Environment
Kerala Board · Class 9 · English
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Reading A: What is Man Without the Beasts? - Chief Seattle's Speech
- Chief Seattle was a Native American leader (1786-1866) who delivered this speech in 1854 when forced to sell tribal lands to the US Government
- The speech is considered 'a gospel of the greens' and remains relevant to modern environmental movements
- Central theme: Interconnectedness of all living beings - 'All things are connected like the blood which unites one family'
Reading B: The River - Poem by Caroline Anne Bowles
- Four-stanza poem using the river as an extended metaphor for human life stages
- Stanza 1: River as child - 'little river', 'bright sparkle', 'dancing', 'like a child at play'
- Stanza 2: River as youth - 'swelling river', 'brawling, leaping', 'like impetuous youth'
Reading C: Can't Climb Trees Anymore - Short Story by Ruskin Bond
- Nostalgic story about a middle-aged man revisiting his childhood home after 25 years
- Setting: Old house with jackfruit tree, mango tree, granite walls - symbols of permanence
- Characters: Unnamed narrator (middle-aged man), young girl (12-13 years old, colonel's daughter)
Common Environmental Themes Across All Three Texts
- Interconnectedness: All three texts show connections between humans and nature
- Cyclical nature: River poem shows life cycles, Seattle's speech shows natural cycles, Bond's story shows generational cycles
- Permanence vs. Change: Trees remain while humans and civilizations change
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Sources & Official References
- Kerala Board of Public Examinations — keralapareekshabhavan.in
- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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