What is the message of B Wordsworth?

What is the message of B Wordsworth?

In B. Wordsworth by V. S. Naipaul we have the theme of admiration, identity, curiosity, friendship, control, freedom, uncertainty and coming of age.

What is the story B Wordsworth about?

‘B. Wordsworth’ written by V. S. Naipaul is all about the beautiful bond between Wordsworth and the kid. It’s a coming-of-age story written in first person from the young boy’s perspective depicting his growth from young age to adulthood.

What lesson did the narrator learn from B Wordsworth?

Even if Wordsworth did confuse the narrator before he died and told him that there was no poem nor was there a girl poet. If anything Wordsworth has made an impression on the narrator and at the same time taught him to appreciate nature and to be confident within himself.

How does the story B Wordsworth explore the theme of escapism?

Wordsworth explore the theme of escapism? Escapism can be defined as a habitual diversion of the mind to purely imaginative activity or entertainment to forget about the harsh realities of life. B. Wordsworth is a failure as a poet, but he embraces escapism by excessively praising his own poetry.

What does B Wordsworth teach the boy?

Wordsworth on what it is like to be a poet. Through his conversations with the boy, we learn that to be a poet is to be so full of sensitivity that one can cry at both the joys and sorrows. B. Wordsworth thought the young boy was a poet in the making, for he possessed this sensitivity.

Why did the narrator’s mother beat him?

When he reaches his home, his mother beat himbadly for returning home late.

Why did B Wordsworth negate his own story?

(b) Why did the poet negate his own story at his death bed? The poet, negating his own story at the death bed, wanted to shield the little boy from the harsh realities of life. The poet could see the latent talent within the little boy to be a poet. He saw his early life in the little boy.

What lessons the boy learn from B Wordsworth?

Answer. Answer: Wordsworth on what it is like to be a poet. Through his conversations with the boy, we learn that to be a poet is to be so full of sensitivity that one can cry at both the joys and sorrows.

What do you think about the ending of the story B Wordsworth?

Wordsworth is conscious of his escapism. Towards the ending of the story he shatters the boy’s illusion of a romantic world. This he does because he wants the boy not to be an escapist like him. He wants the boy to discover reality and be a part of the real world.

How does the boy’s relationship with B Wordsworth change over the course of the story?

When B. Wordsworth told the narrator that he (narrator) was a poet too, he didn’t find a reason to laugh but was inclined to believe it. Now, as the boy has grown up to a man, he has gathered experiences, become more mature and even forgotten some details that are of no use.

How is the theme of identity reflected in Wordsworth?

Wordsworth experienced the identity crisis and was alienated from his own native society. He was perceived as a stranger to his own people, as he supported western education and followed the western ideology as a sign of superiority, he had difficulty in finding his real self. He had to struggle to prove his identity.

How is the issue of identity reflected in the short story B Wordsworth ‘?

B. Wordsworth experienced the identity crisis and was alienated from his own native society. He was perceived as a stranger to his own people, as he supported western education and followed the western ideology as a sign of superiority, he had difficulty in finding his real self.

How did the world become an exciting place for the narrator in the story B Wordsworth?

Question 7: How did the world become an exciting place for the narrator? Answer: The narrator and the poet spent good number of hours together. They both enjoyed each other’s company by going for a walk, lying on the grass and gazing the stars, talking about the mango, the plum and the coconut trees in the poet’s yard.

Why do you think the poet negates his story on his deathbed?