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Q.3: Do you think people like Anil and Hari Singh are
found only in fiction, or are there such people in real
life?
Answer: Both Anil and Hari Singh are rare in society.
Especially the changed Hari Singh after he decides to go
back to Anil is difficult to find.
Q.4: Do you think it a significant detail in the story that
Anil is a struggling writer? Does this explain his
behaviour in any way?
Answer: Hari Singh’s observation about Anil getting
irregular income and Anil’s statement about his sale of a
book to a publisher indicates that he is a struggling
writer. He lives life according to the flow of money he
gets at a given time. When he gets the money he enjoys
eating out with his friends. When he is having less
money then he even doesn’t accept paying salary to
Hari Singh.
Q.5: Have you met anyone like Hari Singh? Can you
think and imagine the circumstances that can turn a
fifteen-year-old boy into a thief?
Answer: I have met several people who help needy
people and help them specially in becoming literate.
Fifteenth year is a very dangerous phase of life as it is
teenage. A deep scar on mind or a deep sense of greed
can make criminal out of ordinary boys and girls. There
