https://padlet.com/swapnawilliams/4llv6l0ic3gt Justify the appropriateness of the title-Lost Spring in not more than 30 words. en-us 2017-05-21 17:51:13 UTC 2026-03-17 19:04:32 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Babyhead.png https://padlet.com/swapnawilliams/4llv6l0ic3gt/wish/173053171 Spring is a time of happiness and joy and the "LOST CHILD" here means the loss of childhood]]> 2017-05-22 04:28:36 UTC https://padlet.com/swapnawilliams/4llv6l0ic3gt/wish/173053171 https://padlet.com/swapnawilliams/4llv6l0ic3gt/wish/173053223 Spring signifies childhood and happiness. The children that the author talks about in this chapter have lost that beautiful phase of their life.They are deprived of the childhood they deserve. When they are supposed to play around, they are working to earn for a living.]]> 2017-05-22 04:29:01 UTC https://padlet.com/swapnawilliams/4llv6l0ic3gt/wish/173053223 https://padlet.com/swapnawilliams/4llv6l0ic3gt/wish/173053523 The author examines the poverty and "tradition" that expose children to a life of exploitation and sadness.
Saheb as a ragpicker whose parents have left behind a life of abject poverty in Bangladesh. His family, like the many other families of rag pickers lives in Seemapuri. They live in miserable condition. The writer is pained to see Saheb, whose name means the ruler of the Earth, lose the spark of childhood. She then proceeds to tell about Mukesh who does want to be his own master. The writer’s observation is that these poor hopeless people are but pawn in the games that are played by Sahukars, middlemen, the policemen, the bureaucrats and the politicians.
The title is meaningful as they lost their spring (childhood). The writer has beautifully essayed the story of stolen childhood with a view to sensitizing us to the plight of these poor unfortunate children.

]]> 2017-05-22 04:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/swapnawilliams/4llv6l0ic3gt/wish/173053523 https://padlet.com/swapnawilliams/4llv6l0ic3gt/wish/173053614 2017-05-22 04:31:56 UTC https://padlet.com/swapnawilliams/4llv6l0ic3gt/wish/173053614 https://padlet.com/swapnawilliams/4llv6l0ic3gt/wish/173053909 Spring - color, happiness, a new beginning, youth. A child is being pushed into the real world and that seems to be the beginning of his/her life. A very rough start, indeed. The lego blocks are replaced by bricks and the satchels are replaced by sacks. A monochromatic journey surrounded by color. That yellow path always seems to be far, far away. Thus, extracting the joy out of their life- the lost spring. ]]> 2017-05-22 04:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/swapnawilliams/4llv6l0ic3gt/wish/173053909 https://padlet.com/swapnawilliams/4llv6l0ic3gt/wish/173134904 The title 'Lost Spring' aptly suits this story Spring is when life flourishs in the form of natural beauty like flowers and green trees. It is the time of happiness, growth and development. 
The title 'Lost Spring ' hints towards the lost happiness in the growing up of young children like Saheb and Mukesh. It brings forward the ugly truth of poverty that embraces the young children who has to work in garbage dumps and dingy places. ]]> 2017-05-22 13:08:28 UTC https://padlet.com/swapnawilliams/4llv6l0ic3gt/wish/173134904