Here are some possible responses from the student:
- No, I can't say I've had any experiences that others found hard to believe. My life has generally followed a normal course of events.
- There was one time when I dreamed about an event before it happened, but it was just a coincidence and not really unbelievable.
- I once thought I saw a UFO in the sky late one night, but it was probably just a plane or something mundane. No one else was there to verify what I saw.
- As a kid, I remember having very vivid imaginary friends. Maybe that seemed unusual to others at the time. But I outgrew that phase as most children do.
The document discusses the short story "The Third Level" by Jack Finney. It introduces the main character Charley, who claims to have discovered a third underground level at Grand Central Station in New York City that transports him to the year 1894. Charley is fascinated by the simpler time period and wants to escape his modern life. He struggles to find the third level again and becomes convinced it was real after finding a letter that was seemingly sent to him from his friend Sam, who also discovered the third level.
Jack Finney was an American author best known for his science fiction and thriller novels, including The Body Snatchers and Time and Again. The Body Snatchers was adapted into the 1956 film Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The short story The Third Level is about a man named Charley who wishes to time travel to 1894, which he believes would be a happier and quieter time. The story explores the themes of escapism from the present through psychological refuge in the past or desire to keep the past alive in the complexities of the present. Grand Central Terminal is a major commuter hub and tourist attraction in New York City, known for its architecture and large main concourse area serving over 200,000 daily comm
The document provides context and summaries for the short story "On the Face of It" by Susan Hill. It introduces the author Susan Hill and provides a brief plot summary, stating that the story is about a teenage boy with a burnt face, Derry, who hides in the garden of Mr. Lamb, a disabled old man with an artificial leg. It summarizes some of the interactions between Derry and Mr. Lamb in the garden where Mr. Lamb encourages Derry and tells him not to judge based on appearances. When Derry returns home, his mother discourages him from returning to Mr. Lamb's garden.
Archibald Joseph Cronin was a Scottish novelist and physician best known for his novel The Citadel about a doctor who moves from a Welsh mining village to a career in London. He was born in 1896, died in 1981, and was married to Agnes Mary Gibson with whom he had three children. Many of his novels were adapted into movies and television shows including Doctor Finlay and The Citadel.
Charley claims to have discovered the third level of Grand Central Station in New York, which authorities deny exists. His psychiatrist friend, Sam, dismisses it as imagination but later disappears. Charley finds an old letter from Sam, postmarked 1894, describing the third level as real and inviting Charley to visit. The most mysterious part is that Sam was Charley's psychiatrist who had previously been skeptical of the third level's existence.
The document provides a summary of the short story "The Last Lesson" by Alphonse Daudet. It describes how in 1870 Prussian forces captured the French regions of Alsace and Lorraine. The new Prussian rulers then discontinued the teaching of French in schools in those regions and asked French teachers to leave. The story focuses on the last day of school for a French teacher named M. Hamel, as he is transferred out after many years of teaching. It depicts the sadness felt by both teacher and students at losing their French language and teacher.
The document discusses the short story "The Third Level" by Jack Finney. It introduces the main character Charley, who claims to have discovered a third underground level at Grand Central Station in New York City that transports him to the year 1894. Charley is fascinated by the simpler time period and wants to escape his modern life. He struggles to find the third level again and becomes convinced it was real after finding a letter that was seemingly sent to him from his friend Sam, who also discovered the third level.
Jack Finney was an American author best known for his science fiction and thriller novels, including The Body Snatchers and Time and Again. The Body Snatchers was adapted into the 1956 film Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The short story The Third Level is about a man named Charley who wishes to time travel to 1894, which he believes would be a happier and quieter time. The story explores the themes of escapism from the present through psychological refuge in the past or desire to keep the past alive in the complexities of the present. Grand Central Terminal is a major commuter hub and tourist attraction in New York City, known for its architecture and large main concourse area serving over 200,000 daily comm
The document provides context and summaries for the short story "On the Face of It" by Susan Hill. It introduces the author Susan Hill and provides a brief plot summary, stating that the story is about a teenage boy with a burnt face, Derry, who hides in the garden of Mr. Lamb, a disabled old man with an artificial leg. It summarizes some of the interactions between Derry and Mr. Lamb in the garden where Mr. Lamb encourages Derry and tells him not to judge based on appearances. When Derry returns home, his mother discourages him from returning to Mr. Lamb's garden.
Archibald Joseph Cronin was a Scottish novelist and physician best known for his novel The Citadel about a doctor who moves from a Welsh mining village to a career in London. He was born in 1896, died in 1981, and was married to Agnes Mary Gibson with whom he had three children. Many of his novels were adapted into movies and television shows including Doctor Finlay and The Citadel.
Charley claims to have discovered the third level of Grand Central Station in New York, which authorities deny exists. His psychiatrist friend, Sam, dismisses it as imagination but later disappears. Charley finds an old letter from Sam, postmarked 1894, describing the third level as real and inviting Charley to visit. The most mysterious part is that Sam was Charley's psychiatrist who had previously been skeptical of the third level's existence.
The document provides a summary of the short story "The Last Lesson" by Alphonse Daudet. It describes how in 1870 Prussian forces captured the French regions of Alsace and Lorraine. The new Prussian rulers then discontinued the teaching of French in schools in those regions and asked French teachers to leave. The story focuses on the last day of school for a French teacher named M. Hamel, as he is transferred out after many years of teaching. It depicts the sadness felt by both teacher and students at losing their French language and teacher.
The poem "Father to Son" by Elizabeth Jennings is about the conflict and lack of understanding between a father and his son. Though they live in the same house, they feel like strangers to each other. The father reflects on whether he has failed as a parent by sowing his seed "where the land is his [son's] and none of mine." He wants his son to return to being the obedient child he once was but realizes he cannot share his son's interests. Both father and son feel anger and sorrow at their inability to connect.
William Saroyan's short story "Summer of the Beautiful White Horse" is narrated by 9-year-old Aram and follows his adventures with his cousin Mourad over the summer. One morning, Mourad awakens Aram while sitting on a beautiful white horse. Though Aram wonders if Mourad stole it, Mourad insists he take Aram on a ride. They later discover the horse belongs to a local farmer named John Byro. Mourad promises to return the horse within six months so Aram can learn to ride, and over those months the boys ride the horse daily. Eventually they return it to John Byro, who is pleased with the horse's improved condition.
This poem reflects on when and where the poet lost his childhood. In four stanzas, he explores moments of realization that marked psychological and emotional transitions to adulthood, such as losing faith in adults, gaining independent thought, and childhood becoming a distant memory. The refrain questions when his childhood went, suggesting it slipped away gradually through these experiences rather than at any one moment.
The document summarizes the short story "The Last Lesson" by Alphonse Daudet. It describes how a French teacher, M. Hamel, gives his last lesson to his students in French, as the German occupation of Alsace-Lorraine after the Franco-Prussian War requires lessons to now be taught in German. During the emotional final lesson, M. Hamel helps his students appreciate the French language and culture before he leaves. The story illustrates the human impact of war and language suppression.
The poem "Father to Son" by Elizabeth Jennings explores the theme of generational gaps and lack of understanding between fathers and sons. The father in the poem feels disconnected from his son and unable to understand him as the son has grown into his own person with different interests than his father. Both father and son speak to each other like strangers with little real communication or intimacy between them. In the end, the father realizes he too must change and accept his son rather than expecting the son to remain under the father's control at home.
The poem tells a humorous tale of a king who loses his crown when riding under an arch that was built too low. This starts a ridiculous blame game where each person blames the next. Unable to determine fault, the king decides someone must be hanged. Eventually, the king himself is hung to satisfy the restless crowd. A passing idiot then chooses "a melon" to be the new king, and so a melon is crowned and sits upon the throne, establishing the principle of laissez faire governance in the city.
The document summarizes a journey to Antarctica, including means of transportation taken, the landscape and climate upon arrival, and notable fauna and flora of the region. It then provides historical context on Antarctica's geography, noting how the supercontinent Gondwana separated over millions of years into the landmasses we now recognize. Key moments mentioned include the extinction of dinosaurs and the formation of features like the Himalayas and Drake Passage.
The document summarizes the short story "The Tiger King" by Kalki. It discusses how the Tiger King, who derives his power from hunting tigers, ends up killing all the tigers in his kingdom. Unable to find the hundredth tiger as predicted, his minister arranges one. However, the tiger survives and the King is later killed when a sliver from a wooden toy tiger pierces his hand, fulfilling the prophecy.
The poem depicts the sadness of a father regarding the growing distance between him and his son. The father feels he does not understand his son even though they have lived together for years, and they speak to each other like strangers with no understanding. Both the father and son long to reconcile but are unable to due to their inability to communicate effectively and reconnect emotionally. The poem highlights the universal theme of generational gaps straining the relationship between a father and son.
The document summarizes Ted Hughes' poem "The Laburnum Top". It begins by providing biographical information about Ted Hughes. It then analyzes the poem, noting that the first three lines describe the stillness of the laburnum tree. When a goldfinch arrives, the tree comes alive with movement and sound as the bird feeds its young nested within. Once the goldfinch leaves, the tree returns to its silent and still state.
Kalki Krishnamurthy was a Tamil writer and activist in the Indian independence movement. One of his most famous works was the political satire "The Tiger King", which critiques the conceit of those in power. The story follows a king whose astrologers predict he will die by a tiger. Determined to change his fate, the king kills 100 tigers but ultimately meets his end due to ironic circumstances involving a wooden tiger. The story uses humor and irony to comment on the transient nature of power and influence.
The narrator boarded a Russian research ship and set foot on the Antarctic continent after a 100 hour journey. Antarctica was once part of the supercontinent Gondwana along with India 650 million years ago, but then the continents split apart and Antarctica became isolated and extremely cold. Studying Antarctica helps us understand changes to our planet in the past, present and future, as even small climate changes there can have large global repercussions.
This story is about a teenage girl named Sophie who constantly dreams and fantasizes about her future. She imagines becoming a fashion designer or actress and being successful. She is fascinated by Danny Casey, a young Irish footballer who plays for the local club. While Sophie spends a lot of time lost in her dreams and fantasies, her practical friend Jansie and brother Geoff see that their economic realities will likely limit their opportunities. The story explores Sophie's fantasies and desires for escape from her everyday life as she dreams of "going places."
1) Franz is shocked to learn that his teacher M. Hamel is giving his last French lesson as the school is now under Prussian control and only German will be taught.
2) M. Hamel dresses formally and gives a moving speech about the importance of preserving their French language and culture.
3) As the clock strikes twelve and it is time for the lesson to end, M. Hamel writes "Vive la France" on the blackboard, realizing too late the value of his French education.
William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and one of the most prominent figures of the 20th century. He helped establish the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and served as its chief during its early years. Yeats was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923, making him the first Irish recipient. He is regarded as one of the few writers who completed their greatest works after receiving the Nobel Prize, such as The Tower and The Winding Stair and Other Poems. Yeats played a pivotal role in the Irish Literary Revival and had a significant influence on literature in the 20th century.
The Rattrap is a short story that uses metaphor to illustrate how people can become trapped by material pleasures in life. The story follows a peddler who sells rat traps and sees the world as one big trap. He steals money from an old man who gave him shelter but then becomes lost in the woods. The peddler finds work and shelter at a nearby iron mill. The mill owner mistakes the peddler for an old friend and invites him to spend Christmas at his home, where the peddler is treated kindly by the owner's daughter Edla. Her kindness and compassion ultimately help free the peddler from being trapped by his own hard life.
The story follows Sophie, a teenager from a poor background who dreams of becoming an actress or fashion designer. However, her friend Jansie believes they are destined for factory work. Sophie fantasizes about meeting Irish football player Danny Casey, even telling her brother Geoff about their imagined encounter. She begins to believe her own story, waiting for Danny but he never arrives. The story explores unrealistic dreams and how people indulge in fantasies despite knowing the low likelihood of them coming true.
The document provides details about the short story "The Tiger King" by Kalki, including a summary of the plot. It discusses how the Tiger King is forewarned that he will be killed by the 100th tiger he hunts. Despite this, he obsessively hunts tigers in order to prove the prediction wrong. Ironically, after killing 99 tigers, he is accidentally killed by a toy wooden tiger intended for his son. The summary highlights the key events and irony in the story.
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.
Khushwant Singh was an Indian novelist, lawyer, journalist and politician born in 1915. He received several honors including the Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awards. The chapter describes the author's relationship with his grandmother over the years. It details their close bond when living together in a village as she accompanied him to school and they would feed dogs together. As they moved to the city, their relationship became more distant as their daily interactions reduced but she found solace in feeding sparrows. After the author left for further studies abroad, his grandmother remained absorbed in prayer until her death, attended only by mourning sparrows at her side.
The story follows Charley, a man who discovers a mysterious "third level" at Grand Central Station that appears to be a portal to the past. On this level, he encounters outdated technology and fashion from the 1890s. Charley wishes to escape to Galesburg, Illinois through this third level to get away from the troubles of his present day. However, when he fails to reenter the third level, his psychiatrist friend Sam suggests it was just Charley's imagination seeking refuge from modern unhappiness. Later, they find evidence that Sam may have actually traveled to the past when they receive a letter from him dated in 1894 Galesburg.
Here are the answers to your questions about "The Third Level" by Jack Finney:
1. Jack Finney
2. John Finney
3. Not applicable, his given name was John Finney
4. Science fiction and thrillers
5. A pleasant wish or fantasy that allows one to temporarily escape from or forget the pressures and unhappiness of reality
6. Human tendency for escapism due to the harsh realities of the present
7. In a serious manner
8. A human tendency to escape from the harsh realities of the present to past happy times
9. Charles' finding of the Third Level and wish to visit Galesburg, Illinois represented an escapist fantasy
10. Louisa
The poem "Father to Son" by Elizabeth Jennings is about the conflict and lack of understanding between a father and his son. Though they live in the same house, they feel like strangers to each other. The father reflects on whether he has failed as a parent by sowing his seed "where the land is his [son's] and none of mine." He wants his son to return to being the obedient child he once was but realizes he cannot share his son's interests. Both father and son feel anger and sorrow at their inability to connect.
William Saroyan's short story "Summer of the Beautiful White Horse" is narrated by 9-year-old Aram and follows his adventures with his cousin Mourad over the summer. One morning, Mourad awakens Aram while sitting on a beautiful white horse. Though Aram wonders if Mourad stole it, Mourad insists he take Aram on a ride. They later discover the horse belongs to a local farmer named John Byro. Mourad promises to return the horse within six months so Aram can learn to ride, and over those months the boys ride the horse daily. Eventually they return it to John Byro, who is pleased with the horse's improved condition.
This poem reflects on when and where the poet lost his childhood. In four stanzas, he explores moments of realization that marked psychological and emotional transitions to adulthood, such as losing faith in adults, gaining independent thought, and childhood becoming a distant memory. The refrain questions when his childhood went, suggesting it slipped away gradually through these experiences rather than at any one moment.
The document summarizes the short story "The Last Lesson" by Alphonse Daudet. It describes how a French teacher, M. Hamel, gives his last lesson to his students in French, as the German occupation of Alsace-Lorraine after the Franco-Prussian War requires lessons to now be taught in German. During the emotional final lesson, M. Hamel helps his students appreciate the French language and culture before he leaves. The story illustrates the human impact of war and language suppression.
The poem "Father to Son" by Elizabeth Jennings explores the theme of generational gaps and lack of understanding between fathers and sons. The father in the poem feels disconnected from his son and unable to understand him as the son has grown into his own person with different interests than his father. Both father and son speak to each other like strangers with little real communication or intimacy between them. In the end, the father realizes he too must change and accept his son rather than expecting the son to remain under the father's control at home.
The poem tells a humorous tale of a king who loses his crown when riding under an arch that was built too low. This starts a ridiculous blame game where each person blames the next. Unable to determine fault, the king decides someone must be hanged. Eventually, the king himself is hung to satisfy the restless crowd. A passing idiot then chooses "a melon" to be the new king, and so a melon is crowned and sits upon the throne, establishing the principle of laissez faire governance in the city.
The document summarizes a journey to Antarctica, including means of transportation taken, the landscape and climate upon arrival, and notable fauna and flora of the region. It then provides historical context on Antarctica's geography, noting how the supercontinent Gondwana separated over millions of years into the landmasses we now recognize. Key moments mentioned include the extinction of dinosaurs and the formation of features like the Himalayas and Drake Passage.
The document summarizes the short story "The Tiger King" by Kalki. It discusses how the Tiger King, who derives his power from hunting tigers, ends up killing all the tigers in his kingdom. Unable to find the hundredth tiger as predicted, his minister arranges one. However, the tiger survives and the King is later killed when a sliver from a wooden toy tiger pierces his hand, fulfilling the prophecy.
The poem depicts the sadness of a father regarding the growing distance between him and his son. The father feels he does not understand his son even though they have lived together for years, and they speak to each other like strangers with no understanding. Both the father and son long to reconcile but are unable to due to their inability to communicate effectively and reconnect emotionally. The poem highlights the universal theme of generational gaps straining the relationship between a father and son.
The document summarizes Ted Hughes' poem "The Laburnum Top". It begins by providing biographical information about Ted Hughes. It then analyzes the poem, noting that the first three lines describe the stillness of the laburnum tree. When a goldfinch arrives, the tree comes alive with movement and sound as the bird feeds its young nested within. Once the goldfinch leaves, the tree returns to its silent and still state.
Kalki Krishnamurthy was a Tamil writer and activist in the Indian independence movement. One of his most famous works was the political satire "The Tiger King", which critiques the conceit of those in power. The story follows a king whose astrologers predict he will die by a tiger. Determined to change his fate, the king kills 100 tigers but ultimately meets his end due to ironic circumstances involving a wooden tiger. The story uses humor and irony to comment on the transient nature of power and influence.
The narrator boarded a Russian research ship and set foot on the Antarctic continent after a 100 hour journey. Antarctica was once part of the supercontinent Gondwana along with India 650 million years ago, but then the continents split apart and Antarctica became isolated and extremely cold. Studying Antarctica helps us understand changes to our planet in the past, present and future, as even small climate changes there can have large global repercussions.
This story is about a teenage girl named Sophie who constantly dreams and fantasizes about her future. She imagines becoming a fashion designer or actress and being successful. She is fascinated by Danny Casey, a young Irish footballer who plays for the local club. While Sophie spends a lot of time lost in her dreams and fantasies, her practical friend Jansie and brother Geoff see that their economic realities will likely limit their opportunities. The story explores Sophie's fantasies and desires for escape from her everyday life as she dreams of "going places."
1) Franz is shocked to learn that his teacher M. Hamel is giving his last French lesson as the school is now under Prussian control and only German will be taught.
2) M. Hamel dresses formally and gives a moving speech about the importance of preserving their French language and culture.
3) As the clock strikes twelve and it is time for the lesson to end, M. Hamel writes "Vive la France" on the blackboard, realizing too late the value of his French education.
William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and one of the most prominent figures of the 20th century. He helped establish the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and served as its chief during its early years. Yeats was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923, making him the first Irish recipient. He is regarded as one of the few writers who completed their greatest works after receiving the Nobel Prize, such as The Tower and The Winding Stair and Other Poems. Yeats played a pivotal role in the Irish Literary Revival and had a significant influence on literature in the 20th century.
The Rattrap is a short story that uses metaphor to illustrate how people can become trapped by material pleasures in life. The story follows a peddler who sells rat traps and sees the world as one big trap. He steals money from an old man who gave him shelter but then becomes lost in the woods. The peddler finds work and shelter at a nearby iron mill. The mill owner mistakes the peddler for an old friend and invites him to spend Christmas at his home, where the peddler is treated kindly by the owner's daughter Edla. Her kindness and compassion ultimately help free the peddler from being trapped by his own hard life.
The story follows Sophie, a teenager from a poor background who dreams of becoming an actress or fashion designer. However, her friend Jansie believes they are destined for factory work. Sophie fantasizes about meeting Irish football player Danny Casey, even telling her brother Geoff about their imagined encounter. She begins to believe her own story, waiting for Danny but he never arrives. The story explores unrealistic dreams and how people indulge in fantasies despite knowing the low likelihood of them coming true.
The document provides details about the short story "The Tiger King" by Kalki, including a summary of the plot. It discusses how the Tiger King is forewarned that he will be killed by the 100th tiger he hunts. Despite this, he obsessively hunts tigers in order to prove the prediction wrong. Ironically, after killing 99 tigers, he is accidentally killed by a toy wooden tiger intended for his son. The summary highlights the key events and irony in the story.
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.
Khushwant Singh was an Indian novelist, lawyer, journalist and politician born in 1915. He received several honors including the Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awards. The chapter describes the author's relationship with his grandmother over the years. It details their close bond when living together in a village as she accompanied him to school and they would feed dogs together. As they moved to the city, their relationship became more distant as their daily interactions reduced but she found solace in feeding sparrows. After the author left for further studies abroad, his grandmother remained absorbed in prayer until her death, attended only by mourning sparrows at her side.
The story follows Charley, a man who discovers a mysterious "third level" at Grand Central Station that appears to be a portal to the past. On this level, he encounters outdated technology and fashion from the 1890s. Charley wishes to escape to Galesburg, Illinois through this third level to get away from the troubles of his present day. However, when he fails to reenter the third level, his psychiatrist friend Sam suggests it was just Charley's imagination seeking refuge from modern unhappiness. Later, they find evidence that Sam may have actually traveled to the past when they receive a letter from him dated in 1894 Galesburg.
Here are the answers to your questions about "The Third Level" by Jack Finney:
1. Jack Finney
2. John Finney
3. Not applicable, his given name was John Finney
4. Science fiction and thrillers
5. A pleasant wish or fantasy that allows one to temporarily escape from or forget the pressures and unhappiness of reality
6. Human tendency for escapism due to the harsh realities of the present
7. In a serious manner
8. A human tendency to escape from the harsh realities of the present to past happy times
9. Charles' finding of the Third Level and wish to visit Galesburg, Illinois represented an escapist fantasy
10. Louisa
Charley experiences an unusual event one day at Grand Central Station in New York. While waiting for a train, he discovers an unmarked door and takes the stairs down, emerging on a mysterious "third level" of the station. On this level, the year appears to be 1895 instead of the present. Charley buys a ticket to Galesburg, Illinois from this time period. He tells his friend Sam, a psychiatrist, about this experience. Though skeptical, Sam later finds evidence that suggests the third level may actually exist. The story explores themes of escapism from modern pressures and the desire to travel to the past.
Here is a glimpse over the Lesson - "The Third Level" from the textbook - Vistas for CBSE Class 12 students.
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Here is an overview of the lesson (Summary):
The story is of a 31-year-old man named Charlie and his psychological condition in which he hallucinates and visits a third level of the Grand Central Station which has only two levels.
Charley experiences something strange after taking the subway home from work one day. He believes he has traveled to the late 19th century by reaching the non-existent "third level" of Grand Central Station. He tells his psychiatrist friend about hallucinating an alternate past without the horrors of the 20th century's world wars. Unable to find the third level again, Charley withdraws all his savings in an attempt to relive the experience. His wife and doctor worry he is escaping reality through delusions. A letter from Charley's missing friend Sam, also claiming to be in the third level, leaves the story ambiguous about whether time travel occurred or was a figment of Charley's imagination.
Charley, a 31-year-old man, experiences something strange after taking the subway home from work one day. He finds himself on the nonexistent third level of Grand Central Station, which appears to be in the 1890s before the world wars. When he realizes what time period he is in, Charley tries to buy tickets to travel but finds the currency is different. The next day, he withdraws all his savings to exchange for the correct money. However, Charley is unable to find the third level again and his wife and friend the psychiatrist Sam think he is experiencing hallucinations as a way to escape modern realities. Charley distracts himself with his stamp collection until he finds a letter from the missing Sam
Third Level Summary – It is a story about a 31-year-old man name, Charlie. Besides, this is a psychological story that refers to the subway at the grand central railway station which takes passengers to Galesburg. In addition, this subway becomes the interconnection between the narrator’s harsh reality and fantasy. Moreover, the third level was a way of escape for Charley. As life in the modern world is full of uncertainties worries and stress, it takes Charley to a different world that his friend also calls, “a walking dream wish fulfilment.” Further, the story is about Charley’s tendency to escape from the world. Most importantly, the third level starts because of Sam’s letter written on 18th July 1984. This story shows the connection between time and space.
1. Charley, a 31-year-old man from New York, claims to have discovered a third hidden level at Grand Central Station while taking the subway, transporting him back to 1894.
2. Charley visits his psychiatrist friend who dismisses the third level as a hallucination arising from Charley's desire to escape the insecurities of modern life.
3. Determined to prove the third level is real, Charley exchanges modern money for bills from 1894, but is never able to find the third level again. He also realizes his friend Sam is mysteriously missing.
Third Level Summary – It is a story about a 31-year-old man name, Charlie. Besides, this is a psychological story that refers to the subway at the grand central railway station which takes passengers to Galesburg. In addition, this subway becomes the interconnection between the narrator’s harsh reality and fantasy. Moreover, the third level was a way of escape for Charley. As life in the modern world is full of uncertainties worries and stress, it takes Charley to a different world that his friend also calls, “a walking dream wish fulfilment.” Further, the story is about Charley’s tendency to escape from the world. Most importantly, the third level starts because of Sam’s letter written on 18th July 1984. This story shows the connection between time and space.
Charley gets lost in Grand Central Station and discovers a third level that seems to transport him back in time to 1894. He sees people in old fashioned clothing and finds newspapers from that era. Charley wants to buy tickets to travel back to 1894 but his modern money is not accepted. Later, Charley finds an old envelope from 1894 addressed to his grandfather that contains a note from his friend Sam, who has also discovered the third level and traveled back in time. Charley believes the third level still exists and continues searching for it with his wife to travel back in time.
The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles is a historical fiction novel set in 1867 that follows Charles Smithson and Sarah Woodruff. Charles is engaged to Ernestina Freeman but falls in love with Sarah, a mysterious woman who lives alone after being abandoned by her lover. The novel explores their relationship amid the social constraints of Victorian England. It also features a narrator who comments on the story and writing process, highlighting the constructed nature of fiction.
Informational brochure about the Bluestem Award for students. Modified from the original resource on ISLMA - http://www.islma.org/pdf/Bluestem2012BrochureTemplate.docx
The requirement for this English 102 paper was that it be a comparison/contrast using three different literary elements. I had the instructor take a look at it before I inserted the citations & added the bibliography. He told me as far as he was concerned it was an A paper.
Poem 2 an elementary school classroom in a slumalkavashisht
1) The poem describes a classroom in an impoverished slum, where the students suffer from malnutrition, disease, and lack of basic resources.
2) Images on the classroom walls depict prosperous places that are far removed from the students' bleak reality, giving them only false hope.
3) The poem calls on those in power to reform the education system and help these underprivileged children access opportunities, facilities, and knowledge to escape from poverty, rather than leaving them trapped in a hopeless situation.
Dr. Sadao Hoki finds an injured American prisoner of war on the shore near his home in Japan. Though the man is his enemy, as a doctor Dr. Sadao feels compelled to treat him. He and his wife Hana care for the man's injuries and help nurse him back to health, despite facing disapproval from their servants who are unhappy about sheltering an enemy. Once the man has recovered, Dr. Sadao secretly helps him escape by providing a boat and supplies to make his way to a nearby island, allowing the prisoner to flee while avoiding danger or punishment for Dr. Sadao himself. The story explores the theme of overcoming nationalism and prejudice in favor of humanity.
- The passage discusses the debate around whether viewing media violence can promote aggressive behavior in children.
- Several studies have found that the more violence children watch on TV, the more likely they are to act aggressively and the less sensitive they are to others' pain. However, experts say media is not the sole cause and individual differences also play a role.
- While media violence is linked to actual violence, the relationship is not directly causal. Other important influences include parenting, teaching, peers, and a child's own predispositions. Good parenting can help defend against negative impacts of violent images. Ultimately, both media content and education need attention to reduce potential harms.
The document discusses several common English idioms and phrases, providing their origins and sample uses. It explains 13 idioms:
1) "all in all" meaning everything considered
2) "at sixes and sevens" meaning in a state of confusion or disorder
3) "at daggers drawn" meaning in a state of bitter enmity
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1. ENGLISH LITERATURE
SUPPLEMENTARY BOOK(VISTAS)
ALKA SHARMA(English Teacher)
• The Third Level
• The Tiger King
• Journey to the end of the
Earth
• The Enemy
• Should Wizard hit
Mommy
• On the face of It
• Evans Tries an O-level
• Memories of Childhood
3. The Third Level
About author
Jack Finney (2 October 1911-16 November 1995) was born in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and given the name John Finney. His
father died when he was three years old and he was renamed
Walter Braden Finney in honour of his father. Yet the nickname
Jack remained with him throughout his life. He attended Knox
College in Galesburg, Illinois. His best-known works are science
fiction and thrillers. Two of his novels, ‘The Body Snatchers’ and
‘Good Neighbour Sam’ became the basis of popular films. Jack
Finney first showed an interest in time travel in the short-story
collection ‘The Third Level’. Finney’s greatest success came with
his science fiction novel ‘Time and Again’. Finney died of
pneumonia and emphysema at the age of 84, not long after
finishing ‘From Time to Time’, the sequel to ‘Time and Again’.
4. STORY IN SHORT…
1. Charley claims to have been on the third level (floor) of the grand central station .
2. The Presidents of the New York Central and Hartford Railroads swear on the basis of
records that there are only two levels at the Grand Central . No one has ever seen the
third level there .
3. Charley consults his psychiatrist friend. He tells him about the third level. His friend
calls it ‘a walking –dream wish fulfilment ‘.
4. Actually ,Charley doesn’t feel at home in the modern world of fear insecurity ,war
and worries . Therefore , he just escapes into the world of dreams and fancies .
5. Charley’s friends claimed that he has an escapist tendency . His stamp collecting is
nothing but a temporary refuge from reality .
6. One day Charley is in a hurry to get to his apartment . He takes the subway from the
Grand Central because it is faster than the bus .
7. He goes down the steps to the first level . Then he walks down to the second level .
The suburban trains leave from there.
8. He goes into an arched door-way heading for the sub-way and gets lost . It is quiet
easy to get lost there. The Grand Central is growing like a tree with endless corridors,
doorways and stairs .
5. STORY IN SHORT…
9. He find himself on the third level . It is a different world of guest light ,
brass spittoons , derby hats , beards , sideburns ,fancy moustaches.
10. He wants two tickets for Galesburg, Illinois. The clerk figures out the fare .
He is surprised to see different kinds of notes in Charley’s hands. He warns
saying to him ,”That ain’t money ,mister “. Charley turns away and goes out
fast .
11. He buys old currency .But he never again finds the corridor that leads to
the third level at the Grand Central .
12. His friend Sam Weiner disappears , no body knows where . But Charley
suspects him to be in Galesburg ,Illinois , as he was very fond of the place .
13. Charley find out that Sam bought old currency worth three hundred
dollars .
14. He also finds a rare marked envelope . it was addressed to his grandfather
at his home in Galesburg. The postmark showed the date ,18 july,1894 . The
letter was addressed to Charley .Sam claimed to have found the third level .
He asked Charley and his wife Louise keeps looking for the third level . The
letter was writing and signed by Sam .
15. The most mysterious thing was that Sam was his psychiatrist.
6. Phrases used in the story:
• Swear- take an oath
• Psychiatrist- a doctor trained in
mental illness
• Walking-dream- day-dream while
walking
• Fulfilment- the feeling of being
satisfied
• Wander- walk aimlessly
• Points to it- leads to this conclusion
• Claimed- to state that it is true even if
not proved
• Issue- providing officially
• First day covers- envelopes of new
issued stamp posted on the first day
• Uptown- towards the northern part
of a city or town
• Subway- underground passage
• Gabardine- cloth which doesn’t allow
water to go through and used for
making suits
• Avenue- a big street in a town
• Straw- dried stem of wheat
• Flight- a set of stairs between two
floors
• Ducked- bent down(suddenly)
• Heading for- leading to
• Right now- just at this time/just now
• Glanced- looked quickly
• Glimpse- casual look
• Locomotive- a railway engine
• Lead story- main story
• Frown- made an angry expression
• Twenty years off- twenty years away
• Fare- the rate of the ticket
• Nodded- shook his head
• Skin me- deceive me
• Won’t get very far- won’t succeed
much
• Fuss- too much importance to a small
thing
7. Theme
• The story third level clearly explores the science
fiction genre of ‘time travel’; Jack Finney, the recipient of
the world fantasy award interweaves fantasy with the
reality in the most futuristic projection of time travel.
Charley wishes to be transported to the third level, the
world of 1894 which is supposedly much happier and quieter place to be. It is
one of the most concise and entertaining story about time travel. The question
whether the third level exist in real or only in charley’s mind can be inferred
from Sam’s letter.
The story also dwells on the theme of escapism, not only as a
psychological refuge from the grim realities of the present day world but also as
a desire to stay with the past or to keep the past alive in the complexities of the
present. In the story charley not only expresses desire to escape but also
prepares and tries very hard, a desire which is not contested by the wife either.
Sam is also happily escaped with no plans to resort to his old profession along
with scores of other people who cross the grand central everyday… to escape
seems to be an all pervasive feeling.
8. IRONY OF THE STORY
The ending is ironic because it is the
narrator Charley's "psychiatrist friend"
Sam who makes it back to Galesburg, Illinois in 1893, not
Charley himself. Charley confided in Sam about the third
level, and Sam of course told Charley that he was
experiencing a kind of "waking dream wish fulfillment. "
But Sam "got to wishing" that Charley had been right; like
everyone, Sam, too, craves an escape from the twentieth
century; he was able to find the third level (because, it is
suggested, he wanted escape so badly) and buy train
tickets to Galesburg. In the end, it is the psychiatrist, who
ostensibly is trying to ground Charley in the present, who
escapes into a past where even his profession does not
yet exist.
9. The Protagonist
• Charlie was a young man living in New York.
He was married to Louisa. Charlie's hobby was stamp-
collection (philately). Charlie appeared to be suffering from
fear, insecurity and fear of the war-ridden world. He was
looking for an escape from this world. His longing for some
idyllic and peaceful place like Galesburg made him stray to a
corridor at Grand Central Station that took him to the Third
Level of the station from where one could take train to the
past, year 1894.When he shared this incidence with his wife,
she felt angry at it; she asked him to see his psychiatrist
friend, Sam. Sam explained the unique experience to be
Charlie’s waking dream wish ful fillment. He further explained
it could have happened because of his unhappiness or hobby
of stamp collection.
10. Character Sketch of Louisa
Louisa is Charley’s wife. She is loving and caring towards her
husband. However, she is a simple lady and it is not difficult to
take her in. She refuses to accept the psychiatrist’s
observation that her husband is unhappy. She takes this
comment as a personal attack and feels ‘kind of mad’. On
being told the modern world is full of insecurity, fear, etc. she
feels satisfied with the psychiatrist explanation.
When Charley talks to her about his predicament regarding
the third level, she gets alarmed and advises him not to look
for the third level anymore. Her husband’s exchanging the
new currency with the old one is a cause of concern for her
and she tells Charley emphatically to stop looking for it. When
Charley tells her about Sam’s disappearance, she joins him in
looking for the third level every weekend.
11. Character Sketch of Sam
• Sam, Charley’s Psychiatrist friend: Sam is a
• psychiatrist by profession. He is a typical city boy.
• When Charley shares his visiting the third level he
• tells him it is a waking dream wish fulfilment. He tells him that he is
looking for ways to escape since he is not happy. But he immediately
revises his statement that Charley is a victim of insecurities of modern life.
He dubs the argument of narrator’s hobby of stamp collection as a
temporary refuge from reality. He does not believe in mixing up his
profession with his friendship.
• He gets fascinated by Charley’s description of Galesburg, Illinois, as a
wonderful town with big old frame houses, huge lawns, tremendous trees
lining the streets. He is also affected by the pulls and pressures of modern
life that he thinks of escaping to the peaceful world of Galesburg of 1894.
In the end, he discovers the third level of Grand Central and goes there. He
writes a letter from there advising Charley and Louisa to keep finding the
third level because it is worth. According to Charley, Sam must have set up
his little hay feed and grain businesses as he can’t go back to his old
business as psychiatrists are redundant in Galesburg of 1894.
12. The Verdict
• The story clearly explores the concept of time travel. Jack Finney explores the
mentality of a common man. He succeeds in exposing the vulnerable side of a
common man. A myriad of problems conspired to corrupt Charlie’s mind. It
further robbed him of his senses, and in his panic induced state, he
hallucinated about the Third Level at the Grand Central Station. Even though it
was hard for Charlie to believe his eyes, he decided to stay there, in the year
1894.
• What stands out in the entire story is the extent of ease with which Jack Finney
was able to bring out a common man’s craving for peace and security. Like any
common man, Charlie too appreciated the so-called ‘pleasures’ of everyday life
and the security of the familiar. He wanted to stay in the past because 1894
was much more peaceful, secure, serene. The world in 1894 hadn’t seen the
repercussions of war. The insecurities that came with war, terror, and disease
had gotten the better of common folks like Charlie who wanted a transient
relief from the harsh realities of life.
• All in all, The Third Level brings us to the conclusion that people find it hard to
make peace with unpleasant things they come across in life.
• The story further makes the reader realize
• that the past and future are real illusions. They exist in the present, which is all
there is.
13. SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
Q1 What, according to the psychiatrist, was Charley’s problem?
Ans. Charley told the psychiatrist about his belief in the existence of the third level at
the Grand
Central Station but was told that it was only a waking- dream wish fulfillment. The
psychiatrist also added that Charley was unhappy because of the insecurity, fear, war,
worry and that he just wanted to escape just like everyone else.
Q2. What did the psychiatrist think about Charley’s stamp collection ? Why did
Charley not agree with him?
Ans . The psychiatrist thought that Charley’s stamp collecting was a temporary refuge
from reality Charley did not agree with him because his grandfather for whom things
were nice and peaceful and who did not need refuge from reality also collected
stamps.
Q3.How does Charley describe himself?
Ans. Charley describes himself as just an ordinary guy, thirty-one years old. He wore a
tan gabardine suit and a straw hat with a fancy band. He was just like other men he
passed on the road and he was not trying to escape from anything.
14. SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
Q4.What idea did Charley have about the tunnel and why didn’t he tell the
psychiatrist about it?
Ans. Charley felt there was a tunnel that nobody knew about, which was feeling its
way under the city at that moment too, on its way to Times Square, and maybe
another to Central Park. Grand Central, he felt, was like an exit, a way of escape and
perhaps that’s how he got into the tunnel. He didn’t want to tell the psychiatrist, for
he would not have believed him and would have wanted to treat him.
Q5. In which context did Charley say, “eggs were thirteen cents a dozen in 1894”?
Charley had got his three hundred dollars out of the bank and got them changed into
old style currency so that he could go back to the third level and buy the tickets to
Galesburg. For his three hundred dollars he had got only two hundred dollars old-style
currency but he didn’t mind that. The only consolation was that in the year 1894, the
two hundred dollars would have more value, as things were much cheaper then than
they were now.
Q6. What made Louisa, Charley’s wife, believe that the third level was a reality?
Louisa, like Charley’s friends, believed whatever explanations the psychiatrist friend
had given. But later, when she received a mail from Sam himself from the old
Galesburg, Louisa believed that Charley was true to his claims and even began to
search for the third level.
15. LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
Q1. Describe the Grand Central Station at the third level ?
Grand Central Station at the third level looked very different.
There were Fewer ticket windows and train gates . Information booth was
in the center, it was made of wood and was very old looking man in the
booth wore green eye shade and long sleeve protectors. The lights were dim
and flickering as they were open flame gaslights. There were brass
spittoons on the floor.
Men wore Derby hats a black four button
suit with tiny lapels and he had a big ,black
handlebar moustache. Men had beards,
sideburns and fancy moustaches .Women wore
dresses with leg of mutton sleeves .He caught a
glimpse of a very small Currier &Ives Locomotive
with a funnel shaped stack. He also saw a copy of
the “The World’ ,a Newspaper which hadn’t been
published for years.
16. LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
Q2. ‘The Third Level’ written by Jack Finney is a story that illustrates an intersection of time
and space. Elaborate.
Ans. In ‘The Third Level’, Jack Finney treats his favourite subject ‘Time’ in a new dimension. The
Third Level is a point where the past and the present meet. Charley, the protagonist loses his
way. He finds himself in what he thinks is the third level of the Grand Central Station in New
York. He realizes that something is different and discovers that he has somehow reached the
year 1894.It is the period Finney would want to be in. The responses and happiness of the three
characters in the story revolve around the third level. Charley is excited and wants two tickets
for Galesburg, a peaceful town in the pre-war period. Sam, Charley’s psychiatrist friend
attributes it to his desire to escape from the stress of life. Later on, Sam drew all his life’s
savings from the bank and exchanged it for 1894 currency. He was able to cross time and reach
a quieter, more peaceful past where his services as a psychiatrist were not required. Louisa did
not believe that one could cross over the time dimension till Charley received a letter from
Sam.
Jack Finney leaves the readers wondering what
‘The Third Level’ really is. Even though Charley is able to find proof and make the
transition back and forth in time, Sam, his friend is already there and enjoying
himself. The reader gets transported into
the shadowy, eerie world of dreams, desires and reality.
17. VALUE ADDED QUESTION
Q1. Have you ever had any curious experience which others find hard to believe?
Ans. Yes, there is one such incident in my life. Last May, I went to Rishikesh to enjoy river-rafting
with my family including my father, mother and sister. We got into a raft with a group of five
college friends. While the rafting instructor was giving us instructions, I felt that I had experienced
this already although it was going to be my first rafting experience. I knew exactly what he would
say, how he would say and also what his audiences would ask. I was puzzled, and shared this with
my sister but she simply dismissed it. Even her laughing sounded as if I had experienced it under
the same circumstances. Then, we seated ourselves properly in the raft, and the adventure
began. Initially we took our raft slowly and enjoyed swimming. After that, we came across several
rapids. The thrill of rafting experience and my love for the water made me forget all about my
premonitions. Suddenly, as we were about to face another rapid, I recollected everything as if I
had seen it in a dream. I started shouting that the boy sitting at the front will hit his head. My
mom scolded me while people on the raft simply laughed it off. But I was not to be consoled. I
asked our trainer to avoid the next rapid and kept on insisting the same. Time was flying very fast,
I repeated that the boy will get injured seriously but nobody paid attention. As we entered the
next rapid, our raft hit a rock very hard and all of us were thrown into the water. With great
difficulty, our trainer got us all back on the raft to find just one person bleeding. The scene was
exactly as I had recollected. The same boy, whom I had pointed out, hit his head on the rock.
After examining him, the trainer said that the injury is not very serious but could have been if I
had not warned him. For the rest of the journey, everybody was silent. No one spoke anything
about the correlation between what I said and what happened. After a few days, I found out that
what I had experienced is known as a déjà vu.