Look at this cartoon by R.K. Laxman. Read the sentences given below the cartoon. Discuss the following questions with your partner.

● What is it about?


● Do you find it funny? If so, why?


● Do you think a cartoon is a serious drawing? Why or why not?


● The picture is about a child who is reading extra books other than his school text books. Parents want and direct child to finish his homework and stick to bookish knowledge.


● The picture is funny. In real life, at home level, every child is treated as labor at some point in time. A child is not allowed to read according to his wishes. They have to comply with parents’ wishes and school`s burdensome homework.


● Cartoon is not a serious drawing but the messages at the time they convey are of serious nature.


Cartoons characters are drawn with simplicity so that they may form a connection with the kids. Cartoons basic nature is to bring in joy and smile on the face of readers. But they usually have moral to teach to adults and kids both.


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