The Coward

This are the questions:

1. What exactly is Big Foot's secret? What does he do to try and hide it? 

2. Naipaul, the author, has written the narrative part of the story in Standard English and the dialogue in Trinidadian dialect. Why do you think he did this? Would it be better if it were written entirely in Standard English?

3. Is "The coward" a good title for this story? Why? Think of another title and explain it.

4. What do you think the THEME of the story is?

5. Choose one passage from the text which you consider tot be very important and explain why.

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