Chapter Wise Values for Literature

Following are the values my students have identified for the first six chapters and a sample value-based answer. 
Once you have gone through them, go ahead and find values taught by the other chapters 
and challenge yourself to answer questions about them. 
GOOD LUCK!!

1) The Portrait of a Lady

                1.1) Grandmother: piety, devotion, affection, love, kindness, benevolence, acceptance, sensitivity to animals

                1.2) Chapter: respect for elders and all values mentioned above

2) We’re not afraid to die

                2.1) Narrator: courage, diligence, resourcefulness, initiative, spontaneity

                2.2) Children: optimism, support, love, affection, understanding, empathy, tolerance

                2.3) Mary and the crew: diligence, team spirit, diligence, courage, unity

3) Discovering Tut

                3.1) Chapter: sensitivity to heritage, cultural preservation, respect for antiquity, spirit of curiosity

4) Summer of the Beautiful White Horse

                4.1) Boys: freedom, innocence, sensitivity to animals, curiosity, wonder, passion

                4.2) Garoghlanian Tribe: honesty, truth, integrity, pride, morality

                4.3) John Byro: simplicity, understanding, tolerance, forgiveness

5) The Address

                5.1) Chapter: empathy, understanding, tolerance, acceptance, forgiveness, unity, humanity

6) Ranga’s Marriage

                6.1) Ranga: progressiveness, traditionalism, respect for heritage, respect for elders

                6.2) Narrator: affection, traditionalism, intelligence, strategic acumen, subtlety

Sample value based question (solved)

Q.1. Discuss the effect of war on the lives of civilians with reference to the instances and values

in the chapter ‘The Address’?                                                                                    (3m/4m/6m)

Ans .1. War leads to loss of life, property, sense of identity and peace. This has been aptly implied in books like ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ as well as the chapter ‘The Address’ by Marga Minco.

The narrator of the story was the survivor of a war. Simple things such as the view from her window, the colour of the bread and a safe bed seemed like gifts after the atrocities of war.

Rejection and disappointment met her attempt to reclaim her mother’s belongings. Eventually, she realized that the items seemed unfamiliar in new surroundings, unsuitable to her new life and were a part of an innocent young girl’s childhood. Among all the atrocities of war the narrator had to forget, it seemed easiest to leave behind the painful memories of a connection that no longer existed.

This foray onto the path to recovery, the narrator demonstrated the values of empathy, understanding, tolerance, acceptance, forgiveness, unity and humanity.