EXERCISE

 

Let’s Discuss :

Q.1. Who was Mr. Gessler? How did the author know him ?

Ans. Mr. Gessler was a shoemaker. The author’s father made his boots from Mr. Gessler. The author used to go to Mr. Gessler’s shop , in the days of his extreme youth, with his father. So, the author know Gessler since his childhood.

 

Q.2. What was the author’s opinion about Mr. Gessler as a shoe maker ?

Ans. The author’s opinion about Mr. Gessler as a shoe maker was, that he was an artist of his work. He had the same skill and pride in his trade as any other artists, and the same respect for it too. The author says that Mr. Gessler had devoted his life completely to his art. He never compromised with his quality of work and work was worship for him.

 

Q.3. The work style of Mr. Gessler was unique. Explain.

Ans. Mr. Gessler never compromised with his work. Apart to other shoemakers he considered his work an art.He never advertised terribly of the lather or the time taken in completing the boots. He never advertised his work . He used best lather for the boots made by him. So, boots made by him lasted terribly. Thus , we see that the work style of Mr. Gessler was unique.

 

Q.4. Mr. Gessler was not successful in his trade. Why ?

Ans. Mr. Gessler was respected as the best bootmaker of London. But he was he was not successful in his trade as he was not a practical mam and didn’t change with the phas of time. So, he went on loosing his customers. Finally he became unsuccessful and started to death.

 

Q.5. Big firms are selling their products and making hold on the market through advertisement, offers and big shows. Low scaled and skilled artists are being out of trade. How? Give your own opinion with the reference to the lesson. ” Quality”.

Ans. Mr. Gessler rightly said in the lesson” Quality” that big firms don’t have self-respect. They get work or business not through their good work, or hard labour, or quality, but they do it all by advertisement. This way they snatch work from good workers as Mr. Gessler who love their work. It comes to a result that good workers or small shops get every year less work and they are thus forced to close their shops or to face starvation which lead to death. And thus had died Mr. Gessler. So , we see that big firms are against quality and only concerned to bag anyhow money; just a matter of greed …… It’s crime.