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On the face of It (Susan Hill)

CBSE · Class 12 · English

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Key Topics to Revise

1

Plot and Structure

  • The play has three scenes: first in Mr Lamb's garden, then in Derry's house, and finally back in Mr Lamb's garden.
  • Derry enters Mr Lamb's garden by climbing over the wall instead of using the open gate.
  • Mr Lamb is friendly, calm, and welcoming from the start.
2

Characters

  • Mr Lamb is an old man who owns the garden and house and keeps the gate always open.
  • He has a tin leg lost in a war bomb blast, but he does not let this define him.
  • He keeps bees, makes jelly from crab apples, and makes toffee with honey for visiting children.
3

Themes

  • Acceptance versus prejudice is the central theme.
  • The play shows how society reacts cruelly to physical difference.
  • Loneliness is important in both Mr Lamb's and Derry's lives.
4

Symbols and Imagery

  • The open gate symbolises welcome and trust.
  • The house without curtains symbolises openness and a refusal to shut out life.
  • The bees symbolise active life, community, and the music of nature.

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Key Concepts

Mr Lamb is an old manDerry is a fourteenDerry's mother is overprotective and forbidsThe play contrasts what a personMany people fear or avoid what

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