The Pulley — Chapter Summary
Maharashtra Board · Class 10 · English
Summary of The Pulley for Maharashtra Board Class 10 English. Part of the Maharashtra Board Class 10 English syllabus.
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Overview
Notice how God gives Man every blessing except Rest. The poem uses the idea of a pulley to show that human restlessness can draw people back to God. The central thought is simple but deep: when people are surrounded by strength, beauty, wisdom, honour, and pleasure, they may still remain incomplete
Key Concepts
George Herbert was a Welsh poet
George Herbert was a Welsh poet who lived from 1593 to 1633. He was a priest by profession and wrote religious poems rich in imagery and conceits.
God is imagined as having
God is imagined as having a glass of blessings ready when He made Man. From this glass, He pours gifts into human life.
The blessings given in order
The blessings given in order are strength, beauty, wisdom, honour, and pleasure.
Rest remains at the bottom
Rest remains at the bottom of the glass and is not given to Man. God deliberately withholds it.
God feels that if Man also
God feels that if Man also receives Rest, he will adore the gifts instead of God. Then Man would rest in Nature, not in the God of Nature.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the main idea of the poem
- Identify the blessings God gives to Man
- Explain why God withholds Rest
- Understand the meaning of the pulley as a metaphor
- Recognise the two-way relationship between God and worshippers
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