,8,! ,*]ry ,tree,0 by ,rusk9 ,bond3
,%ort ,/ory ,analysis
  ,8,! ,*]ry ,tree,0 0 writt5 9 #aihj by
,anglo-,9dian writ] ,rusk9 ,bond al "kn
z ! writ] f ! ,hills ( ,9dia4 ,rusk9
,bond p5n$ ? r1li/ic %ort /ory ( ! hills
( ,mussoorie 9 ,9dia4 ,rusk9 ,bond wrote
? %ort /ory :ile / liv+ at ! ,maplewood
,lodge 9 ,mussoorie4 ,? %ort /ory is
/yl$ l a b$"t /ory & is bas$ on ! sc5ic
natural b1uty ( ! hills ( ,9dia & !
s1sonal *anges 9 t region4 ,"? ! gr[? (
a six-ye>-old boy & 8 *]ry tree1 ! r1d]
is tak5 on a tranquil j\rney 9 & >.d !
_m natural sc5ic wond]s ( ,mussoorie t
is home = ,rusk9 ,bond4 ,rusk9 ,bond
lives 9 ,l&\r ) 8 adopt$ family1 8
adopt$ gr&son1 ^: "n al happ5s to 2
,rake%1 z does ! * protagoni/ ( ? %ort
/ory titl$ ,8,! ,*]ry ,tree,04 ,o!r !mes
hi<li<t$ is ! resili;e ( nature1 ! b1uty
( cr1;n1 ,rake%'s $uca;n by 8 gr&"f1 !
sc5ic natural b1uty ( ! hill /a;n1 &
,bond's rela;n%ip ) 8 adopt$ gr&sons & 8
3tribu;n to ,9dian *n's fic;n ov] !   #a
la/ sev5 decades he has sp5t 9 ! writ+
pr(es.n4 ,2c ( 8 natural lyrical poetry1
,rusk9 ,bond is (t5 call$ ! ,william
,^wswor? ( ,9dian lit]ature4 ,he is
unanim\sly dcld to 2 ! na;n's mo/ 2lov$
writ] z well4
  ,z ! title su7e/s1 we >e 9troduc$ to !
g]m9a;n ( a resili5t b /u2orn ,*]ry
,tree plant$ on a :im by ! * protagoni/
,rake% 9 8 gr&"f's g>d54 ,rake%'s gr&"f1
:o respect$ & lov$ nature1 su7e/$ t
,rake% plant ! *]ry se$ z he knew !
value ( plant+ trees l ,rusk9 ,bond did4
,? 0 to t1* 8 gr&son ,rake% a lesson t a
grt] purpose 0 s]v$ by plant+ ! se$ ( a
tree ?an by m]ely pres]v+ ! se$ )\t
putt+ x 9to ! soil4 ,9 ? way1 ! import.e
& su/a9+ qual;y ( trees 0 hi<li<t$
directly & 9directly to ,rake%4 ,he
le>n$ t trees >e ess5tial = ! ecology &
nature to r5ew & refre% xf4 ,! image (
,rake% pu%+ ! *]ry se$ 9 ! soil is a
microcosm ( ! act ( ! ,cr1tor ( ,nature4
,rake% wd only r1lize 8 role z a cr1tor
& su/a9] ( life at ! 5d ( ! /ory )    #b
! exp]i;e ( two ye>s 2h hm4
  ,rake% is tau<t by 8 gr&"f ! import.e
( plant+ trees t wd br+ a ri* h>ve/ 9
su3e$+ ye>s 9 ways use;l to man & add
b1uty & wond] to ! p[]s ( nature4 ,t5d+
to ! ,*]ry ,tree 0 al h>d "w : tau<t
,rake% pati;e4 ,we see ! p>allel (
nurtur+ to ,rusk9 ,bond's [n nurtur+ (
rela;n%ips & fr%ips ) ! p ( ,9dia1
especially ll *n4 ,we see ,bond hmf 9 8
[n way t1*+ 8 love ( nature & ! hills (
,9dia to ,rake% or ! *n ( ,9dia1 & 9
turn1 he loves x :5 *n le>n & gr[ up 9 !
%ad[ ( nature4 ,rake% al grew up 9 !
%ad[ or %ade ( ! ,*]ry ,tree4 ,we see
,rusk9 ,bond is relat$ m to ! ,*]ry
,tree ?an we c>e to ?9k4 ,rusk9 ,bond 0
t]m$ an ,8\tsid],0 2c ( 8 ,5gli% h]itage
& _h to l1ve ,9dia & settle 9 ,5gl&4
,h["e1 home = ,rusk9 ,bond _h alw be5
,9dia1 especially ! ,hills ( ,9dia1 & s
af a %ort /ay 9 ,europe1 he return$ to
,9dia1 n"e to l1ve x = decades4 ,he1
too1 l ! ,8=eign,0 b yet q ,8,9dian,0
*]ry tree1 tries to pu% 8 way hi!r    #c
& ?i!r t[>ds [n+ 8 space 9 ,9dia & %[+
all & sundry t he is m ,9dian ?an p ?9k4
  ,l ! *]ry tree t despite ! _m a3id5ts1
! h>% w1!r1 & ! c>e.s;s ( humans f9ally
=ms 9to a dec5tly big tree t is home to
_m1 s too does ,bond4 ,rusk9 ,bond's
books1 /ories1 essays1 novels1 novellas1
poems1 travelogues1 & memoirs >e a
,8home,0 or ,8tree ( lit]ature,0 t h\ses
! m9ds & ?"\s ( _m ,9dians1 especially
^? f ! #aiijs & e>ly #bjjjs :o ador$ 8
*n /ories4 ,he 0 a =eign se$ l !
,ka%miri *]ry se$ eat5 & !n s[n 9 ! gr.d
by ,rake%4 ,bond's rela;n%ips ) ? c.try
quietly a6irm hm z a writ] :o is truly
,9dian4
  ,! gr&"f1 a retir$ =e/ rang]1 p>allels
,rusk9 ,bond1 :o tries to $ucate ,rake%
on nature & 5gages hm 9 r1d+4 ,! gr&"f
tells ,rake% /ories ab p turn+ 9to
animals1 <o/s :o liv$ 9 trees1 b1ns t
jump$1 & /"os t wept :ile ! boy at 8 5d
( ! b>ga9 r1d \ ! newspap] to 8 ag$
gr&"f4 ,! gr&"f 0 try+ to get ! * to
love r1d+ : wd add to 8 a3ompli%;ts   #d
z a /ud5t4 ,? 0 important z ,rake%'s
fic;nal p>5ts all[$ hm to live ) 8 gr&"f
to att5d s*ool & get a dec5t $uca;n4 ,!
gr&"f is a 3/ant obs]v] & de> companion
to ,rake% & is ev5 pres5t :5 ,rake%
makes ! ,8cr1tor,0 4cov]y4
  ,! ,*]ry ,tree 0 ! product ( a se$ ( a
half-sweet & half-s\r *]ry eat5 by
,rake% on 8 way back f ! baza>4 ,! *]ry
0 f ,ka%mir & s 0 n a tree t g5]ally
grew 9 ,mussoorie4 ,yet1 to defy nature
& yet 2 "o ) nature1 ,rake% s[s ! se$ 9
! soil4 ,! *]ry se$ takes a :ole ye> to
]upt 9 a t9y spurt ( gr[? f ! soil4 ,t
,rake% rememb]s x 9dicates t he 0 ( a
romantic & delicate temp]a;t l 8 gr&"f4
,? %[$ t he1 too1 respect$ & lov$ nature
! way 8 gr&"f did4 ,! ,*]ry ,tree is
wat]$ & c>$ =4 ,h["e1 _m /ru7les come _!
way 9 ! =m (3

_4 ,a goat eat+ ! l1ves
_4 ,a woman cutt+ grass :o cut a
  significant "p ( x
_4 ,a r\< ra9y s1son                  #e
  ,b ! tree is resili5t & 3t9ues to defy
! odds %[+ xs dign;y1 nobil;y1 & /r5g? (
"*4 ,c>+ = ? tree made ,rake% see xs
virtues & attributes4 ,:5 ,rake%1 n[
ei<t ye>s old1 sees ! f/ gre5 pray+
mantis p]*$ on ! bran* ( ! *]ry tree1 he
does n %oo x away b all[s x to be4 ,he
nurtures ! tree & is glad t x has 2come
a gd home & re/+ place = ! animal _w4
,:5 a tree c 2 a gd re/+ place = ev5 "o
animal1 9sect1 or bird1 x w fl\ri%4 ,!
attitude ( ,rake% is g5ial & welcom+ b
3templative at ! same "t1 : hi<li<ts !
writ+s ( ,rusk9 ,bond hmf4
  ,! *ange ( s1sons is evid5t f ! *>m+
descrip;ns ( sc5ic b1uty t is a deli<t
to ! s5ses & a hi<li<t ( mo/ ( ,rusk9
,bond's lit]ature4 ,o!r ?an ! ,*]ry
,tree t1*+ ! value ( nature1 ev5 !
descrip;ns ( ! mi/ 9 ! air dur+ ! ra9y
s1son or ! f]ns gr[+ f ! roots ( ! trees
dur+ ! 2g9n+ ( ! ra9y s1son add color &
a s5se ( tranquil;y to ! %ort /ory4 ,!
,*]ry ,tree goes "? _m /ages ( gr[? b
trans=ms e hurdle t comes xs way      #f
9to a /epp+ /"o = fur!r develop;t4
  ,rake% z a * is mature1 b z he
3templates & reflects ov] ! sc5e f !
bran*es ( ! *]ry tree1 he wond]s1 l
,rusk9 ,bond probably did1 :e!r see+ !
fruits ( cr1;n especially fill$ ) h\rs &
"ds ( h>d "w results 9 "o feel+ ak9 to
,god4 ,x is a rhetorical "q1 b :5 an
>ti/1 l a writ]1 manages to cr1te a "*1
a fic;nal _w1 or a poem1 x t5ds to feel
l "o has giv5 bir? to "o's *1 : ,rusk9
,bond 9directly h9ts at "h4 ,al1 ! focus
is on ! positive aspects ( nature &
nurtur+ trees t c aid 9 *n's moral gr[?4
  ,! la/ ele;t is ! sett+ ( ! %ort /ory
& xs plot4 ,mo/ ( ,bond's /ories >e set
9 ! ,hills ( ,9dia1 & ? %ort /ory titl$
,8,! ,*]ry ,tree,0 al br+s \ ! natural
sc5es "o cd see 9 #aihjs 3tempor>y
,9dia4 ,_m hill tribal families / ek$ \
a liv+ gr[+ crops1 village *n _h to
travel l;g 4t.es to g to s*ool1 & "! 0 n
m* te*nological develop;t 9 ? region "r
till ! 5d ( ! f/ decade ( ! tw5ty-f/
c5tury4 ,ev5 ! boy ,rake% 0 s5t to    #g
live ) ! gr&"f 2c ! s*ool he _h to att5d
0 n ne> 8 home4 ,"! is n m* ( a plot 9 ?
%ort /ory 2c x 0 ma9ly m1nt to 2
half-autobiographical & set \ to portray
! simple _w ( a gr[+ tree to *n or "y
r1d]s4 ,x is 3sid]$ "o ( ! mo/ lov$
,rusk9 ,bond's nature /ories4 ,! only
,8twi/,0 we see 9 ! text is ! allegory (
! 9noc5t b wise ,rake%'s ^ws ab 8 plant+
! *]ry tree to 2 simil> to t ( ,god
cr1t+ ! _w4 ,? ele;t makes ! "y r1d] sit
up & take notice l1v+ a tranquil feel+ (
3t5t;t af r1d+ & complet+ ! /ory4 ,x has
a magical r+ t seems p]fect = xs role z
a b$"t /ory = ! "y4
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