What role does the umbrella play in the story Umbrella man?

Answer 1

The umbrella man seems gentle, sympathetic and feeble from distance but really corrupted and immoral from within. His hidden character cannot be diagnosed by observing his outer appearance. His inner contradiction from his outer behaviour

Answer 2

A 12-year-old girl and her mother are in London for an appointment with the dentist. It starts raining,as they leave for home. They don't have an umbrella and so they decide to get a taxi. While they're waiting for a cab,an old man approaches them asking for a favour. The girl's mother is very suspicious of strange men. The old man explains that he has forgotten his wallet and wants to sell them his umbrella. He says that he is too tired to walk back home and wants a pound to hire a taxi. He tries to tempt the mother by offering his silk umbrella worth twenty pounds at a throwaway price. The mother likes the sound of the deal, but the little girl feels that she is talking undue advantage of the old man. Sensing her daughter's disapproval,the mother offers to pay for the cab,but he insists that they take the umbrella. The transaction is made and everyone is happy.

As the mother boasts of her ability to judge people correctly,the daughter draws her attention to the old man,who has quickly crossed the street and is hurrying away. They suspect the old man's intentions and decide to follow him. He rushes through the rainy streets. They follow him to a pub called"The Red Lion" and watch through the window, as the old man entres and uses the pound to buy"a treble whisky". The dughter finds the drink pretty expensive as it has cost the old man a twenty-pound silk umbrella. After his drink,the old man goes to retrieve his coat and hat and casually picks a wet umbrella from the coat-rack. He walks back to the street ans sells the umbrella to another unsuspecting person. He then heads off in another direction for another pub.

The mother realises the old man's game. The daughter exclaims in Horror that he could be doing this all night. The mother agrees as she says,"But I'll bet he prays like mad for rainy days".

Answer 3

The character sketch of the umbrella man:-

• The umbrella man seems gentle, sympathic and feeble from distance but really corrupted and immoral from within.

• his hidden character cannot be diagnosed by observing his outer appearance.

• He is a marvelous actor and ready to do anything for his Sundae ice-cream. He is clever enough to not to go to the sane restaurant so that he wouldn't be caught stealing umbrellas.

• The umbrella man is a real fraud, but someone good at heart who likes to help oyhers indirectly by atleast giving them an umbrella in exchange for their note.

Answer 4

In the story "Umbrella Man" by Roald Dahl, the umbrella serves as a clever disguise for a man to carry out a daring bank robbery. It helps him blend in with the crowd and gives an innocent appearance, allowing him to commit the crime without raising suspicion. Ultimately, the umbrella symbolizes the deceptive nature of appearances and the unexpected ways in which criminals can operate.

Answer 5

On a rainy day, a mother and a daughter stand in hope of a taxi in order to save themselves from the rain. Just then an old gentleman comes with a smile and speaks. The mother becomes doubtful as her golden rule says more the person is nice to you more suspicious you must become. But after a long conversation her greed on a lovely unaffordable silk umbrella made her toughness melt and she made a transaction-she gave a pound note to him in return of the silk umbrella.

As the mother was triumphantly explaining her daughter that she must not hurry things, and that the man was a titled man. Not far from this time, the daughter saw the old man who was supposed to be weary was scudding down the road. The mother was astonished and defeated in front of her daughter. She becomes determined to know why has he done so. They follow him to a pub where they see the man having a treble whiskey and the most important of all is that while walking out of the pub along with his hat and coat he jauntily picked up an umbrella and walked out of the pub. They again followed him to the place where their transaction took place and found another thin guy tricked by him in return of a pound. This is more or less the story.

After looking into it, we find that the umbrella is the central character-the most important role. At last the mother says," I'll bet he prays like mad for rainy days." This statement also justifies the above argument. The mother had found herself in a very advantageous and lucky position to get it in such a low price from a 'true gentleman'. But later she found out the real matter. So, in a rainy day the author has potrayed people who have nothing to cover them up and look around desperately in the rain to find some shade. Thus an umbrella in this case is a perfect thing to give-a man if in such a position will look forward to go to his home as quick as possible. Thus here the old man chooses the umbrella as the dice of his little game. He comes forward at the beginning with the umbrella and completes the transaction and sets up for another umbrella with another transaction and the game could go on for the whole night. Thus, we see that it is the umbrella itself which revolves around every part of the story-every part is incomplete without the umbrella; without it the story wouldn't have ended in such a humorous manner. Thus the umbrella is the central character of the story.

Answer 6

The setting of this short story is all based in Londen.The red lion pub and the beautifull cafe

Answer 7

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