English (Core) · Ch 8 — Going Places
About the Unit
About the Unit
"Going Places" closes this Flamingo unit, and the NCERT textbook rounds it off with an "About the Unit" box that names the ideas the story is built on. In our own words, these are what that box highlights.
Important
Theme (NCERT "About the Unit")
The heart of the story is adolescent hero-worship and fantasising - the way a young person like Sophie idolises a glamorous figure such as the footballer Danny Casey and weaves elaborate daydreams around him to escape an ordinary, working-class life.
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Sub-theme (NCERT "About the Unit")
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