XII - A Story

A Story

Analysis

-Dylan Thomas

The story “A Story” written by Dylan Thomas is all about a day’s outing to Porthcawl. The main character of the story is a boy who humorously presents the adult’s world from his prospective. So, the story is all about what a child thinks about the grown up drunk people. The story is about the plan, management and the failure implementation of the plans. In the story, the boy who is narrator describes his uncle and aunt, his uncle’s friends and an annual outing to Porthcawl. In the story, the narrator says that it is not like a story because there is no real beginning and ending but there is little in the middle. The writer in this story seems to be more interested in describing the characters and the events in a funny way through the narrator.

The boy, the narrator is living with his uncle and aunt. The boy says that his uncle is big, fat and noisy. He is loud while speaking. He has red hair like burning fire. He is so big that when he sits, he seems like a buffalo. When he eats, he drops food on his clothes. Most often, he drinks and appears to be a good singer. He has a small shop in his house. The boy says that the space in the shop becomes too small for him after meal though it is sufficient for other people.

Just contrary to it, his aunt is so small that she can’t touch his uncle’s head without standing on a chair. She is quick and keeps walking with a pause like a cat. She spends a lot of time cleaning the small house. She always sets the mouse trap that never catches any mouse. Sometimes she gets angry at her husband when he wants to go for an outing without her, and comes home heavily drunk. When they quarrel, her husband lifts her up on his arms and places her on a chair in the kitchen so that she can hit him with chinaware. Whenever his uncle wants to go for an outing, she challenges him saying that she will go to her mother’s house.

In the next part of the story, the writer describes about an outing and some of the men going on outing. The boy first heard about the outing while he was sitting outside his uncle’s shop. Mr. Franklyn, Will Sentry and Mr. Weasely, the friends of his uncle come to his house and talk about the outing that year. They talk about others who are supposed to be involved in the outing committee. They drink, play cards and make many humorous comments about others. Hearing their comments, the boy describes them in his own way. He describes Mr. Franklyn as the treasurer of the outing committee. He has collected money for the bus fare and beer. He says Will Sentry as a person who always follows Mr. Franklyn like a dog to keep an eye on money. Bob is the ex-treasurer of the past outings who had once stolen the money. Mr. Old O’ Jones is a frequent goer of outing. Mr. Johny is a person who whistles on women. And Mr. Weasely is a person who suffers a lot in the bus.

They become ready to go on outing. They also became ready not to take their wives so that they can have some privacy. As a result, the boy’s aunt becomes angry and plans to visit her parents. Her decision becomes a problem for the boy as there will be no one to take care of him. His uncle assures him that he will take him for an outing. Before leaving the house, his aunt drops a message that says ‘there is some eggs in a pantry, take your boots off before you go to bed’. Finally they depart from the village in the coach. After getting out of the village, they come to know that Mr. Old O’ Jones in missing in the bus. They drive back to village to pck him up. When Mr. Weasely leaves his teeth in the house, he is ignored. They move ahead and make their coach stop at every public house to drink. They get into the pubs leaving the boy outside the bus looking for the things they have carried in it. They remain a lot inside the pub, get themselves heavily drunk, have hot discussions and make the pub empty. When there is not life any drink, they throw the bottle to each other and speak very rough languages. The boy on the other hand looks hither and thither. He spends the time lazily stoning and grazing cows. After sometimes, his uncle along with other members gets out of the pub and get on the coach. But after few minutes, they again stop their bus by the river and enjoy swimming and bathing in the cold water.  They soon feel that it is getting late as it has been evening. Then they drive back towards their village. While they are moving back, Mr. Old O’ Jones cooks food inside the coach. They see the moon shining in the sky. As they are feeling very hungry, they start to have their dinner near the field. While they are having dinner, the poor boy feels sleepy and sleeps on is uncle’s waistcoat.

XII - I HAVE A DREAM

I HAVE A DREAM

Analysis

-Martin Luther King

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'I Have a Dream' is a speech delivered by Black Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King addressing the thousands of Negro people along with the white people, in the Washington DC, on August 28, 1963. He paints a picture of an integrated and unified America for his audience. Through this speech Luther has taken the black to the past with the sad memory of the time 100 years back when blacks were ensured with liberty, happiness, freedom when Lincoln signed Emancipation proclamation. That assurance was just in words not in practicality. Through this momentous speech, Martin wants to establish the sense of brotherhood among the blacks and whites. In his speech he has seen a dream where through the collective effort of both the black and white will uplift the colour of America. Moreover, the speech has significant historical significance as it could bring harmony among all the citizens of America. Martin tells that 100 years ago the great person Lincoln signed Emancipation Proclamation which ensured the entire black that they would be set free from all domination, oppression and suppression and police brutality. But, unfortunately even after 100 years the plight of the black people has been the same. The black are still in the chain of racial and colour discrimination. They are still thought to be inferior to the white people. They have been deprived of many fundamental things. Martin reminds all the black people that the white people had given them a check and promissory note ensuring them that they would be equal to the white 100 years ago. But, Martin makes them realize that the check given to them was bad as it couldn't be cashed. The equality, opportunity, freedom and justice were just confined into the words having no practical application. Thus, Martin tells that it is high time of urgency to cash this check.

Since Martin Luther King was the worshipper of non-violence, he tried to persuade the black people not to be guilty of wrongful seeds that made them realize that their struggle should be full of dignity and discipline. He further told that in the process of gaining their freedom they shouldn't invite any physical violence, rather their physical force should be fused with soul force. He even requested the black people that they shouldn't disturb all the whites as some of them have been present in this demonstration.

Martin Luther King in his speech shows extreme dissatisfaction on behalf of the entire black people. He tells that they will never be satisfied until they are free from the police brutality, until they can take rest in the motels of highway and hotels of the city, until they are allowed to vote and until they are ensured that they will be no more captive, dominated, inferior and ill-treated. Despite all the difficulties and frustrations, Martin Luther King tells that he has a dream in which all will be treated equal, there will be no more injustice, racial and colour discrimination. He further tells that he has seen a dream in which the sons of former slave and the sons of former slave owner will sit on the same table of brotherhood. The children will not be judged on the basis of their colour or complexion rather they will be judged on the basis of the content of their personality. There will be the perfect harmony among the black and white people. They will play together, sing together, share the moments of pleasure and happiness. Both the races being united will make the nation America the most prosperous one. He is very optimistic in his dream therefore he uses imperative expression like 'LET THE BELL RING FROM EACH AND EVERY SIDES OF USA'. Eventually, when there will be peace and rest in the nation, everyone will sing the song of freedom.

In his remarkable speech, King described his dreams of freedom and equality arising from a land of slavery and hatred. King had the power, the ability and the capacity to influence all the steps on Lincoln Memorial and make the march worthwhile. By speaking the way he did, he educated, he informed not just the people there, but people throughout America and the unborn generations.

XII - Hurried trip to avoid a bad star

Hurried Trip to Avoid a Bad Star

Analysis

-M.  Lilla and C. Bishop Barry

The extract “hurried trip to avoid a bad star” is from the article “Karnali, roadless world of western Nepal” by M. Lilla and C. Bishop Barry. It presents an exploration of the region which the authors did on foot for 15 adventurous months. The authors have talked about the issue in which the people of Karnali region make a hurried trip to Nepalgunj for trade indicating the various facts of the life in Karnali.

After Christmas, the authors joined the annual trek to view how Karnali zone was economically linked to the lowland regions to the south. The travelers carried baskets filled with medicinal herbs, hashish, hand-knit sweaters and blankets to trade. This shows that the economy of the Karnali region depended on the Himalayan herbs and cottage industries. On their way, they met a Chhetri woman of about 30 in Hari lekh. She told them that her husband might have moved to their village 15 years ago to find job. She requested them to look for him and tell him to return. This reflects the communication gap due to illiteracy and lack of infrastructures there. Similarly, moving to other places for job resembles the remoteness of area and poverty.

In an oak and rhododendron forest at 9000 feet, they passed a party of some men processing ‘silajit’, a medicinal tar-like deposit that they were about to sell for pharmaceutical use. When they were asked why they didn’t process silajit before leaving Sinja, they replied that they couldn’t wait for they would have been under the influence of omen. This indicates the superstitious character of people in Karnali. Similarly, the sights of deforestation, a forceful act to feed the cattle clarify the dependence of people on natural resources. Observing such facts, the writers reached Terai, known as ‘bread-basket’ of Nepal. The life-style out there was much more advanced than that in Karnali. The writers tell that they hadn’t seen a wheel for nearly a year on the highland paths, which shows the backwardness of Karnali.

In Terai, the traders from Karnali traded their materials with cotton cloth, aluminum, ironware, spice and jewelry stalls. One of them spent every rupee on distillery equipment with aim to make and sell liquor and earn money. This barter system reflects poverty and lack of geomatic knowledge in people of Karnali. Overall, the continuous movement of people in Karnali is the only way to survive there because of the diverse nature and landscapes. It is their only way of living.

The entire passage epitomizes the way of life in Karnali, full of struggle and hardships. The authors have shown absence of distant communication, compulsion of nature exploitation, illiteracy, lack of transport, lack of government approach, no ecological awareness, dependent economy, poverty, traditional and superstitious belief, obligation for constant movement, etc. as the true face of life in Karnali, the roadless world of western Nepal.

XII - Model of a Police Decsription

Model of a Police Description of a person you know well

Police Description of my friend

My friend’s name is abc xyz. He is in his mid twenties. He has an oval face. His dark brown hair is curly and thick, covering some area of forehead. His ears are small and almost hidden inside the thick hair. He has dark brown eyes and his eyes are deep with thin and narrow eyebrows. He has a moustache and a mole on his right cheek. He has a curved nose and a pale complexion.

He is slightly built and is about five feet eight inches tall. He is usually well-dressed, wears a holy band on his wrist. He speaks with a French accent and has a friendly nature. Anyone can notice the tattoo of a sun on his right arm.

XII - Travelling through the dark

Travelling through the dark

- William Stafford

Short Analysis

The poem 'Travelling through the dark' composed by William Stafford presents a great tension or conflict between two realities, two system of life. On the one hand, there are efficiency, responsibilities, judgement and unglamorous virtues that we have to face or admire during the time of loss and danger. On the other side, there are emotions and feelings deeper and warmer than the efficiency and good judgements. In the poem, in one side there is a mother deer lying dead on the side of river. In next side, there is a fawn alive and still, waiting to be born. But it would never be born. Anyway, the poet does the full justice to both sides by throwing the deer into the river. He cleans the way and helps to lessen the fawn getting extreme pain further.

The poem also presents the controversial idea. Generally we think death impossible in life. But here in the poem, the poet has shown life being possible in death as well. In another word, death in life and life in death is another theme of the poem. In the last of poem, the poet controls his emotions and using his reason, he throws the dead deer into the river. It shows that we should learn to use our reason in the critical situation and accept the situation as they are.

XII - Full fathom five Thy father lies

Full fathom five, thy father lies

-William Shakespeare

Analysis

The extract ‘Full fathom five thy father lies’ is a song taken out from William Shakespeare’s play ‘The Tempest’. It is a song sung by the invisible spirit Ariel to Ferdinand, the Prince of Naples, who mistakenly thinks that his father has drowned into the sea and died. According to the story, one day the king with his son Ferdinand and other people set out for the sea-journey in ship. Suddenly, there is a terrible tempest that causes accident. The king and other people drown into the sea and Ferdinand finds himself on the bank of the sea. He thinks that his father has died, and begins to weep. Suddenly, the invisible Ariel comes and tells him that his father has not died but has got the new life.

The poem begins with the song by giving information to the prince that his father lies thirty feet below the sea. So, there is no need to be worried. According to the Ariel his father’s bones have been changed into coral and eyes have been changed into pearls. No any organs have been decayed. Instead, all organs have undergone a wonderful change and changed into valuable things. In order to confirm it, sea-nymphs ring the bell producing the sound ding-dong. The Ariel tells the Prince that the sound is still heard and says him to listen to it carefully.

Through the poem, the poet has tried to show that death is something very important which changes the dead person into something valuable and precious. In a sense, the poet gives the impression to the readers that death is meaningful and one should not worry and lament on death. Here, the poet’s attempt is to give emphasis upon the meaningful death. According to simple understanding, both life and death exist side by side. But our priority goes to life only. We talk about life and forget death. But in this poem, through Ariel, the poet tries to show that death is not the ending of human life but the beginning of new life in new place.

This is a lyrical poem. The poet has used different literary devices like alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia in order to make the poem musical and interesting. The way the poem is presented with the help of such literary devices show that death of Prince’s father is different from other people. The musical quality of the song shows that death is something that is to be celebrated. Thus, they contribute to the theme and meaning of the poem. The expression ding-dong seems to be significant as it sounds like the announcement of the end of one life and beginning of another. It may be a suggestion that there is life after death and it is going to be more glorious than the life we live on the earth.  

XII - God's Grandeur

God's Grandeur

Analysis

- Gerard Manley Hopkins

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God's Grandeur is composed by an English poet G.M. Hopkins who is regarded as the ardent follower of the almighty God. It is a sonnet similar to the religious song. In this poem, the poet sings the glory of god. He says that God is powerful and popular. The poem is based on the concept that god is kind enough to all human being and is always imparting love, compassion and protection despite the human being's rubbish behavior towards him. He says that God is omnipresent, omniscent and omnipotent and he is all loving, all inspiring and all forgiving to all earthly beings.

The poem is divided into two parts. In the first part, he explores the greatness of god. He says, that in this visible world, the existence of seen and unseen creatures or things are possible due to God's desire. Being the father of all, the God has filled this world with his greatness that has been enriching it. He compares the greatness of the god with shining brightness that comes from shaking of gold and the oozing of oil. He means a greatness of God is glittering like gold and being greater and greater like oozing of oil. He says though God is invisible, his greatness is found everywhere. But he wonders why the modern people are selfish not to care about god’s grace. He says those human beings are destroying the world doing different worldly activities running after the money. For centuries, they have been getting birth and dying without any care of God’s grace. They don’t feel the nature of soil because of shoes as they don’t realize the existence of that invisible power of god. They are pursuing the worldly activities without any thoughts of god’s will and without any fear of god’s anger. The world has been degraded day by day due to the hard work and the commercial activities of human beings that are purposed to gain the worldly things. The world bears the marks of human being’s dirt and gives out the bad smell of them. The world has lost all its natural beauty.

But the poet says though human beings respect him or not, the existence of god cannot be destroyed. He claims that the nature can never be spent. It is still fresh and is being freshened on and on by the grace of god. He wishes its freshness continue. He believes that due to the freshness that lies in its core, everything gets renewed. Similarly, once the sun sets in the west living the world dark behind. It again rises in the morning making it bright. Same like once the bird gives birth to the new babies, with new wings to live on this world and breed them with its warm love, we find the nature renewing itself time and again letting us enjoy it freely.

Central idea of the poem

The poem ‘God’s Grandeur’ composed by G.M. Hopkins is like a religious song dedicated to the God where the poet has sung the glory of God exhibiting various explanations and examples. He says that the God is omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent. The poet further explains that the existences of seen and unseen creatures or things are possible due to the God’s desire. He compares the greatness of the God with shining brightness that comes from shaking of gold and the oozing of oil. In the poem, the poet tells that being the father of all, the God has filled this world with his greatness that has been enriching it. He adds that the system of life runs on the desire of god. Today, human beings are slowly ignoring the grace of god. They are found totally dependent and running after the worldly things. They are busy working for their living. The modern advancement in the technological field has influenced the human life. The artificial matters are attracting the humans. The worldly things, the toil of humans and desire to live a modern life are taking humans away from the spiritual world due to which men are unaware of the greatness of god. Above all, the unsatisfactory nature of men towards their achievement and the continuous change in their destiny are making men unaware of the greatness of god.

Despite this fact, the poet adds that God is kind enough to all human beings and is always imparting love, compassion and protection. The god is all loving, all inspiring and all forgiving to all the earthly beings. Though humans respect him or not, the existence of god cannot be destroyed. The poet claims that nature can never be spent. It is still fresh and is being freshened on and on by the grace of god. The parental love and care is also the greatness of god. When a life ends, the other takes birth to fill the place and this process is continued as the glory of god. Thus, the glory of god is seen everywhere and every time throughout the never ending chain of life. 

XII - Grandmother

Grandmother 

- Ray Young Bear

Analysis

The poem “Grandmother” is composed by an American – Indian poet and novelist Ray Young Bear, who seems to have great respect and love towards his culture and traditions. He belongs to the Mesquaki tribe who are supposed to be the first dwellers of America. They are known as the red-indians and are facing many difficulties culturally and socially. After the discovery of the new world – America, their existence is in crisis. They find their culture is being replaced by the belated cultures of the whites. In the poem, the poet depicts the typical culture of Mesquaki tribe.

In this poem, the poet describes the problems of Mesquaki tribes by portraying the beautiful picture of his grandmother who is no more alive now. Here, the grandmother represents the culture, civilization and the value of his community. The poem is just a way to remember and explore the typical features of his tribe. It is about the poet’s sincere love and attitude towards his parent culture. At simple level, it seems that the poet is describing his grandmother who is different from the other race of women in the world. But at deeper level, he is exploring and searching the identity of Mesquaki tribe. In the last lines of poem, by using the dark works like ashes, sleeping fire, night and using ‘i’, the poet shows that the red Indian culture is being quite invisible and unimportant due to the introduction of new culture.

The poem has its special quality since it appeals our sense organs. Here, the poet draws a picture of his grandmother using words. He says that he could recognize his grandmother from a long distance looking jus a shape and her purple scarf and plastic shopping bag, which she used to wear and carry. Here, purple scarf and plastic shopping bag suggest their way of life i.e. culture. Talking about his deep attachment and close relationship towards his grandmother, he says that he could identify his grandmother’s hands which were warm and damp. Here, warm and damp suggest his love and affection towards his grandmother i.e. his culture. Same like the way he could recognize the voice far away rock and the words that flow inside him like the light of someone stirring ashes from a sleeping fire. Here, the poet seems quite pessimistic during dark words. The sleeping fire indicates that the memory of his grandmother is being quite dim. In other word, it means everything is in confusion. His tribe, his culture and people are in confusion either to follow their old culture or to enter the new culture that is totally guided by modernization. 

Theme of the poem

The poem “grandmother” composed by Ray Young Bear draws a picture of his grandmother at surface level, but has symbolized his Mesquaki tribe and its culture at deeper level. The poet has described the appearance of his grandmother as the culture of his tribe. Using the various senses like seeing, feeling, hearing and smelling, the poet has pointed out various facts of his tribe. However, the poet expresses his sorrow regarding the cultures of Mesquaki tribe that are in the verge of extinction due to the immigrating cultures and modernization in America. Moreover, the poet has expressed the love and devotion towards his Mesquaki cultures and has focused on searching and conversing his and his tribe’s true identity. 

XI - Concrete Cat

CONCRETE CAT - Point wise Analysis

- Dorthi Charles

- Concrete cat is an example of concrete poem.

- This poem is made for eye.

- This poem doesn't primarily focus on idea and emotion.

- The language has been used differently.

- There is the reduced language.

- Each and every black letter on the page takes the form of limbs or organs of cat.

- This poem shows "cat" or "catness" in action.

- This poem is based on the assumption that a good poem should reflect the true physical appearance of the 

thing it wants to express.

- The poet has used 'stripestripes' in the middle portion of the body. Here, 'stripes' means lines on the cat's body whereas 'tripes' refer to the stomach. The poet has successfully been able to symbolize the cat having lines on the cat's stomach and body. This is called pun and is a word game, which has been figurative language making this poem a part of literature.

XI - A Worn Path

Unit - 2

A Worn Path - Summary

- Eudora Welty

It is a story about a journey made by and old women named Phoenix Jackson. She was Negro woman. She made her journey on cold December morning a Christmas time with the help of the walking stick. She walked along the pine forest. She had worn a black striped dress. She had wrinkles on her face. Her eyes were blue and cheeks were yellow. Her shoes were unlaced and on the way she used to warn the wild animals not to block her way because she was making a long journey. She felt very difficult to climb up the hill and felt as if her feet were chained after she reached to the top of the pine forest she had to climb down through the oak trees. When she was climbing down her clothes was caught by a thorny bush she got rid of it and after passing along time she reached to the bottom of the hill. She thought she was not as old as she used to think. She took same rest and saw a boy coming toward her with a plate of cake in his hand but it was just her imagination.
 

Then she crossed through the barbed wire fence by crawling under it because she was well aware not to tear her clothes. She thanked the god because there were no any snakes. There used to be snake in the summer. Then she saw something tall, thin and black structure she thought it to be ghost as it was silent. But when she touches it closing her eyes, she found it a cold and it was a scare crow she laughed at herself for being scared before. Then she reached a wagon track which was a narrow read between the hills. The track went in to the road when she was walking on the road a dog came out of weeds and barked her. She hit it with a stick and fell herself into the ditch she became unconscious. A white man helped her to come out and asked if she was hurt or not thanking him. She told him that she was going to town.
 

Then she saw a shiny nickel fallen out of the white man’s pocket while he was trying to chase the dog. She took a nickel from the ground and saw a bird flew by she thought god was watching her stealing the money. When the white man try to frightened her pointing the gun toward her, she was not afraid. When the men asked her age, she said it was impossible to tell her age.
 

Then she reached the city. The city was decorated with colorful light as it was the Christmas time. Sitting on the pavement she requested a lady to tie her lasses. The lady helped her tying them. Then she entered a building where the receptionist asked her many questions but she didn’t hear anything. Then a nurse came and asked her about their grandson.
 

She didn’t say anything as she had forgotten everything for some time. After a while she remembered and replied that the condition of her grandson was just the same like before.

Mythiological Significance of the story

In Egyptian mythology, Phoenix is a bird of great splendor (energy) that lives for 500 years. Then it burns itself and takes birth out of its ashes. Only one such bird lives at a time. The character Phoenix Jackson in the story is very much similar to the Phoenix bird. As bird, Phoenix Jackson is the single oldest woman living in the village. At the ending point of its life cycle, the bird burns itself and another bird in new form accompanied with great beauty and youth appears in the world. Same like the old woman Phoenix Jackson who whenever faces problem, solves them boldly. She feels more active, enthusiastic to continue her journey. She never becomes hopeless. When she freezes herself in thorny bushes, she is active enough to go ahead. When she crosses the river, she feels that she is not as old as she thought. When she falls into the ditch, she is not scared. When the hunter tries to discourage  her from going to town, she is not afraid.

The bird is the symbol of immortality because it lives for a long time and gets re-birth every time it burns. The old Phoenix Jackson makes a long journey, faces the problem, solves them and continues her journey collecting new vigour and courage. She completes her journey to get medicine for her grandson in a hope to treat her grandson. The courage of such an old woman makes her character significant.

 

The bird also stands for longetivity and passion for life. In the story, Phoenix Jackson emerges as the symbol of longetivity and passion for life. She loves her grandson, so she wants to live longer so that she can take care of him for more years to come. Her love towards her grandson also shows her passion towards life. The incident in which she steals the coin of the white man also proves the same thing. She defies her age, circumstances of nature for sake of her grandson which also shows her passion of life.

XI - The Gardener

Unit - 6

The Gardener - Analysis

- Rudyard Kipling

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The story, "The Gardener", written by Rudyard Kipling presents Kipling's scorn of organized society's shallowness of feeling and his conviction of depth and purity of individual feelings. In this story, Kipling has given priority to the purity of an individual in place of the shallowness or doubt of the so-called society. The relationship between Helen and Michael has been made the public property. They have suffered from society's unnecessary concern regarding their relationship.

Everyone in the village has doubt about the relationship between Helen and Michael. There was a scandal about them. Helen was unmarried but still she had a baby named Michael. Whenever the society raised the question against their relationship, Helen responded them by telling that Michael was not her own son, but the son of her brother George Turrell. George Turrell was an Indian inspector who had been entangled with the daughter of an officer. George Turrell was father of Michael. Michael was born just after the death of George Turrell who died when he fell off the horse. Then onward, Helen started taking the responsibility of that baby. She even took the baby away from his grandfather so that she could look after the baby properly. Even though the society kept on asking questions about Michael-Helen relationship, they loved each other very much. Helen kept on responding the same thing to quieten the scandal. But later on, when Michael became six years of old, he himself felt uneasy with that relationship. He even asked a question to Helen that why he couldn't call her "mummy". Helen tried to persuade him by telling him that she was not his mother but only his aunt. She further told that she didn't have any problem if Michael called her "mummy" at bed time. When Michael became very much disappointed, he threatened Helen that very soon he would die and she would be hurt forever. On hearing that, Helen cried bitterly but Michael consoled her and made a promise that he would never raise any questions regarding their relationship.

Michael completed his public school and he was about to join Oxford but quite surprisingly, he joined army. That news made Helen shocked. But Michael persuaded Helen by telling that he was interested in army and it was his family line. He fought in war but he became safe but later on, his luck didn't favor him and he was killed in war. That news brought extreme sorrow towards Helen. She wandered from here to there to find the place where the dead body of Michael had been buried. Later on, she got a letter where it was mentioned an address "Hagenzeele Third Military Cemetery". Once she became confirmed, she caught a train and moved towards that cemetery. On the way, she met with a lady named Mrs. Scarsworth who at first told that she was going to the same cemetery to take photographs of her relatives. But later on, she herself revealed the secret that this was her ninth visit to that cemetery. She keeps on going to that .......

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