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Presentation by - Faizan, Prabman, Adwey, Harman, Nandini, Chahat

 Acknowledgement
Prabman- Summary

Nandini- Plot

Faizan- Justification of title, Quiz

Adwey- Theme, Highlights

Harman- Character Sketch, Summary

Chahat- About the Author, Keywords

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Susan Hill (born on 5 February 1942-) is an
English author of fiction and non-fiction
works.

Her novels include The Woman in Black, The

Mist in the Mirror & I'm the King of the
Castle.

She was appointed Commander of the Order

of the British Empire in the 2012 Birthday
Honors for her services to literature.

She is known to explore the inner fears and

loneliness. Her works reflect honest
suffering and optimism.
 Character Sketch
Derry Mr. Lamb Derry's Mom

AKA Derek AKA Lamey-Lamb Overprotective

A 14 year boy An elderly man Downer
Physically disabled having a tin leg She does not let
Scarred face and is Open-minded him meet Mr.
blind in one eye. person Lamb.
Inferiority complex Positive attitude She treats her son
He helped Derry to with a sense of
become positive pity.
and face the world.
PLOT
 INTRODUCTION
The play opens with the introduction of Derry, a
fourteen-year-old boy with a disfigured face who has
just climbed the garden wall and jumped into Mr
Lamb’s garden.

Derry has a half-burnt face due to a childhood

accident, and he lives a solitary life, shunning all
human contact. He is resentful of his condition and
has a negative outlook on life.
Meeting Mr.Lamb
Mr Lamb is an elderly man who has a leg injury and
has a tin leg, he is friendly and sociable and strikes
up a conversation with Derry

Mr Lamb and Derry strike up an unlikely friendship

despite their differences in age and background.

Mr Lamb enjoys Derry’s company and share stories

of wisdom with the boy
Conversation with Mr Lamb
Mr Lamb is a very warm and compassionate person who treats Derry
with kindness and respect

Derry is initially hesitant as he has never been a very sociable person

but eventually gets comfortable and starts talking to Mr lamb about his
bitterness and anger because of his disfigurement.

Mr Lamb has a very positive and optimistic outlook on life and he

shares his philosophy on how people should look beyond appearances
and focus on the goodness in each other.

He tells Derry about his own experiences, of how children call him
“Lamey lamb” because of his tin leg but despite it all, he appreciates
the beauty in the world
A Change in Derry
Derry realizes after talking to Mr Lamb how he has been
unnecessarily dwelling on his physical appearance too
much and thinking about what others say about him too
much.

He starts to see the world in a positive light and newfound

sense of hope, he likes talking to Mr Lamb and being in the
garden

Derry has to leave to inform his mom about his

whereabouts as he is 3 miles away from his home
Conflict and Interference
After Derry’s mom discovers his whereabouts and gets to
know abput his friendship with Mr. Lamb she’s concerned
about the influence Mr. lamb may have on her son.

She forbids Derry to go back to Mr. Lamb, citing societal

prejudices and fears.

Derry expresses his hatred towards his home and runs away
from his house saying that if he does not go to Mr lamb’s
he’ll never be able to go anywhere
 Farewell
After returning to Mr. Lamb’s garden Derry finds him lying dead
under an apple tree.
Their parting is marked by a sense of grief and loss, and even if
they knew each other for a very short period of time, Mr Lamb
played a very important role in Derry’s life
The story ends on a poignant note as Derry reflects on the
profound connection he had with Mr Lamb and grieves the loss of
his death.
With the help of Mr Lamb, Derry realized the importance of looking
beyond physical appearances and finding inner strength.
The Play “ On the Face of it” highlights the transformative power of
kindness, empathy and understanding even in the face of adversity
SUMMARY
 SUMMARY
The story begins with a teenage boy entering a garden. His
face is burnt on one side due to an accident when acid fell
on half of his face.

He has gone there to hide as he is afraid of facing people.

But when he enters, he finds someone already presents
there.

He tries to leave the place but he is stopped by the old

man, Mr. Lamb, the owner of the garden. Mr. Lamb
welcomes him and tells him not to leave.
 SUMMARY
Derry wants to leave as he thinks people get afraid
of his looks but Mr. Lamb insists he stay there.

They enter into a conversation that how Derry is

not liked by anyone however Mr. Lamb tries to
console him.

He tells him that he has a tin leg and kids make fun
of him. Still, he is not depressed and enjoys his life.
 SUMMARY
Mr. Lamb keeps on telling him to think of the positive
things and soon they become friends.

Derry tells him that he had come too far from his home
and hadn’t told anything about this to his mother due to
which Mr. Lamb asks Derry to ask her mother’s
permission.

Derry finds it difficult and quarrels but at last, he told

him to come back after taking his mother’s permission.
 SUMMARY
His mother didn’t want him to go back but he comes back
again.

Meanwhile, Mr. Lamb climbs the ladder on his own to pluck

the crab apples as he was sure that Derry would not return.

But unfortunately Mr. Lamb falls from his ladder and dies.
Derry, on the other hand, returns to the garden to help him.

Derry tries hard to make him move but did not get any
response from him.
 Themes

Loneliness and Isolation

Human connections

Disability and Perception

Identity and Self-acceptance

 Word-Meanings
Peculiar - Strange

Trespassing - Entering
without permission

Dafy- mad

Creak- Sound of bending

 Word-Meanings
Draft in your head- Mentally sick

Silken ladder- web of spider

Walk tentatively- walk hesitantly

Screen of bushes - group of bushes

Justification of the Title
The title "On the Face of It" is justified as it
reflects the story's exploration of how
physical appearances can lead to surface
judgments and the ensuing isolation and
prejudice faced by individuals like Derry and
Mr. Lamb.
 Highlights
Derry, a boy with a scarred face, seeks solace in Mr. Lamb's
garden to escape cruelty.

Mr.Lamb, an elderly man with a disfigured leg, welcomes

Derry into the garden.

Derry and Mr.Lamb bond over shared experiences of isolation

and prejudice.

Their friendship develops as they discuss their fears and

feelings.
 Highlights
Mr.Lamb asks Derry for help picking crab apples; Derry agrees
but must seek his mother's permission.

Tragically, Mr.Lamb falls from a ladder and dies while Derry is

away.

Derry returns to find Mr.Lamb's lifeless body, leading to grief

and loss.

The story conveys the transformative power of human

connection, empathy, and understanding.
QUIZ
 QUIZ
What is this story featuring?
(a) an old man and a small boy meeting in old man’s
garden

(b) gossip of old man

(c) love of mother

(d)
 QUIZ
Why does Derry begin to weep in the end?
(a) Out of relief as had managed to come

(b) Mr Lamb was dead

(c) Mr Lamb did not want him

(d) His mother prohibited him from stepping out of doors

 QUIZ
___ blew up Mr Lamb’s leg

(a) A bomb

(b) A gunshot

(c) An accident

(d) A splinter
 QUIZ
Mr. Lamb made ___ with ___
(a) cake, eggs

(b) cookies, chocolate

(c) pie, apple

(d) toffee, honey

 QUIZ
Mr Lamb thinks the bees ___
(a) sing

(b) dance

(c) play

(d) understand
 QUIZ
Why did children call Mr. Lamb Lamey Lamb?
(a) because he stopped them from taking apples

(b) he spoke rudely

(c) they didn’t like him

(d) because of his broken leg in a bomb explosion

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