Class 9 English — Chapter 9: The Beggar
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What you'll learn
- ▸Character Analysis: Lushkoff the Beggar
- ▸Character Analysis: Sergei the Advocate
- ▸The Pivotal Role of Olga the Cook
- ▸Theme: The Nature of True Help
- ▸Theme: Deception and Honesty
- ▸Plot and Climax
- ▸The Impact of Words vs. Actions
Chapter Summary
--- PAGE 1 --- 9. The Beggar What induced the beggar, Lushkoff, to change his ways? Let's read and find out. "KIND sir, have pity; turn your attention to a poor, hungry man! For three days I have had nothing to eat; I haven't five copecks for a lodging, I swear it before God. For eight years I was a village schoolteacher and then I lost my place through intrigues. I fell a victim to calumny. It is a year now since I have had anything to do." The advocate, Sergei, looked at the ragged, fawn-coloured overcoat of the suppliant, at his dull, drunken eyes, at the red spot on either cheek, and it seemed to him as if he had seen this man somewhere before. "I have now had an offer of a position in the province of Kaluga," the mendicant went on, "but I haven't the money to get there. Help me kindly; I am ashamed to ask, but — I am obliged to by circumstances." Sergei's eyes fell on the man's overshoes, one of which was high and the other low, and he sud…
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Did you know?
- 💡 Begging has been a common human practice for thousands of years.
- 💡 Many ancient cultures linked begging to religious or spiritual paths.
- 💡 Work therapy helps individuals recover and learn new valuable skills.
- 💡 Some modern cities have official programs to help beggars find employment.
- 💡 Children typically learn to tell their first lies between ages two and five.
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