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Explain the Various Ways In Which the Story of Games At Twilight Uses Contrast.
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... EXPLAIN THE VARIOUS WAYS IN WHICH THE STORY OF "GAMES AT TWILIGHT" USES CONTRAST. "Games at twilight" is a short story written by Anita Desai. It is a very descriptive account of a young boy's experiences, thoughts and feelings whilst playing hide and seek with some other children. Just when the young boy, Ravi, finally triumphs over the other, "bigger", children, his victory is ignored and pushed aside. This anticlimax results in Ravi feeling completely insignificant and irrelevant. This story contains many contrasts that are used effectively to assist the reader in understanding Ravi's complex emotions. One of these distinctions involves the children and the adults in the story. The mother in the tale is the predominant adult. There is a very marked discrepancy between the children and the mother, for example, the mother wishes to spend the stifling afternoon in the house cooling down whereas the children desire to run around














