Children love to bask in their glory, but others often misinterpret their victories. This misinterpretation usually leads to a child feeling insignificant and small. In Anita Desai’s short story “Games at Twilight”, Ravi learns and experiences the pain of insignificance. After hiding in the shed after a childish game of hide and seek he becomes the victor, but when he come out to claim his prize he is scolded. Ravi’s victory is misinterpreted which leads to his discovery of his insignificance. Desai relays this to readers through imagery and diction.
Through imagery, Desai a master in her craft, established a tone in which readers could feel all of the emotions extending from victory to insignificance. Ravi “laid down full length on the grass crushing his face in to it” (1077) when he realized no one knew he was gone. As “the arc of thin arms trembled in the twilight and [the] head bowed so sadly” (1077) Ravi could not fathom that his family hadn’t realized he was missing nor......
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