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Hughes's short story wheels around two characters, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones and a young boy called Roger. Roger tries to fulfill his desire of owning a pair of blue suede shoes by attempting to steal the pocket book that belongs to Mrs. Jones. but Roger is caught red-handed by Mrs Jones. However Mrs. Jones feels compassion for him and does not hand over to the police. See finds out that the boys hungry and offers him food. Mrs. Jones seems to feel at ease in the boy's company and tell him about her own life. She also gives him some money before bidding him good-bye. Rogger is overwhelmed with emotion at the goodness and sympathy he received from her. He wants to express his gratitude earnestly, but his gratefulness gets no opportunity to bloom beyond a mere "Thank you, Ma'am", before she closed the door on his face.

Dr. kalam presents us a pen-picture of his childhood in the island town of Rameswaram at Tamil Nadu. In a nostalgic vein, he describes the simple life in his household. The author presents a heart warming picture of communal harmony in his native town. He recalls how he started developing his spiritual belief and outlook under the influence of his father. The narrative reveals the deep respect the author had for his parents. The affectionate experience of his childhood went into moulding his character and attitude in a later life. While being the architect of the most advanced scientific programmes in space research, Dr. Kalam remained firm in his spiritual convictions throughout his life.

Author- Ruskin Bond   Summary : The story traces an ironic encounter between two people who are blind but are unaware of each other's blindness. The narrator, himself a young man, meets a young girl in train compartment. The narrator finds the young girl to be attractive and strikes up a conversation with her. Assuming that the young girl can see, the narrator describes to her the beauty of the hills. The narrator relies on his memory for the description, for he has not always been blind. The narrator is quite taken wih the young girl and wants to spent a memorable time with her as long as their brief journey lasted. The narrator continues to address her not as a blind man, but as someone who could see. When the woman alights at her destinaion, the narrator is shocked to learn from his new fellow traveller that the young girl was as blind as the narrator himself.

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