Roadside Stand | Class12 | Summary | Flemingo

The Roadside Stand

Theme of the story

The poem through the owner of roadside stand reflects upon the life of people thatnare deprived and mindlessly ignored by the city bred people. The owner wants to be accepted by the city people even if they dont buy anything from his stand. 

Further the poet also points

The little old house...........with a mind ahead

• In this stanza the poet describe about the new shed that had been set up by the occupants of old littke house on the edge or side or side of the road that was busy with the traffic. The owner of the roadside stand await if someone would stop their car to buy something from this stand. He wasn't begging infact he waw trying to earn some money by selling fruit and vegetables. These people or this family is deprived and need money that have been circulating in the city with the help of which city people are flourishing. 

Or if ever aside........with silver warts.

•  In this stanza, the poet uses polished traffic to describe the people are living in the city and even when they passing through the countryside their mnd are still occupied with their profession and city life. Further he describes that even if for moment they forgot about their city life and have a good look at the landscape all they do is criticize and judge. They simply get mad about the presence of shed their or the old rustic signs despite looking at the barries and the golden squash which is out for sale.

Or beauty rest........ Keeping from us

•  Further the poet continues by speaking on the behalf of the owner of the roadside stand that if they have the money with them why they act so mean towards these people and hold it so dear to them. These peopla are hurt because they hoped that the city dwellers will buy their products which will generate income foe their family and they will be able to live happily, simply remains a trusting sorrow as no body bothers about their sale and instead they want that the stand should be removed as it spils the beauty of the landscape. Thw owner of the roadside stand thought that once the family has enough money they can live the life that was promised to them by the political parties.

It is in the news.......the ancient way.

•  In this stanza the poet tekls that there is a news that these people living in the village or the countryside willbe relocated and shifted tothe the city near the theaters and the store where thwy will be equally benefitted by the development and growth. The people who consider themselves as the do - gooders or the cheritable ones simply manipulate them them and accomplish their own selfish motives. The village people are misguided by the city people who teach them to sleep all day which they are not habitual of as the village people spend their day working hard.

Sometimes I feel......where it ws bound.

• In ths stanza the poet tells what he feels by looking at the pitiable conditions of these people. They for a customer like a child near the open window wishing that the car stop by their stand and at keast inquire the prices. He says that a car that stopped indeed plowed up the grass in order tobturn around an the another car that stopped simply askes about the direction.

And another to ask gently outbof my pain......

• The poet want to uolift countryside poor people from their existing pain and therfore he empathises with them because  he knows that the even just enough to meet daily meet. He thinks tht people should be put out of pain nd harfship of existence. He then writes that he imagines how would be react when the nest day anyone would go and gently wake him up and put him out of the pain that he feels for the people. But this might only be the temporary relief for him just like it would be for the farmers or these poor peasants.