Class 12 English — Chapter 8: Going Places

What you'll learn

• ▸Fantasy versus Reality in Adolescence
• ▸Character Analysis of Sophie
• ▸Hero Worship and the Fantasy of Danny Casey
• ▸Sophie's Relationship with Geoff
• ▸Family Dynamics and Socio-Economic Context
• ▸The Contrast between Sophie and Jansie
• ▸The Psychology of Adolescent Escapism

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- 8 Going Places 12074CH08 About the Author **A. R. Barton** is a modern writer, who lives in Zurich and writes in English. In the story *Going Places*, Barton explores the theme of adolescent fantasising and hero worship. *Notice these expressions in the text.* *Infer their meaning from the context.* * incongruity * prodigy * chuffed * solitary elm * arcade * amber glow * wharf * pangs of doubt "When I leave," Sophie said, coming home from school, "I'm going to have a boutique." Jansie, linking arms with her along the street; looked doubtful. "Takes money, Soaf, something like that." "I'll find it," Sophie said, staring far down the street. "Take you a long time to save that much." "Well I'll be a manager then — yes, of course — to begin with. Till I've got enough. But anyway, I know just how it's all going to look." "They wouldn't make you manager straight off, Soaf." "I'll be like Mary Quant," Sophie said. "I'll be a natur…

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Did you know?

• 💡 Mary Quant, a fashion icon, popularized the mini skirt, a symbol of liberation in the 1960s.
• 💡 The very first motorcycle, invented in 1885, could only reach a top speed of 12 kilometers per hour.
• 💡 Ancient Greek actors used large masks to play multiple characters in their plays, often outdoors.
• 💡 The world's largest city by land area, Hulunbuir, China, is bigger than some entire countries.
• 💡 Football's origins trace back over 2000 years to an ancient Chinese game called Cuju.

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