Q. Who was Sophie? What was her serious weakness? Write Sophie's character form story?
A Sophie is a school going girl She belongs to poor family background. But she is highly ambitious She is daydreamer by nature. She has a dream of starting boutique in the sity, her friend Jansie, who is not dreamer like her, tells her that she needs lot of money to start a boutique. At this Sophie replies that she will become a manager in beginning. Then she says that she will become an actress. Sometime she thinks of becoming a fashion designer. Although her father & brother makes her understand not to be daydreamer Her father has dream of having a decent house. Her little brother makes her fun by saying that she thinks money grows on trees. Sophie's mother has become crooked with the burden of household work. Her elder brother Geoff left the school three years ago and now works as an apprentice mechanic. He does not like to speak more. He love to watch football matches.
Sophie knew that she would have to work in the biscuit factory as they belong to a working class family. Sophie, always dreams of big and beautiful things, glamour glamour and glory Her ambitions are not rooted in reality. She wanted to become fashion designer as well as a popular actress. She falls back on ground of reality when her fantasy about Danny Casey breaks in the end.
Q. Sophie and Jansie were classmates and friends. What were the difference between them that show up in the story?
Ans. Shophie and Jansie both were good friends. Both were sensible and wanted good career after their schooling. Sophie and Jansie both knew that they would have to work in the biscuit factory as they belong to a working class family, Sophie, always dreams of big and beautiful things, glamour and glory. Her ambitions are not rooted in reality. She wanted to become fashion designer as well as a popular actress. In contrast Jansie, Sophie's friend, a realistic and practical girl. She was quite aware about her lower middle class family background. Shophie was unaware of her reality that how she would do all these things. Jansie knew that all those different types of work needed money which was beyond the capacity of Sophie's parents She advised Sophie many time to be practical. Sophie did not have trust in her friend and considered her "nosey". According to her Jansie may spread all the news in the neighborhood. So she did not want to tell any of her secret. Thus it can be said both have different attitude towards life and things.
Above mentioned lines can be used to answer following question after little change.
What were the options that Sophie was dreaming of? Why does Jansie discourage her from having such dreams?
What did Sophie want to do after finishing school? Why did Jansie discourage her?
Why did not Sophie want Jansie to know about her story with Danny?
Q. Why did Sophie walk by the canal after dark on evening? How did she conduct herself that time?
To meet Danny Casey she walked by the canal dlong She reached a place where she had often played in her childhood. There was a wooden bench under a tree. Sometimes people come there who loved each other. She sat down on the bench and started waiting for Danny Casey After waiting for long time she imagined him coming. She observed him coming out of the shadows.
She tries to make balance between her dream world and reality. Her strong believe broke when Danny Casey did not come. She recalled Jeoff words "he would never come. She was sad because she could not prove them wrong. After waiting for long time she went her home. She falls back on ground of reality when her fantasy about Danny Casey breaks. still she is in the world of fantasy She keeps waiting in the arcade for Danny Casey. Actually she saw him in a match, in fact, it was the only time she had seen him.
Q. What was the reaction of Sophie's father when Jeoff told him about her meeting with Danny Casey?
Geoff told his father about Sophie's meeting Danny Casey, Father looked at her with sad face. Actually he did not believe it. According to him cook and bull story. He warned her that one day she will put herself into it was another cook and bull a lot of troubles because of her talks.
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