Going Places Essay

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GOING PLACES By- A.R. Barton Q1. “Its natural for teenagers to have unrealistic dreams.” On the basis of your reading comment on the advantages and disadvantages of such fantasizing. Ans. Our dreams are an integral part of our lives. Devoid of dreams, life will become dull, drab morbid. Its our dreams which remain our motivating force and make us strive for a better life. Teenage is that phase in one’s life when one is preparing oneself to face the challenges of life. Teenagers are still not acquainted with harsh realities of life and get enchanted and allured with what life has to offer. Much of their dream world is influenced by movies and media where the Cinderella Syndrome forms the basis of their creation. The teenagers see the ordinary simple people like them, making it big as rock stars in just a span of three hours. Their dreams draw them into this glamorous world. They idolize their heroes and think that achieving high in life is not a distant dream. They start nurturing unrealistic dreams like Sophie in the story. No doubt it is important for us to dream high. If one doesn’t one can never be successful in life. However, dreaming the unachievable can be damaging to the personality. We hear many cases of youngsters getting into depressions, developing suicidal tendencies. Sometimes they even commit suicide, which is the outcome of unrealistic goals and unrealized dreams. Dreams are certainly a part of life but if not dealt with adequately, they may prove to be extremely harmful. Q2. Justify the title of the story, ‘Going Places.’ Ans. This is an exotic journey into the dream world and thus is aptly titled. It’s only in dreams that we can travel to the remotest parts in the world, dine with a celebrity or be on the top of the world. Most of us can go to places only in the world of our dreams. The reality however is contrary to this and confines us to the four
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