MAJOR 2

ESSAY ASSIGNMENT;

• Explain the story of "Selfishness to selflessness."
Ans. 👉🏻 

Slide 1: Title Slide
THE SELFISH GIANT
By Oscar Wilde
A Story of Selfishness to Selflessness

Slide 2: About the Author
- Name: Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
- Famous Irish writer
- Known for fairy tales and moral stories
- This story is from his book "The Happy Prince and Other Tales" (1888)

Slide 3: Main Characters
1. The Giant - Selfish at first, kind later
2. The Children - Symbol of innocence and joy
3. The Little Boy - Symbol of Jesus Christ / Love
4. The Garden - Main place of the story

Slide 4: Summary - Part 1 (The Selfish Giant)
- Giant has a beautiful garden. Children love to play there.
- Giant returns after 7 years and says: "MY garden, no one can play here!"
- He builds a high wall.
- Result: Spring does not come. Garden remains in Winter - Snow, Frost, Hail and North Wind live there.

Slide 5: Summary - Part 2 (The Change)
- One morning, children enter through a hole in the wall. Spring returns with them.
- Giant sees one corner still in winter - a small boy cannot climb the tree.
- Giant's heart melts. He helps the boy.
- Giant breaks the wall and says: "This garden is now the children's playground forever."

Slide 6: Summary - Part 3 (The Ending)
- Years pass. Giant becomes old and weak.
- He sees the same little boy under a tree with wounds on hands and feet.
- The boy says: "Today you will come with me to my garden, which is Paradise."
- Next day, Giant dies under the tree covered with white blossoms.

Slide 7: Moral & Themes
~Main Moral: Selfishness brings loneliness, sharing brings happiness.
~Themes:
    1. Importance of Selflessness
    2. Innocence of Children
    3. Forgiveness and Redemption
    4. Cycle of Seasons = Cycle of Life

Slide 8: Conclusion
- The story teaches us that true happiness lies in sharing.
- Walls keep people out, but also keep happiness out.
- A very relevant story for today's selfish world.


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