This is a ppt on three men in a boat. Basically focusing on chapter 19, we will also present you the theme of the story, it's plot, character sketch and summary of the chapter. Sample Questions have also been provided with their answers which will help you during your exam.

5. • The story is based on three men who plan to go
on a boat journey.
• They face many problems which reminds them
of nostalgic incidents.
• The three men enjoy the journey and finally
reach home
We are going to concentrate on Chapter 19 of
novel which we have entitled as ‘Waving goodbye
to the journey’

7. He is the one who has
authored the book. His great
knowledge about the culture
and history can be proven by
the descriptive narrations of
places with regard to their
culture , history , food are
extremely amiable and
praiseworthy which
compensates his dumb acts.

8. Harris is just another guy who is
perplexed all the time. The
author once described him as a
person with no emotions as he
suggests that Harris can never
understand emotions but always
thinks of a nice place to have
the finest of all drinks. He is
perfect at creating chaos and
has made the novel interesting.
He is regarded as a great chef.

9. He is the clinomaniac of the story
who would be glad and jolly if
given an opportunity to have a
sound sleep for a day. Readers
are made cognizant with his
indolence when the author tells
how Harris would wake him up
at 2:00 pm on Saturdays while on
other days he tends to sleep till 4.

11. The friends reached the city, after spending two days in Oxford, to find the city
full of dogs. Montmorency has a wonderful time fighting with the dogs and
feels like he has reached heaven. J. explains that most of the feeble ones
vacationing on the Thames start in Oxford and row downriver to London,
flowing with the current whereas the energetic ones like to challenge the river
by rowing upstream. He recommends bringing one’s own boat rather than
renting in Oxford, despite their strength and durability. He suggests so citing
one of his memorable journeys. He remembers once hiring a boat in Oxford
and mistaking it for an archeological artifact. It looked somewhat like a
carelessly dug out coffin, a wreck. On the journey back from Oxford, it rains
persistently. The men, miserable, pass the time by playing a card game where
George steals the show, after which they listen to George play the banjo. He
plays a mournful song that plunges the men further into depression. Though
they swore to complete the trip, the men decide to abandon the boat and
spend the rest of the trip in an inn in Pangbourne. They enjoy a delicious
supper there and tell the other guests about their travels. As the story
culminates, they toast their decision to end the trip when they did, and
Montmorency barks in agreement. That’s how the Narrator finishes the story.

13. The friends reached the city, after spending two days in _______, to find the
city full of _______. Montmorency has a wonderful time fighting with the
dogs and feels like he has reached _______. J. explains that most of the
_______ ones vacationing on the Thames start in Oxford and row downriver
to _______, flowing with the current whereas the energetic ones like to
challenge the river by rowing _______. He recommends bringing one’s own
boat rather than renting in Oxford, despite their _______ and durability. He
suggests so citing one of his memorable journeys. He remembers once
hiring a boat in Oxford and mistaking it for an archeological _______. It
looked somewhat like a carelessly dug out _______, a wreck. On the
journey back from _______, it rains persistently. The men, miserable, pass
the time by playing a _______ game where George steals the show, after
which they listen to George play the _______. He plays a _______song that
plunges the men further into depression. Though they swore to complete
the trip, the men decide to abandon the boat and spend the rest of the trip
at _______. They enjoy a delicious _______ there and tell the other guests
about their travels. As the story culminates, they toast their decision to
_______ the trip when they did, and _______ barks in agreement. That’s
how the Narrator finishes the story.

14. 1. Why were the three men praying when the
captain showed them the Pride of Thames?
2. Why did Montmorency think he had reached
heaven?
3. How much did they pay for the double sculling
boat?
4. Why did the narrator and Harris decide to give
up Gambling?

15. 1. The Pride of Thames was in a very bad
condition. They prayed to God for their
survival.
2. Oxford was full of dogs and Montmorency
defeated 25 dogs in dog-fights. So, he thought
he had reached heaven.
3. They paid 35 shillings for the double-sculling.
4. Narrator and Harris had lost twopence in penny
nap. Fearing they would lose more, they gave
up gambling.
QUESTIONS

16. 1. Explain why the narrator called Mother Earth a
widow.

17. The narrator called Mother Earth a widow.
According to him, sunlight is her husband. When
the sunlight dies away, Mother Earth becomes all
dark and depressed. She becomes a widow, as her
husband passes away. We, her children, reach out
to her so as to console her, but all we receive is a
dark face and no smile, unless the sunlight springs
back to life. ‘Sunlight is the life-blood of Nature,’
says the narrator.
QUESTIONS

18. 2. When George won the two gambles, the rest two
decided to stop. George didn’t argue. What values
does George reflect?

19. When George won the two gambles, the rest two
decided to stop. George didn’t argue. George
reflects his love for his friends in this incident. He
knew he would be winning the next round too, but
he showed mercy for his friends and did not argue.
We even see that George is not greedy. He was
happy with what he won and did not aspire for
more.
QUESTIONS