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My Unknown Friend

ICSE · Class 7 · English Literature : Book 'Gulmohar'

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Key Topics to Revise

1

Story Overview and Main Idea

  • The narrator sits alone in a Pullman compartment, a luxury railway carriage.
  • A well-dressed stranger enters and pretends to recognise the narrator.
  • The stranger speaks as if both men know each other from an old group of friends.
2

Characters and Their Roles

  • The narrator is the unnamed speaker. He is proud of his memory, but he often struggles with names and faces.
  • The unknown man is the con man. He is well dressed, calm, and skilled at pretending familiarity.
  • Billy is an old gang member mentioned in the conversation.
3

Important Events in Order

  • The stranger enters the compartment and pretends to know the narrator.
  • The narrator replies as if he also knows the stranger.
  • The stranger talks about old friends and the old place.
4

Themes and Message

  • Appearance can be misleading.
  • False friendliness can be used as a tool for cheating.
  • Overconfidence can make a person careless.

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The stranger behaves as if heThe narrator believes he can manageThe stranger keeps asking questionsAt the endThe narrator first thinks the stranger

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