FBISE English Notes for English Book - 2 (Second Year)
On Destroying Books
1. What sorts of books were presented by the British public to soldiers?
The author of the lesson, J.C. Squire says that the people presented two million books. Most of them were quiet ordinary and suitable but some were very odd and unwanted books such as the back numbers of Whitaker’s Almanac, twenty years old magazines and guides to Lake District. They were of no interest to the taste of readers anymore.
2. Was it wish of soldiers that prompted their action, or was it the wish to get rid of useless books?
No, it was not the wish of the troops to have such kinds of unnecessary books from the public. It was the the public who found a chance to get rid of useless books for people though some of the people wanted to please the British soldiers. Many of them jumped at the opportunity to get rid of their absurd and rubbish books which they didn't want to keep anymore.3. Why should bad books be destroyed?
According to the writer bad books should be destroyed for the following apparent reasons.
i First, it saves one’s heirs of the trouble of sorting them out or storing these books.
ii. Second, destroying useless books makes room for new and useful books as they occupy a lot space in the cupboards.
i First, it saves one’s heirs of the trouble of sorting them out or storing these books.
ii. Second, destroying useless books makes room for new and useful books as they occupy a lot space in the cupboards.
4. Why is it difficult to destroy books?
J.C Squire expresses his ideas as to why destroying useless books is a very difficult task. According to him there is no buyer for them. And one can burn them neither leaf by leaf nor without opening them. One cannot throw them away in streets either. Doing so wastes a lot of one's time. Whatever he had experienced was really a tough one.
5. Why could not the author burn the unwanted books?
He had a small gas cooker which was not capable of burning the books. He did have a small study fire and it would be sufficient to burn one or two books leaf by leaf. But the author had scores of unwanted books so he could not burn them.
6. How did he decide to get rid of them?
When author was unable to burn his books, he decided to do the same what people do with kitten – tie them in a sack and dispatch them to river.
7. Describe the author’s midnight venture to throw the books in the river and the suspicion which his actions were likely to arouse.
The author packed his books in a sack and went out in darkness. When he passed by a policeman he thought that he would take him as a thief. He tried hard not to look suspicious. Next when he was getting ready to cast his books upon the waters, he thought of the splash of water. He thought that one who heard the splash would take him as a child killer.
8. How did he muster up courage at last to fling them into the river?
He walked up and down the Chelsea Bridge mustering up courage. He got annoyed with himself for not showing courage. He cursed himself and thought that it would be better to go to the gallows than this lack of courage and resolution. These factors helped him to gather courage to fling books into river.
9. Did he come to have a feeling for those books once he had got rid of them?
Yes, he felt sorry for them. If those books were bad, it was not their fault. He felt pity for them that their fate was worse than they deserved.
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