Ruthless — Revision Notes
ICSE · Class 10 · English Literature-Treasure Chest ( Poems and Short Stories)
Ruthless revision notes for ICSE Class 10 English Literature-Treasure Chest: 4 topics in quick points. Includes Story Overview, Characters and Plot.
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Story Overview
- Judson Webb is the protagonist and villain of the story.
- He is ruthless, controlling, and possessive.
- He owns a private mountain camp and keeps a locked closet that no one else can open, not even Marcia.
Characters
- Judson Webb is the central character, and his cruelty drives the plot.
- He values property more than human life.
- He keeps a spring-locked closet with guns, ammunition, fishing rods, and liquor.
Plot in Brief
- The story opens in a private mountain camp just before winter closure.
- Judson opens his spring-locked closet and thinks about the stolen liquor from the previous winter.
- He drops two small white poison pellets into a nearly empty bottle of bourbon.
Themes
- Poetic justice is the main theme.
- Judson’s cruelty returns to him in the same form he intended for others.
- The story strongly shows that legality is not the same as morality.
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