The document discusses the novel "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill. It introduces the main characters of the story: Derry, a teenage boy with a burnt face who feels isolated, and Mr. Lamb, an old man with an artificial leg who befriends Derry. Derry finds acceptance in Mr. Lamb's garden and their friendship helps Derry gain confidence and a more positive outlook, despite their physical disabilities. However, when Derry returns to help Mr. Lamb as promised, he finds that Mr. Lamb has fallen from a ladder and died, highlighting the difficulties faced by the physically impaired.
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.
A commentary on the lives of two children around the world who are met with their first experience of discrimination of their communities and a discussion on the life-long scar such an ordeal leaves.
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.
A commentary on the lives of two children around the world who are met with their first experience of discrimination of their communities and a discussion on the life-long scar such an ordeal leaves.
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.
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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
Based on the lesson Poets & Pancakes in Flamingo textbook. The ppt provides notes on most of the references to authors, books etc mentioned in the lesson, so that learner need not go for any external reference material. This ppt should suffice most of the learner's needs.
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2. Susan Hill is an English author of
fiction and nonfiction works. Her
novels include the ‘woman in
black’, ‘The mist in the mirror’ and
‘I’m the king of the castle’ for which
she received the Somerset
Maugham award in 1971.
3. The story is about a teenage boy, Derry, who has a burnt
face and Mr. Lamb who is a disabled old man with an
artificial leg made of tin. Derry accidently enters his
garden so that he can hide himself from people who hate
him because of his ugly face. Mr. Lamb not only
welcomes him in his garden but also encourages him to
lead a normal life, leaving behind his past.
4. Derry: a boy of 14 with a burnt face, looks ugly, loner, pessimistic,
suffered from severe negative complexes, anger and frustration,
withdrawn and introverted, low confidence, indulged in self pity,
suspicious of the intent of others
Mr. Lamb: an Old man with a tin leg, lonely, craved for company
and acceptance, jovial, optimistic, lover of nature, social,
outgoing, tolerant, helpful, sensitive, independent, didn’t mind
children calling him Lamely Lamb or picking the Crab apples.
Derry’s mother
5. The story starts with a teenage boy (Derry) who enters a
garden. Due to an accident when acid befell on his face
and got burned on one side. He was afraid of facing
people that’s why he has gone there to hide. Because
other people tease him for having such a face. Upon
entering the garden he finds someone already present
there. Hence, he tries to leave but the old man, Mr. Lamb
(owner of the garden) stops him.
6. Not arriving without permission Derry feels guilty.
However, Mr. Lamb welcomes him in his garden and tells
him not to leave just because of his presence. People
don’t like his face that’s what Derry think and that’s why
he wants to leave.Then again Mr. Lamb asks him to stay
there. After that, they start having a conversation that
how no one like Derry and how he hates people behaving
like this with him. Also, Mr. Lamb attempts to console
him.
7. Mr. Lamb state to him that he has a tin leg and how kids
make fun of him.Yet he enjoys his life to the fullest.Their
conversation went on and on and reveal various things
about Derry’s fear, hatred, and depression about being in
such a condition. Also, Mr. Lamb keeps on telling him to
think about the positive things. Before long they became
friends and Mr. Lamb asks Derry to assist him in plucking
the crab apples of his garden.
8. Derry state to him that he had come too far from his
home and hadn’t told anything about this to his mother.
So, Mr. Lamb asks him to take permission from his
mother. Bur Derry finds it difficult and this leads to a
small argument between both of them. Eventually, Derry
agrees and tells Mr. Lamb that he would come back after
asking permission from his mother. However, his mother
does not want him to go but he came back to fulfill his
promise.
9. In the meantime, Mr. Lamb climbs a ladder on his own to
pluck the crab apples as he was sure that Derry would not
return. Moreover, because of his disability, it was difficult
for him to climb. So, he slips from the ladder and dies. On
the other hand, Derry returns to the garden to help him
but on entering the garden he sees him lying on the floor.
Further, he attempts to move him but didn’t get any
response from him. In the end, he came to know that he
is dead and starts crying.
10. The writer wants to say that we should
never feel shame on our appearance.
Also, we should be positive and
optimistic about ourselves.
11. The play depicts beautifully yet grimly the sad world of
the physically impaired.
It is not the actual pain or inconvenience caused by a
physical impairment that trouble a disabled man but the
attitude of the people around him.
Two physically impaired people, Mr. Lamb with a tin leg
and Derry with a burnt face, strike a band of friendship.
Derry is described as a young boy shy, withdrawn and
defiant.
People tell him inspiring stories to console him, no one
will ever kiss him except his mother that too on the other
side of his face
12. Mentions about a woman telling that only a mother can
love such a face.
Mr. Lamb revives the almost dead feelings of Derry
towards life.
He motivates him to think positively about life, changes
his mind set about people and things how a man locked
himself as he was scared-a picture fell off the wall and got
killed.
Everything appears to be the same but is different- Ex. of
bees. And weeds
The gate of the garden is always open.
13. Derry is inspired and promises to come back.
Derry’s mother stops him but he is adamant saying if he does not go
now it would be never.
When he comes back he sees lamb lying on the ground
It is ironical that when he searches a new foothold to live happily, he
finds Mr. Lamb dead.
In this way the play depicts the heart rendering life of physically
disabled people with their loneliness, aloofness and alienation.
But at the same time it is almost a true account of the people who
don’t let a person live happily.
