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English Core · 2022 · 2 marks
CBSE 2022 · Region 3 · Set 1 · Q5
What made Derry extremely self-conscious?
What made Derry extremely self-conscious ?
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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 / suffers inferiority complex / pessimistic outlook / not able to accept his physical deformities
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