Prose
5. Guilty (Horace J Gardiner and Bonneriere)
1. Annotate ANY TWO of the following in about 100 words each. [2×4 =8marks]
a) Maybe the world needs good Watchmen as much as it does engineers
b) He is a fine, good boy and a hard worker
c) Ma, you’re talking like someone in a fog, without any sense.
d) You have put what you think is two and two together and made four out of it, haven’t you?
3. Answer any two of the following questions in about 100 words each. [2×4 =8marks]
a) Describe the importance of Mrs. Moore’s role in Guilty
b) Ma Ryan puts what she thinks is two and two together and makes four out of it. Discuss the developments that lead ( or, rather mislead ) Ma Ryan into making this mistake.
c) Sketch the character of Jim in the light of Ma Ryan’s comments like it is the same! but how did it get into Jim’s pocket?
d) “Ma, you’re talking like someone in a fog, without any sense.” Are these words from Jim an order or exception? Explain.
Introduction: These lines are taken from the delightful and humorous one-act play Guilty written by Horace J. Gardiner and Bonneriere
About the Author: Horace J.Gardiner was born in the U.S.A not much is known to the world about him. People consider Horace J. Gardiner and Bonnevier Arnaud a single author, for the apparent reason of the Non-availability of any work by them individually.
Context: Guilty is a delightful one and play the play succeeds in delivering a clear social message.
Explanation: Jim Ryan is the central character of this one-act play. He is an engineering graduate. But he has been compelled to work as a night watchman, for want of a better job. Jim’s mother Ma Ryan knows about her son well she has unflinching love towards her son, but what pleases her most is that Jim still keeps some of the bad company.
They highlight the dignity of labor. She says that she is very much afraid that the boy remains unemployed forever. She worries a lot that he would get discouraged, and depressed. One could do anything when it becomes difficult to survive. The neighboring woman Mrs. Moore says that the boy is not that sort and he won’t do anything wrong. Ma Ryan, too, agrees Mrs. Moore always
One night, the neighbor Mrs. Moore calls on Ma Ryan and shows her in a news item in the newspaper. It is about a stolen Diamond robbery is committed at the Van Kings warehouse, the previous night where Jim is working. The thieves have stolen the famous Van King’s diamond pendant, coincidentally Ma Ryan has found a jewel wrapped in a kerchief in Jim’s sweater. Mother doubts if it is the stolen diamond of Van King. She grows anxious, she fears that her son would be sent to Jail.
The next movement a police officer calls at their house, then Jim and a stranger turn up. Ma Ryan asked Jim to run away from home, then the stranger says that she guessed it wrongly it is indeed Mr. Jim, who somehow got the Diamond. Later, Jim clarifies that all her fears and untrue, and she is totally confused.
Conclusion: The play is full of gripping narrations and it delivers a clear social message.
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Introduction: These lines are taken from the delightful and humorous one-act play Guilty written by Horace J. Gardiner and Bonneriere
About the Author: Horace J.Gardiner was born in the U.S.A not much is known to the world about him. People consider Horace J. Gardiner and Bonnevier Arnaud a single author, for the apparent reason of the Non-availability of any work by them individually.
Context: Guilty is a delightful one and play the play succeeds in delivering a clear social message.
Explanation: Jim Ryan is a young engineering graduate. He works as a Nightwatchman at Van King Warehouse. Mrs More the neighbour, shows Jim’s mother, Ma Ryan a newspaper report about a robbery at the Van King Warehouse. As Ma Ryan straightens up Jims room, she finds the robbed diamond pendant in the pocket of Jim’s sweater. She starts worrying that her son is mixed up in the robbery. She puts two and two together. But very soon, she discovers her mistake. And all is well that ends well.
Conclusion: The play is full of gripping narrations and it delivers a clear social message.
