The Home-coming — Chapter Summary
ICSE · Class 10 · English Literature-Treasure Chest ( Poems and Short Stories)
Summary of The Home-coming for ICSE Class 10 English Literature-Treasure Chest. Part of the ICSE Class 10 English Literature-Treasure Chest syllabus.
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Rabindranath Tagore’s short story The Home-coming is a moving study of loneliness, neglect, and the deep need for belonging. It follows Phatik Chakravorti, a fourteen-year-old village boy whose restless nature and lack of understanding at home lead him into suffering in the city. The story shows how
Key Concepts
Phatik is the fourteen
Phatik is the fourteen-year-old protagonist. He is bold, mischievous, and the ringleader of the village boys, but he also feels unwanted and misunders
Phatik feels at home in
Phatik feels at home in the village only in a limited way, and he feels completely out of place in Calcutta. His longing is not just for a place, but
The story shows neglect through
The story shows neglect through the cold behaviour of Bishamber’s wife, the lack of care from others in Calcutta, and the mother’s unfairness in the v
Tagore reflects that fourteen is
Tagore reflects that fourteen is a difficult age: a boy is not a small child anymore, but not yet an adult who is respected.
Phatik falls ill with malarial fever
Phatik falls ill with malarial fever after his misery in Calcutta grows worse. His illness becomes a physical sign of his broken spirit.
Learning Objectives
- Understand Phatik’s character and the reasons for his suffering.
- Explain how the village setting and the city setting affect Phatik differently.
- Identify the roles of Bishamber, his wife, Phatik’s mother, and Makhan in the story.
- Recognise the themes of homesickness, neglect, adolescence, and death as release.
- Understand the importance of the final line and the emotional effect of the ending.
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