Question

What do you think is meant by the last line of the story? How does it relate to one of the themes in “Games of Twilight”?


He lay down full length on the damp grass, crushing his face into it, no longer crying, silenced by a terrible sense of his insignificance.

Answer 1

The entire story of "Games of Twilight" is about being irrelevant to the society around you and the world in general. The protagonist, Ravi, is playing with other kids, but is afraid and starts hiding until the nighttime. However, by the time he joins the kids and declares he has won the game, they have already forgotten about him. He becomes depressed and realizes that he is completely insignificant and starts accepting that fact in the end.

Answer 2

Answer:

One of the themes in “Games at Twilight” is the insignificance of individuals. The last line in the story reveals Ravi’s state of mind when he finds out that his desire to win kept him inside the shed for too long. When he finally rushes out to touch the den, he discovers that his friends have moved on to another game and no one noticed his absence. He is shamed and pained by the idea that his friends have forgotten him. Ravi’s feelings connect to the story’s theme of coming of age. The final sentence shows how Ravi is faced with a feeling of not only being removed from his family and friends, which is a change everyone must go through, but also his place in the universe.

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