PROSE The lost child by MULK RAJ ANANDH
PROSE The lost child by MULK RAJ ANANDH (1905 – 2004)
Biography of Mulk Raj Anandh Mulk Raj Anand born December 12 th, 1905, Peshawar, India [now in Pakistan]— died September 28, 2004, Pune), prominent Indian author of novels, short stories, and critical essays in English, who is known for his realistic and sympathetic portrayal of the poor in India.
The lost child A little boy went to fair with his parents. He was very happy and enthusiastic. The boy wondered at each and every act of nature and its wild beauty.
The lost child The boy was fascinated by many beautiful things. He also saw sweet meat seller, flower selling gulmohurs and colorful balloons. Though his father got angry his mother pacified him and diverted him to other things.
The boy moved forward but once again lagged behind because his eyes were caught by one thing or the other every now and then
The lost child Finally, he came to the place where a roundabout was in full swing, Men, women, and children a carried away in a whirling motion. They shrieked and cried with dizzy laughter. The child also wanted to go on the roundabout. He made a request to fulfill his desire, but there was no reply from his parents. Actually he was attracted by the roundabout. He stayed and watched the roundabout. To his surprise, when he turned to look for his parents, he did not find them. Actually, he was lost.
The lost child Now the child realised that he was lost. He started crying and ran here and there but with no fruitful result.
The lost child Suddenly a kind hearted man took him up in his arms and tried to console him. He asked him if he would like to have a joy ride, colorful balloons, sweets, flowers. But the child sobbed, “ I want my father, I want my mother”.
The moral of “The lost child” "The moral of the chapter, 'The Lost Child' is desire which means desire is always constant in our minds but only what we desire keeps changing, material or immaterial. The child, when he was with his parents desired whatever he fancied in the fair and in the mustard garden, like balloons, toys, sweets, flowers, butterfly, etc. However, when he suddenly lost his parents, he only wants his parents and nothing else. The stranger offered some things to console the child, the child does not want it anymore, although they were things that it desired earlier, but only wants his parents now. Earlier, the author subtly describes that the parents are not fancied by the things that the child fancies. So, desire keeps changing but never stops. "
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