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English Core · 2024 · 5 marks
CBSE 2024 · Region 3 · Set 1 · Q13
Physically impaired people have to suffer pain and a sense of alienation due to the behaviour of the people around them. It's ironical that people…
Physically impaired people have to suffer pain and a sense of alienation due to the behaviour of the people around them. It's ironical that people who should be treated with empathy are either avoided or pitied. Discuss.
(On The Face Of It)
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the disabled need to be treated with dignity and respect / acceptance in the society
mental discomfort due to people's behavior, disliked and teased, develop a sense of inferiority
the story reveals the bitter truth of the lives of the disabled
Derry's burnt face impacts his life and he begins to reject and hate the outside world.
Mr. Lamb is addressed as 'Lamey Lamb', lives alone in a big house, feels a sense of alienation
the disabled expect empathy not sympathy
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CBSE Class 12 English Core past-paper question from the 2024board exam, with the answer as CBSE’s own marking scheme gives it. Where our answers come from.