Do
you think Private Quelch learnt a lesson when he was chosen for
cookhouse duties? Give reasons for your answer.
Do you think Private Quelch learnt a lesson when he was chosen for cookhouse duties? Give reasons for your answer.
The
assignment of permanent cookhouse duties to The Professor was a big
blow to him. However, Quelch learnt little from the episode and
remained critical in his attitude towards his mates and showed off
his knowledge to his mates. The day when the
narrator was returning with his friend to his hut he heard The
Professor was going on
telling other cooks in his monotonous voice on how unscientific and
unhygienic is the method of peeling potatoes. He tried to explain to
them how the essential vitamins of potatoes were wasted like this. He
declared that he will protest against the method. The scene makes it
clear that Private Quelch was a rigid, never to change human who only
knew how to criticise others and never improved himself.
The assignment of permanent cookhouse duties to The Professor was a big blow to him. However, Quelch learnt little from the episode and remained critical in his attitude towards his mates and showed off his knowledge to his mates. The day when the narrator was returning with his friend to his hut he heard The Professor was going on telling other cooks in his monotonous voice on how unscientific and unhygienic is the method of peeling potatoes. He tried to explain to them how the essential vitamins of potatoes were wasted like this. He declared that he will protest against the method. The scene makes it clear that Private Quelch was a rigid, never to change human who only knew how to criticise others and never improved himself.
