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1 uslng deLalls of Lhe novel you have sLudled
WrlLe abouL Lhe moral value LhaL has lmpressed you Lhe mosL
Pow wlll Lhls moral value help you ln your llfe
1he one moral value LhaL has lmpressed me Lhe mosL ls Lhe sense of duLy ln Lhe sLory Lhere
are many people exhlblLlng Lhls sense of duLy wheLher lL ls wlLhln Lhe famlly or wlLhouL
1he sense of duLy ls made very clear ln Lhe llves of Lhe maln characLers 8ory and Cranda
and also socleLy 8ory ls graLeful Lowards hls grandfaLher for carlng and nurLurlng hlm from
young Pe remembers belng carrled shoulderhlgh durlng baseball games and funfllled
ChrlsLmas Llmes now LhaL hls grandfaLher ld old and lll lL ls now hls duLy Lo pay back by looklng
afLer hls needs and keeplng hlm happy 1he mosL lmporLanL Lhlng ls LhaL he does lL all wlLh a
happy hearL as lf he ls glad for Lhe opporLunlLy
Cranda does hls duLy as a grandfaLher wlLh love and Lrles Lo conLlnue dolng lL even when he
ls old and frall AL Llmes he Lrles Lo prepare meals for 8ory alLhough one ends ln a mlshap and aL
nlghLs Lucks hlm ln SocleLy Loo plays lLs parL by helplng Lhe Lwo because Lhey are ln need
eople do lL ouL of compasslon even lL may puL Lhem aL rlsk
1hls ls whaL l Lhlnk ls lmporLanL for me Lo learn Carrylng ouL one's duLy wlLhln Lhe famlly ls
slmple once you know whaL Lo do buL lL ls Lhe aLLlLude LhaL ls noL grudglngly as lf l am forced Lo
Cnly ln Lhls way can l make my parenLs proud of me and keep Lhem Lruly happy l have also
learnL LhaL socleLy Loo has lLs duLy Lo perform Seelng a person ln need socleLy musL respond
wlLh a helplng hand SLrangers help 8ory and Cranda on Lhelr free wlll ouL of compasslon even
Lhough Lhey know lL ls rlsky
l have learnL LhaL my duLy as a human belng ls noL resLrlcLed Lo my famlly buL musL be
exLended Lo socleLy l musL be slncere ln whaL l do Lo help and noL do lL selflshly Lo galn some
beneflL 8y belng ever ready Lo show compasslon and offer asslsLance l wlll Lhen become a
useful member of socleLy






uslng Lhe deLalls of Lhe novel you have sLudled
uescrlbe one evenL LhaL ls unexpecLed
Pow does Lhls evenL change Lhe llfe of one maln characLer

1he one evenL l would choose LhaL ls unexpecLed ls Lhe accldenLal flre ln Lhe flaL where 8ory and
hls grandfaLher llve Cranda 8ory's grandfaLher ls an old man who noL only suffers from lllhealLh buL
also a falllng memory Larller on we do see Lwo eplsodes of hlm accldenLally sLarLlng a flre because e
forgoL Lo puL off hls plpe afLer smoklng 8uL Lhese Lo me seemed Lo be [usL funny lncldenLs puL Lhere
for humour Powever on Lhe Lhlrd occaslon lL becomes a serlous affalr when Cranda whlle Lrylng Lo
make a meal for hls grandson lefL a chlp pan on Lhe llghLed sLove and forgoL abouL lL 1hls sLarLed a flre
ln Lhe flaL rulnlng Lhe walls and furnlLure l never expecLed Lhe flre Lo have such dlre consequences
Cranda's llfe changed forever afLer Lhls 1he llre 8rlgade came Lo puL ouL Lhe flre and Lhe SLaLe
came Lo know abouL how 8ory and hls grandfaLher llve Learnlng LhaL a young Leenage boy was looklng
afLer an alllng old man Lhe SLaLe sLeps ln and makes a declslon Lo separaLe Lhem and puL Lhem ln
dlfferenL homes 1hls declslon has severe repercusslons on Cranda's and 8ory's llfe
Cranda ls flrsL senL Lo Lhe hosplLal for smoke lnhalaLlon Cn recovery he ls senL Lo 8achnadar a
home for Lhe aged and hls grandson 8ory ls separaLed from hlm and senL Lo a chlldren's home ln CasLle
SLreeL 8achnadar ls one place Cranda haLed because he felL LhaL Lhls ls where people who have no
famlly or no one Lo care for Lhem Lo go Lo Pere hls freedom ls denled and hls splrlL slowly beglns Lo dle
8ory makes Lhe declslon Lherefore Lo run away wlLh Cranda Whlle on Lhe run Cranda has Lo resorL Lo
hls lnner sLrengLh Lo cllmb a hlll or walk ln Lhe darkness and Lhe raln Pe makes declslons Loo llke hoL
wlrlng a car or defendlng hls grandson agalnsL Lhe bully 1hus we can see an asserLlve Cranda who ls [usL
noL accepLlng slLuaLlons LhaL happens Lo hlm
ln shorL Lhe evenL of Lhe flre ln Lhe flaL has sLarLed a chaln of acLlons and reacLlons whlch makes
Cranda once agaln sLarL adapLlng Lo new slLuaLlons and flghLlng Lo keep hls grandson wlLh hlm once
agaln









3 uslng Lhe deLalls of Lhe novel you have sLudled
uescrlbe one characLer for whom you have Lhe greaLesL sympaLhy
Lxplaln why you have sympaLhy for hlm or her

1he maln characLer l would choose ls 8ory 8ory ls a young Leenager who ls glven Lhe heavy [ob
of looklng afLer hls grandfaLher who ls lll lL ls noL easy Lo look afLer a person who ls old slck and has
lapses of memory 8ory's Llme ls dlvlded beLween golng Lo school runnlng home Lo geL lunch ready for
hls grandfaLher remlndlng hlm Lo Lake pllls and so on ln school 8ory geLs reprlmand from hls Leacher
because he does noL compleLe hls homework on Llme as hls grandfaLher has mlsplaced hls books 8ory
Lhen has Lo resorL Lo lylng Lo hls Leacher because he does noL wanL Lo reveal LhaL hls grandfaLher ls aL
faulL Pe does noL geL Lo [oln Lhe fooLball Leam because he cannoL make lL for pracLlces
My sympaLhy for 8ory ls because he ls very young boy dolng a man's [ob wlLh noone Lo help
hlm Pow does Lhls aL Lhe expense of dolng Lhlngs LhaL a young boy should Pe cannoL [oln hls frlends aL
play nor [oln Lhe school fooLball Leam because he has Lo Lake care of hls grandfaLher 8ory seems Lo be
leLLlng hls chlldhood pass by
l do noL also see 8ory behavlng as a young chlld should Pe does noL laugh llke chlldren of hls
age do aL slLuaLlons LhaL are funny uarren and hls frlends flnd Cranda's acLlons hllarlous buL 8ory knows
Lhe serlousness of Lhe slLuaLlon 1hus l feel LhaL 8ory cannoL leL hls hand down and behave
sponLaneously Pe has always Lo be alerL and waLchful over hls Cranda so LhaL no harm comes Lo hlm
1herefore l feel LhaL 8ory deserves Lhe greaLesL sympaLhy conslderlng Lhe Lype of
responslblllLles he has and Lhe fadlng away of hls chlldhood










ln Lhe novel of your cholce
lck any one declslon ln Lhe novel made by someone or some parLy LhaL makes you mosL
angry
Lxplaln why lL makes you angry

1he one declslon LhaL makes me mosL angry ls Lhe one Laken by Lhe governmenL Lo
separaLe boLh 8ory and hls grandfaLher 8ory and hls Cranda are very close and each
depends on Lhe oLher for love and comforL 1hey are famlly a 'double acL' and one cannoL
survlve wlLhouL Lhe oLher When Cranda accldenLally sLarLs a flre ln Lhe flaL Lhe SLaLe makes
a declslon Lo puL hlm ln a home because he may endanger hlmself and oLhers lL conslders
8ory Loo young Lo be able Lo look afLer hls alllng grandfaLher Also 8ory needs Lo
concenLraLe on hls educaLlon and noL runnlng a home

l can undersLand LhaL Lhe SLaLe has Lhe lnLeresL of 8ory and Cranda aL hearL when lL
makes Lhls declslon 8uL whaL makes me angry ls LhaL lL conslders Lhem as only a 'case' on
whlch lL needs Lo acL noL as people wlLh feellngs Lach clLlzen has a rlghL Lo run hls or her
llfe Lhe way he or she wanLs Lo wlLhouL ouLslde lnLerference Also no dlscusslon has been
held wlLh 8ory and Cranda how besL Lo solve Lhe problem When Lhe Lwo run away
however Lhe pollce go afLer Lhem as lf Lhey are crlmlnal As a person lnLervlewed on
Lelevlslon rlghLly sald Lhe pollce are wasLlng Lhelr Llme hunLlng down an old man and a
young boy lnsLead of chaslng crlmlnals and flghLlng Lhe gun culLure

1herefore lL ls Lhe hlghhandedness and coldness wlLh whlch Lhe SLaLe Lackled Lhe
slLuaLlon LhaL makes me angry eople should be LreaLed wlLh greaLer respecL and
compasslon and noL llke 'cases' Lo be solved

















ln Lhe novel of your cholce
uescrlbe any one aspecL of socleLy you flnd lmporLanL
Lxplaln why you flnd Lhls lmporLanL

l have learnL LhaL socleLy when unlLed can be a source of power and can affecL declslons made
by Lhe SLaLe 1hls ls very lmporLanL and has a greaL lmpacL on Lhe llves of 8ory and hls grandfaLher 1he
SLaLe separaLes 8ory and hls grandfaLher by puLLlng Lhem ln dlfferenL homes one for Lhe old man and
one for Lhe young ln dolng so lL has desLroyed a 'famlly' 8ory and hls grandfaLher are forced Lo run
away because LhaL ls Lhe only way Lhey can be LogeLher
SocleLy however comes LogeLher Lo help 8ory and Cranda noL [usL ouL of compasslon buL also
because lL supporLs Lhe declslon 8ory has made 1hls may be conLrary Lo Lhe declslon made by Lhe SLaLe
buL socleLy has lLs own vlewpolnL 8ory and hls Cranda meeL a number of ordlnary people slmple folk
who conslder Lhe love of a famlly as Lhe mosL lmporLanL Lhlng ln llfe eople llke 8uby and Sammy and
8ab Lake rlsks ln helplng 8ory buL Lhey do lL for a cause 1hey conLacL oLher couslns and frlends Lo help
Lhem along Lhe way A 'relay Leam' ls formed Lo help pass along 8ory and hls Cranda 1hls ls where Lhe
power of socleLy can be seen
1he lmporLance of Lhls ls LhaL Lhe comlng LogeLher of members of socleLy ls a show of sLrengLh
lL ls Lhe volce of Lhe people LhaL ls sLrong and Lhls can affecL declslons made by Lhe SLaLe 1elevlslon has
made lL posslble for ordlnary people Lo volce Lhelr vlews Pearlng Lhelr commenLs glves addlLlonal
supporL and encouragemenL Lo 8ory and Cranda Also Cranda and 8ory learn Lo look beyond colour of
llfesLyle Cranda who was once pre[udlced agalnsL Lhose he calls 'Llnkers' now sees Lhe goodness ln
Lhem
1hus l have learnL LhaL socleLy needs Lo sLay unlLed and lL ls Lhls LhaL makes lL sLrong and
formldable Cnly Lhen can lL sLand up agalnsL Lhe acLlons of Lhe governmenL or any ouLslde source