2. Where do the narrator and his companion want
to go? Why are they unable to do so?
The
narrator and his companion want to go to a safe place to live as they were sent
out of their country. They are unable to do so because they are not allowed to
enter any country.
3. Why did the consul bang on the table? Why
was he angry?
The consul
banged on the table because the narrator and his companion were attempting to enter the country. He was angry as they did not have any passports.
4. What was the refugee offered by the
committee and what did they ask him? What was his reaction?
The refugee
was offered a chair by the committee. They asked him to come next year. The
refugee reacted by saying where should they go on that day.
5. What did the narrator see at the harbor?
The
narrator saw fish swimming at the harbor. The refugee saw singing birds in the
woods.
6. What did the refugee see in his dream?
The refugee
saw a building with a thousand floors. It has a thousand windows and a thousand
doors. Sadly, none of them were theirs.
7. Who is looking for the refugees?
Ten
thousand soldiers are looking for the refugees.
8. What is the setting of the poem?
The setting
of the poem dates back to the second world war. Jews were driven out of Nazi
Germany. Millions of Jews fled seeking refugee around the world. No country was
ready to accept them.
9. The poem talks about human rights violations
suffered by a pair of German-Jewish people during the second world war. What
are the difficulties that they faced?
The right
to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture are basic human rights.
The pair of
German Jewish people were homeless. They had no place. They did not have basic
facilities. They were hunted by the German army and nobody gave them shelter.
These were the difficulties faced by them.
