Vistas Chapter 3 Journey to the End of the Earth — ENGLISH CORE STD 12 Science — Question

At the beginning of the story, Sam is skeptical of Charley’s discovery of the third level. By the end of the story, the reader is told that he found the third level and traveled back in time. How would Sam diagnose himself?

Mr. Lamb and Derry are two different sides of the same coin. Do you agree? Justify your answer with evidence from the text.

In today’s world, the mantra for success is considered to be the ability to think out of the box. At the same time, as in the play, acceptance is difficult for those who are different.

As Derry says, “After I’d come home, one person said, “He’d have been better off stopping in there. In the hospital. He’d be better off with others like himself.”

How would you reconcile both these ideas, of a demand for difference, on one hand, and a need to isolate difference on the other hand?

Imagine that the encounter with Mr. Lamb marked a turning point in Derry’s life. Many years later, Derry is invited to present a TED Talk on the challenges he faced and overcame. He thinks about the bitterness he carried earlier towards people and the world, and how his attitude changed.

He decides to speak about the transformation in his relationship with himself, and understanding what kindness towards oneself might actually mean.

He agrees to weave his speech on ‘Not the face of a victim’. As Derry, create the speech draft for the TED Talk.

Derry mentions two kinds of responses people often have to justify misfortune, one “‘Look at all those people who are in pain and brave and never cry and never complain and don’t feel sorry for themselves”; and secondly, “think of all those people worse off than you.” Far from comforting him, these empty words only agitate him.

In both cases, one’s sense of self is derived from others and how they live their lives.

a. How far might looking at others itself be the cause of suffering?

b. In what way can people, especially children, be empowered to face their challenges without the spectre of comparison?

Both Bama and Zitkala-Sa are victims of discrimination that is practiced in the society. What kind of experience did both of them go through?

Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.’ In light of this quote, examine how knowing the future paved the way for the king’s end.

“It is better to have tried and failed, then never to have tried at all”. Bring out the truth of the statement with reference to the story.

The stories of Bama and Zitkala-Sa prove that to succeed in life one must be determined and hardworking. It involves grit, perseverance and enormous willpower. Write an article.

‘Evans the Break’ lived up to his Christian name. Discuss the steps undertaken by Evans to plan his escape.