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English Core · 2022 · 2 marks
CBSE 2022 · Region 3 · Set 2 · Q5
Derry says "I'm not afraid... people are afraid of me." Why does he make this comment about himself?
Derry says "I'm not afraid ... people are afraid of me." Why does he make this comment about himself ?
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his scarred face (half burnt face) which he considers ugly
people staring at him and afraid of him
reacting to him adversely - such as the women at the bus stop saying that this is a face only a mother could love
scared of looking at himself in the mirror
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CBSE Class 12 English Core past-paper question from the 2022board exam, with the answer as CBSE’s own marking scheme gives it. Where our answers come from.