The
author describes the things that Valii sees from an eight-year-old’s
point of view. Can you find evidence from the text for this
statement?
The author describes the things that Valii sees from an eight-year-old’s point of view. Can you find evidence from the text for this statement?
The
author has described the things that Valli saw from an
eight-year-old’s point of view. She
was fascinated by a bus. Watching the bus filled with a new set of
people each time was a source of unending joy for her. Her strongest
desire was to ride the bus. She saved money by cutting on
peppermints, toys, and balloons, and even resisting the temptation to
ride the merry-go-round at the fair. When the author describes the
bus, the points he stresses on are the colour and look of the bus. It
was a ‘new bus’, painted a ‘gleaming white’.
The overhead bars ‘shone like silver’. The seats were
‘soft and luxurious’. The descriptions that the author
gives when Valli looked outside are also typical for an
eight-year-old. The ‘blue, blue sky’ and the ‘acres
and acres of green fields − green, green, green’ show the
enthusiasm of a kid on looking at different colours. Valli clapped
her hands in glee on watching a cow run right in front of the bus.
She found it so funny that tears came into her eyes. On the other
hand, she was overcome with sadness on her way back when she saw the
same cow lying dead. It had been a ‘lovable, beautiful
creature’ and later it ‘looked so horrible’. The
memory of the dead cow haunted her so much that she refused to look
outside the window. These are the typical reactions of a young child.
The author has described the things that Valli saw from an eight-year-old’s point of view. She was fascinated by a bus. Watching the bus filled with a new set of people each time was a source of unending joy for her. Her strongest desire was to ride the bus. She saved money by cutting on peppermints, toys, and balloons, and even resisting the temptation to ride the merry-go-round at the fair. When the author describes the bus, the points he stresses on are the colour and look of the bus. It was a ‘new bus’, painted a ‘gleaming white’. The overhead bars ‘shone like silver’. The seats were ‘soft and luxurious’. The descriptions that the author gives when Valli looked outside are also typical for an eight-year-old. The ‘blue, blue sky’ and the ‘acres and acres of green fields − green, green, green’ show the enthusiasm of a kid on looking at different colours. Valli clapped her hands in glee on watching a cow run right in front of the bus. She found it so funny that tears came into her eyes. On the other hand, she was overcome with sadness on her way back when she saw the same cow lying dead. It had been a ‘lovable, beautiful creature’ and later it ‘looked so horrible’. The memory of the dead cow haunted her so much that she refused to look outside the window. These are the typical reactions of a young child.
