Class 11 English Lesson 8: Corona Says: References beyond the text

 

References beyond the text

a.      What human behaviours are responsible for the suffering in people’s lives?

The poem “Corona Says” is written by Vishnu S. Raj. This poem reveals the satire on human activities that are for personal benefits but invite suffering. He is an English language professor at TU. He explains Coronavirus in the poem.

In this poem, Corona says that I have not come by my wish. I am invited. Due to human activities, which bring imbalance to nature, I invite you. Here, human beings think that they are superior to all, and they don’t care for the life of another living being, which flies in the sky, crawls on land, and lives in the oceans. Human beings use natural resources in improper ways for their benefit. They don’t think about the bad impact of that work on the life of another living being. Due to this, many living beings get extinct, which imbalances nature, and I (Corona) am the impact of it. Due to such bad activities, I visit Earth, which results in the death of many lives, and I also make human realize their mistakes. So, human behaviours are responsible for the suffering in people’s lives.

b.     How does an epidemic differ from a pandemic? Briefly explain the impact of coronavirus on human life and the environment.

Epidemic differs from pandemic in the following context;
An epidemic is a disease that is prevalent in a community for a certain period. But a Pandemic is a disease that is prevalent in a very wide range (worldwide) at a certain period. The impact of coronavirus on human life and the environment is categorized into two parts: good and bad impacts.

Good Impact

i.          The pollution level of the environment decreases.

ii.        Due to it, energy (i.e., petrol, diesel, etc) gets saved for the future generation.

iii.     It provides rest to Mother Earth.

iv.      Due to it, people learn to minimize pollution activities for their welfare.

Bad Impact

i.          A Large number of people lose their lives.

ii.        It makes the economic condition of people and nations weak.

iii.     Due to it, several people became unemployed.

iv.      Psychological stress on human beings is increasing.

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