THEME OF THE PENCIL BY ALI MAJOD ELC 151 PDF

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THEMES – The pencil by Ali Majod 1) lies and truth are indistinguishable * Dolah lies to Mr. Jamal about the pencil's real thief. Mr. Jamal is too gullible and fails to see the real culprit. * when Zahid wants to tell Mr. Jamal about the truth, Mr. Jamal don’t want listen to him *Mr. Jamal does not see the hurt in Zahid.

2)Understanding Children * Children are delicate, sensitive human beings who deserve care, understanding, love and patience. * If children are treated with injustice, they may be damaged emotionally. Hence, Mr. Jamal's hasty judgement and punishment had negative effects. * After learning the truth, Mr. Jamal treats Zahid and his students with more kindness and compassion. This enables Zahid and the other students to change and develop into happier, more balanced individuals.

3) Justice versus injustice * Mr. Jamal punishes Zahid unfairly and lets the real thief, Dolah, escape. Zahid goes through a lot of anger and emotional damage. * After the truth is revealed, justice is served and everyone is happy.

4) The role of a teacher is very important in shaping the student themselves

- Mr. Jamal did not give space for Zahid to give his explanation about what had happened because he had full faith from one side (Dollah). It makes Zahid feel sad and threatened

5) The theme in this short story is think before taking an action. -before taking any actions, we must think first about the right and wrong and the consequences. Decisions that are made hastily will lead to troubles. Mr. Jamal did not evaluate the situation between Zahid and Dolah carefully .He should not just listen to Dolah accusations.Zahid should think before punched Dolah.He should understand that destroying the nature table and disturbing the other children will not bring any joy to him...