Dr. Sadao's father wanted him to become a doctor and knew that the future existed overseas. Therefore, during their walks he told Sadao that the islands yonder were the stepping stones to the future. Sadao knew well that his education was his father's chief concern for which he had taken great pains. Consequently, Sadao was sent to America at the age of twenty two to gain all the knowledge that he could gain. Though it was a fact that Dr Sadao's father hated Americans, the sole motive behind his decision could be the lure of technologically advanced medical studies available in America. He may have wanted his son to get trained in the best environment and according to the latest medical development.

Key points

• The whole world a rattrap
• World full of temptations
• shelter food, joy and riches – are the baits.
• The bait that he fell for was at the crofter's house
• blamed the crofter for having tempted with his bait.
• initially refused the office of iron master thinking it to be another bait.
• After meeting with Edla, he got reformed and returned the thirty kronors in a rattrap.

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When Hana noticed the deep red scars on the American soldier's neck, she worriedly hoped that he had not been tortured by the Japanese. She knew it was a common practice for the Japanese to torture their prisoners of war in the most brutal manner. This also reminded her of General Takima, who used to beat his wife. The thought of General Takima, who was cruel to his wife, torturing the prisoner made her shudder with fear. 

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Dr Sadao was discovering a treatment for cleaning the wounds effectively, so he wasn't sent with the armed forces as a doctor. Also, the General was suffering from an ailment which needed to be operated in case of an emergency, and no other doctor was capable of performing the operation. Thus, he was not sent with the troops.

Spring is the season of optimism and hope. It symbolizes life.But, unfortunately, millions of children in our country waste their childhood in rag picking and working in other hazardous industries. The joys of childhood, the vibrancy of spring is lost either in the garbage or in dingy cells with furnaces. The grinding poverty and traditions condemn these children to a life of exploitation. Children like Saheb and Mukesh have no spring in their life because of the poverty they have been born into . They see very little hope of escaping from their impoverished life of misery & deprivation. Moreover, years of mind-numbing toil have killed all initiative and the ability to dream. They are entangled in a spiral that moves from poverty to apathy to greed and to injustice. Since they don't enjoy the privileges of childhood that the children of affluent families enjoy, the poet considers these children whose spring (childhood) has been lost. Hence, the title 'Lost Spring' is justified.

The poet had gone to meet and spend some time with her mother at her parental home near Cochin. She was going back to her own house from Cochin airport where she was staying with her family to undertake her responsibility towards them.

Franz did not want to go to school that day as he had not prepared his lesson on participles. It seemed more exciting to him to stay outdoors as it was such a bright and warm day. The idea of staying outside the school fascinated him more as he had not done his home assignment.

The young seagull had a great fear of flying. His parents chided him for it. They tried their best to encourage him to fly, but it went all in vain. His mother played many tricks on him. Sometimes, she flew away from the ledge and left him alone. He came out and tried to flap his wings, but his fear seized him and again he went inside. She threatened him that he would die of hunger as she did not feed him for a few days. Even then he could not gather the courage for flying. But this trick worked and he tried to make his first attempt. Soon he started flying. Thus his mother helped him to learn flying. It was clear that without the help of his mother, the young seagull could not have taken his first flight.

The young seagull had a great fear of flying. His parents chided him for it. They tried their best to encourage him to fly, but it went all in vain. His mother played many tricks on him. Sometimes, she flew away from the ledge and left him alone. He came out and tried to flap his wings, but his fear seized him and again he went inside. She threatened him that he would die of hunger as she did not feed him for a few days. Even then he could not gather the courage for flying. But this trick worked and he tried to make his first attempt. Soon he started flying. Thus his mother helped him to learn flying. It was clear that without the help of his mother, the young seagull could not have taken his first flight.