles on her wrist, but not light in
her eyes.
(Contrast)

81.  Find figures of speech in the following sentences :
7. Web of poverty
(Metaphor)
8. Scrounging for gold
(Hyperbole)
9. And survival in Seemapuri means rag-picking.
Through the years, it has acquired the
proportions of a fine art.
(Hyperbole)
10. The steel canister seems heavier than the plastic
bag he would carry so lightly over his shoulders.
(Metaphor)

82.  1.Where does the narrator Anees Jung encounter
Saheb every morning?
 2.Why is the narrator embarrassed at having made
a promise that was not meant ?
 3.What was Mukesh’s dream? Did he achieve it?
 4.Which forces conspire to keep the workers in
bangle industry in Firozabad in poverty?
 5, Why couldn’t the bangle makers organize
themselves into cooperatives?