CLASS - 10
ENGLISH
LITERATURE
A LETTER TO GOD
By G.L. Fuentes
‘A Letter to God’ is a story of extreme faith in God.
He put the letter in an envelope, addressed it to ‘God’. He affixed a stamp on it and
dropped it in the mail-box
Postmaster discussed with his colleagues and all of them decided to part with some
money for an act of charity. They collected money, put it in an envelope and
addressed it to Lencho. This letter contained a single word in the form of a signature:
God.
Lencho was not at all surprised on receiving a letter from God.
seventy pesos
Lencho had a feeling that the people at the post office had cheated him by taking
out some money from God’s envelope. So, he wrote that God should not send
money through mail as according to him, the post office employees were a bunch of
crooks.
Raindrops – new silver coins
With a satisfied expressions he regarded the field of ripe corn with its flowers,
draped in a curtain of rain
Lencho was satisfied to see his crops.
Resolution – firm decision
Postmaster himself did not hand the letter to Lencho. He looked at him from his
office enjoying the contentment of a man who has done a good deed.
The Employees were kind and helpful.
• tried to keep Lencho’s faith in God intact
• empathetic, softhearted, caring, good leadership qualities, sensitive
• collects money from his employees to help Lencho and also gives a part of his
salary
• generous person, encourages to perceive others in a more positive light
• fosters a sense of community building
• spreads positivity which creates a healthy society
Humanity, kindness and selflessness are those values of the Post Master which you
would like to emulate.
Lencho seemed to be an impulsive man who felt suddenly elated at the rainfall and
later became sad to see the destruction which the rain had caused. Did he lack
tolerance? Did he not have the courage to face the challenges of life? Elucidate it
discussing the values one must possess to face any type of situation in about 100-
120 words.
Ans. Lencho was a hard working farmer. He had grown corn in his field and was
anxiously hoping for a good rain. He was very happy to see the rain, but he became
despaired on seeing the destroyed crop in his field by the storm. No doubt, he had
tolerance and the courage to face the challenges in his life. He had a very firm and
deep faith in God and after the destruction of his field, he was still hopeful that
everything will be all right. Although Lencho was a very strong man and worked hard
in his fields, but his firm faith in God made him write a letter to God. And the
tolerance in him only kept him waiting for the reply. He asked for hundred Pesos
from God and was confident of receiving the amount. He accepted seventy pesos
and again faced the situation by writing a second letter, demanding for the rest of
the thirty pesos. His faith in God was not shaken. He tackled the situation bravely. In
the same way we should face all situations courageously, we should be tolerant .
POEM – DUST OF SNOW
By Robert Frost
Brief poem but conveys the poet’s message coherently
Uses dark, depressive and bitter side of nature (crow and hemlock tree) to present
his depressive and sorrowful mood.
Lesson (theme) – 1) sometimes negative things can have a positive effect in our
life / in society
2) small and unimportant moments can have a significant effect in our life
Tone- light and cheerful
Rued – held in regret
The dust of snow proved to be a blessing in disguise for the poet
In our hectic life is we should enjoy nature to the utmost and we should have a
positive outlook even towards simple acts because they can lead to the learning of
greater lessons of enjoying life.
POEM- FIRE AND ICE
By Robert Frost
the poet refers to two predictions of how the world will end
fire stands for desire, greed, hatred, anger, cruelty or lust.
ice according to the poet, stands for hatred, indifference, insensitivity, coldness
and rigidity.
The more you try to satisfy desire, the more they grow. There is no end to it. They
spread rapidly like fire and ruin your whole life
