Stanley is the main character who is nicknamed "caveman" because he is big and stocky. Zero is a quiet boy who is picked on and runs away from camp. The characters have distinct personalities and backstories: Zig Zag is wild but nice, X-ray is aggressive but becomes friends with Stanley, Mr. Sir is angry, Mr. Pendanski is nice but dislikes Zero, and the warden runs a strict camp where the boys dig holes. New characters like Twitch who can hotwire cars and Armpit who doesn't like his real name are introduced.
ON THE FACE OF IT ~ SUSAN HILL
The play revolves around two characters, Derry, a small boy of fourteen years, and Mr. Lamb, an old man. Derry got his face burnt on one side due to spilling of acid and Mr. Lamb lost his leg in a bomb explosion during the war. Derry is repulsive and has a very negative attitude to life, whereas Mr. Lamb is optimistic. One day Derry strolled inside Mr. Lamb’s garden and found him there. They both started
talking. Mr. Lamb tried to comfort Derry and asked him not to fear anything. To this, Derry said that he was not afraid instead people were afraid of him due to his burnt face. They either ignored him or pitied him. They called him ugly and made fun of him. Mr. Lamb consoled Derry by giving his own example. He said children called him ‘Lamey Lamb’ but he
didn’t feel bad about it. He asked Derry to face the harsh realities of life bravely.
Mr. Lamb tried to convince Derry that it is the inner beauty of a person that matters. But Derry didn’t agree. He said that even his mother kissed him on the other side of the face. He regretted the fact that he would spend all his life with half face. Mr. Lamb told him that his entire body was in perfect working condition. So he should not feel handicapped due to his half burnt face.
Mr. Lamb told Derry to look around for the so many interesting things. He
gave his own example. In order to remain occupied, he looked at the
buzzing bees and flowers in the garden. He listened to the sound of birds
and insects and enjoyed sitting in the sun. To this, Derry said that he too
wanted to have a big house with a big lawn. Mr. Lamb offered him to stay
with him but Derry left as his mother was waiting. Before leaving, Derry
promised to come back.
Derry went home and told his mother about Mr. Lamb. She warned him not
to go to meet him. But Derry was determined to do so. In the meantime,
Mr. Lamb climbed up a ladder to pluck crab apples from the tree. He fell
down and died. When Derry returned to Mr. Lamb he found him lying dead
on the ground. Though Derry lost his only friend, yet he became strong and
positive to face the world.
on the face of it class12 English PPT
1. Mr.derry
2. You could lock yourself up in a room and never leave it. There was a man who did that. He was afraid of everything. Everything in this world. A bus might run him over, or a man might breathe deadly germs onto him, or a donkey might kick him to death, or So he went into this room and locked the door.
3. Forever? For a while.
4. Then what? A picture fell off the wall on to his head and killed him.
5. But....you still say peculiar things.You see?
6. Peculiar to some. What do you do all day?
7. But there aren’t any curtains at the windows. Sit in the sun. Read books. Ah, you thought it was an empty house, but inside, it’s full. Books and other things. Full.
8. I’m not fond of curtains. Shutting things out, shutting things in. I like the light and the darkness, and the windows open, to hear the wind. Yes. I like that. When it’s raining, I like to hear it on the roof
9. So you’re not lost, are you? Not altogether? You do hear things. You listen.
10. They talk about me. Downstairs, When I’m not there. ‘What’ll he ever do? What’s going to happen to him when we’ve gone? However, will he get on in this world? Looking like that? With that on his face?’ That’s what they say.
11. Lord, boy, you’ve got two arms, two legs and eyes ears, you’ve got a tongue and a brain. You’ll get on the way you want, like all the rest. And if you chose, and set your mind to it, you could get on better than all the rest.
12. Same way as I do. How?
13. Do you have any friends? Hundreds.
14. But you live by yourself in that house. It’s a big house, too. Friends everywhere. People come in.... Everybody knows me. The gate’s always open. They come and sit here. And in front of the fire in winter. Kids come for the apples and pears. And for toffee. I make toffee with honey. Anybody comes. So have you.
15. Certainly, you are. So far as I’m concerned. What have you done to make me think you’re not? But I’m not a friend.
16. You don’t know me. You don’t know where I come from or even what my name is. Why should that signify? Do I have to write all your particulars down and put them in a filing box, before you can be a friend?
17. I suppose...not. No. You could tell me your name. If you chose. And not, if you didn’t.
18. Derry. Only it’s Derek....but I hate that. Derry. If I’m your friend, you don’t have to be mine. I choose that. Certainly.
19. I might never come here again, you might never see me again and then I couldn’t still be a friend. Why not?
20. How could I? You pass people in the street and you might even speak to them, but you never see them again. It doesn’t mean they’re friends.
21. done BY Saniya
CBSE CLASS XII, ENGLISH CORE, VISTAS , NON DETAILED TEAXT BOOK , lesson ' On the Face of it'
its a one act play which details the bond between an old man called Mr. Lamb and a fourteen year old boy named Derry, both are suffering from physical disability
ON THE FACE OF IT ~ SUSAN HILL
The play revolves around two characters, Derry, a small boy of fourteen years, and Mr. Lamb, an old man. Derry got his face burnt on one side due to spilling of acid and Mr. Lamb lost his leg in a bomb explosion during the war. Derry is repulsive and has a very negative attitude to life, whereas Mr. Lamb is optimistic. One day Derry strolled inside Mr. Lamb’s garden and found him there. They both started
talking. Mr. Lamb tried to comfort Derry and asked him not to fear anything. To this, Derry said that he was not afraid instead people were afraid of him due to his burnt face. They either ignored him or pitied him. They called him ugly and made fun of him. Mr. Lamb consoled Derry by giving his own example. He said children called him ‘Lamey Lamb’ but he
didn’t feel bad about it. He asked Derry to face the harsh realities of life bravely.
Mr. Lamb tried to convince Derry that it is the inner beauty of a person that matters. But Derry didn’t agree. He said that even his mother kissed him on the other side of the face. He regretted the fact that he would spend all his life with half face. Mr. Lamb told him that his entire body was in perfect working condition. So he should not feel handicapped due to his half burnt face.
Mr. Lamb told Derry to look around for the so many interesting things. He
gave his own example. In order to remain occupied, he looked at the
buzzing bees and flowers in the garden. He listened to the sound of birds
and insects and enjoyed sitting in the sun. To this, Derry said that he too
wanted to have a big house with a big lawn. Mr. Lamb offered him to stay
with him but Derry left as his mother was waiting. Before leaving, Derry
promised to come back.
Derry went home and told his mother about Mr. Lamb. She warned him not
to go to meet him. But Derry was determined to do so. In the meantime,
Mr. Lamb climbed up a ladder to pluck crab apples from the tree. He fell
down and died. When Derry returned to Mr. Lamb he found him lying dead
on the ground. Though Derry lost his only friend, yet he became strong and
positive to face the world.
on the face of it class12 English PPT
1. Mr.derry
2. You could lock yourself up in a room and never leave it. There was a man who did that. He was afraid of everything. Everything in this world. A bus might run him over, or a man might breathe deadly germs onto him, or a donkey might kick him to death, or So he went into this room and locked the door.
3. Forever? For a while.
4. Then what? A picture fell off the wall on to his head and killed him.
5. But....you still say peculiar things.You see?
6. Peculiar to some. What do you do all day?
7. But there aren’t any curtains at the windows. Sit in the sun. Read books. Ah, you thought it was an empty house, but inside, it’s full. Books and other things. Full.
8. I’m not fond of curtains. Shutting things out, shutting things in. I like the light and the darkness, and the windows open, to hear the wind. Yes. I like that. When it’s raining, I like to hear it on the roof
9. So you’re not lost, are you? Not altogether? You do hear things. You listen.
10. They talk about me. Downstairs, When I’m not there. ‘What’ll he ever do? What’s going to happen to him when we’ve gone? However, will he get on in this world? Looking like that? With that on his face?’ That’s what they say.
11. Lord, boy, you’ve got two arms, two legs and eyes ears, you’ve got a tongue and a brain. You’ll get on the way you want, like all the rest. And if you chose, and set your mind to it, you could get on better than all the rest.
12. Same way as I do. How?
13. Do you have any friends? Hundreds.
14. But you live by yourself in that house. It’s a big house, too. Friends everywhere. People come in.... Everybody knows me. The gate’s always open. They come and sit here. And in front of the fire in winter. Kids come for the apples and pears. And for toffee. I make toffee with honey. Anybody comes. So have you.
15. Certainly, you are. So far as I’m concerned. What have you done to make me think you’re not? But I’m not a friend.
16. You don’t know me. You don’t know where I come from or even what my name is. Why should that signify? Do I have to write all your particulars down and put them in a filing box, before you can be a friend?
17. I suppose...not. No. You could tell me your name. If you chose. And not, if you didn’t.
18. Derry. Only it’s Derek....but I hate that. Derry. If I’m your friend, you don’t have to be mine. I choose that. Certainly.
19. I might never come here again, you might never see me again and then I couldn’t still be a friend. Why not?
20. How could I? You pass people in the street and you might even speak to them, but you never see them again. It doesn’t mean they’re friends.
21. done BY Saniya
CBSE CLASS XII, ENGLISH CORE, VISTAS , NON DETAILED TEAXT BOOK , lesson ' On the Face of it'
its a one act play which details the bond between an old man called Mr. Lamb and a fourteen year old boy named Derry, both are suffering from physical disability
1. Stanley is the main character in the story. He’s
tall and fat. His nickname is caveman because
he’s big and stocky like a caveman.
2. Zero is a quiet boy who doesn’t like to talk much. He can’t read or
write but he’s a friendly kid. He runs away from camp after being
picked on by Mr.Sir
3. Zig Zag has wild fuzzy hair. He is nice and doesn’t bother anyone. He
can say really weird stuff sometimes.
4. X-ray is very aggressive. He isn’t so nice to Stanley when he first comes
to the camp. But as it gets into the book he starts to make friends with
Stanley.
5. Mr.sir is a angry man that wears a cowboy hat. He’s
tall and moody and doesn’t like anyone to annoy
him
6. Mr Pendanski is the group councillor. He is a nice man and
treats the boys good. They boys all like to call him mom. He gets
along with them really well but has something against zero
only.
7. The warden is the owner of camp green lake. She make’s the kids dig holes to
build character. She’s strict and doesn’t like when people bother her over
nothing.
8. Twitch is a new kid at the camp. He was brought in for breaking into a car. He
is able to hot wire cars and drive them. He gets his nickname because when he
gets anywhere near a car, he starts to twitch.
9. Armpit is not as bad as the others. He doesn’t like to be called by his
real name Theodore and pushes Stanley when he calls him it. He is
funny.
10. Squid is kind of like X-ray but isn’t as harsh. He is good friends with him and
can say mean stuff sometimes.
