The author, Anees Jung, explains that the children in Seemapuri often go barefoot because their families cannot afford basic necessities, including footwear. This lack of shoes symbolizes their poverty and the harsh realities of their lives, as they navigate through garbage dumps and difficult environments. The absence of footwear also highlights their vulnerability and the indifference of society towards their plight.
This question related to Chapter: 2 English Class 12th NCERT.
From the chapter Lost Spring.
Give answer according to your understanding.
Author feels that how easily children not wearing footwear explain that to remain barefoot is a tradition and it is not that they are not wearing shoes because they are poor. He knows that this is just an excuse and they are barefoot because they are poor and she also wonders that this is a great way to hide their poverty. After this incident she also remembers the story of a poor boy who prayed for a pair of shoes.
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