Did Private Quelch's day to day practices take him closer towards his goal? How can you make out?
Private Quelch worked hard to achieve his ambitions. He would stay up late in the night and read manuals. During battalion marches, he drilled with enthusiasm and stayed tireless. He lectured all in his repetitive callous voice on every aspect of human knowledge. Initially The Professor gained respect; however, gradually all were terrorized of his approach. He started receiving clumsy sarcasms and practical jokes. He was no doubt unaffected by all this as “he was too busy working for his stripe”. Though The Professor’s behaviour initially brought him popularity; however, his condescending nature brought his popularity down after what happened in Corporal Turnbull’s session. The Professor was assigned the cookhouse duties and that is when he became the object of mockery.