Summary & Question-answers of The Poem: 2-The Rebel with the concerned video

The Rebel Summary In English

The poem, The Rebel describes the character of a rebel, a person who does not conform to the norms of the society. The rebel is described as a person who would contradict others in order to be different. The character of the rebel in the poem is not based on a political activist, but seems to be a character sketch of a young adolescent, trying to be different. All the instances in the poem are repetitive affirmations of this fact.

If a rebel sees a group of people with short hair, he would let his hair grow long. On seeing others with long hair, the rebel would cut short his hair. Seeing everybody talk during the lesson, the rebel would become absolutely mute. On realizing that everybody is silent the rebel would create a disturbance.

Similarly, on various such issues, the rebel would be seen contradicting others and doing things that no one would be doing. He would refuse to wear the uniform when the others would be wearing it, praise the dogs when in the company of cat lovers, appreciate the sun on rainy days and rains on the sunny days. He would do just anything but not what others are doing.

Working with the poem : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 34

Q1 :  

Answer the following questions.

(i) If someone doesn't wear a uniform to school, what do you think the teacher will say?

(ii) When everyone wants a clear sky, what does the rebel want most?

(iii) If the rebel has a dog for a pet, what is everyone else likely to have?

(iv) Why is it good to have rebels?

(v) Why is it not good to be a rebel oneself?

Answer :

(i)If someone does not wear a uniform to school, the teacher would scold him and probably ask him to stand outside the class.

(ii)When everyone wants a clear sky, the rebel wants rain the most.

(iii)If the rebel has a dog for a pet, everyone else is likely to have a cat.

(iv)It is good to have rebels because they are different from others and provide a source of mischief and amusement to others.

(v)It is not good to be a rebel oneself because then the others would laugh at us and we would be scolded and met with indifference by everyone we disagree with.