1. The story is a satire on the conceit of those in power.
How does the author employ the literary device of
dramatic irony in the story?
Answer:
2. What is the author’s indirect comment on
subjecting innocent animals to the willfulness of
human beings?
Answer:
3. How would you describe the behaviour of the
Maharaja’s minions towards him? Do you find them
truly sincere towards him or are they driven by
fear when they obey him? Do we find a similarity in
today’s political order?
Answer:
4. Can you relate instances of game-hunting among
the rich and the powerful in the present times that
illustrate the callousness of human beings towards
wildlife?
Answer:
5. We need a new system for the age of ecology — a
system which is embedded in the care of all people
and also in the care of the Earth and all life upon
it. Discuss.
Answer: