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Character Sketch Bama and Annan from Class 12 English Vistas Book Chapter 6 Memories of Childhood Part 2 We too are Human Beings

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Question: Discuss the changes that we see in Bama’s character in the story Memories of Childhood – We too are human beings.

Ans. Bama is a small innocent school girl of South India and is a victim of caste discrimination and untouchability. She is always curious and ponders about various things- the way in which the tea stall owners pour the tea etc. She is a typical kid who is very observant and gets distracted because of all the fun and entertaining events happening around her. She is surprised to see distinctions based on class and caste. When her brother tells her about the reality, she is astonished to realize the fact that the rich and upper caste people have lost all humanity.

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Question: How does Bama achieve respect and acceptance in the society, despite her caste?

Ans. Bama feels that they too are human beings. Her brother who tells her about the mishap in their life because they are born into this community. The words of her brother that until their Dalit community can uplift their identity through education they will continue to be looked down upon makes a deep impacted on her mind.  She becomes studious and studies hard to stand first in her class to overcome the discrimination done with the backward class people. In this way, she wins everyone’s respect and becomes a role model for all Dalits.

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Question: How does Annan convey the reality about their caste to Bama?

Ans. Bama’s elder brother, Annan, was a university Student. He came home for the holidays. He told Bama that they were born into the community of untouchables and were never given honour, respect, recognition and dignity. Annan told Bama that until their Dalit community would uplift their identity through education, they will continue to be looked down upon and run roughshod over.

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Question: What role does Annan play in Bama’s empowerment?

Ans. Annan encourages Bama to use the opportunities offered by education to elude the odds of caste discrimination and bridge the chasm of racial inequality. His words leave a deep imprint on the mind and soul of young Bama.

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Memories of Childhood Part 2 We too are Human Beings Overview – The story “we too are human beings” talks about the evil of social discrimination. This is an excerpt from the writer’s autobiography ‘Kurukku’. A Tamil Dalit girl named Bama describes her experience in the third grade. Although she was unaware of the negative effects of untouchability, she had encountered humiliation and embarrassment in her environment. The excerpt shows how low caste individuals are viewed as untouchables due to caste prejudice. Low caste members not only show deference to high caste members, but they also poison everything they touch.

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