Going Places Summary

Going Places Summary
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A.R. Barton is the author of CBSE Class 12 English Flamingo Prose Chapter 8, Going
Places. He is considered a modern writer who writes on topics and issues relevant to
the people of today’s and future generations. In this chapter, he explores a similar
concept and tries to write about adolescence and the habits of teenagers.
About the Story/ Synopsis of the Story
Sophie, a teenage girl fantasies about Danny Casey, a footballer, whom she admires a
lot. Sophie tells her brother, Geoff, of meeting the famous Danny Casey in the arcade.
He of course did not believe her and neither did her father. She tells Geoff that Danny
has asked her out and they are going to meet somewhere alone. Sophie goes to the
location and waits for him. Will he come to meet her or will she have to spend her life
in disappointment, check the summary below to know the story in detail.
Theme of Going Places
Going Places is a story about teenagers, their fantasies, and the act of hero
worship. Fantasizing moments that are unbelievable and fictional are common in
teenagers, especially when it is related to celebrities. The story is about a girl who
fantasizes about a great footballer and cooks up the story of meeting her. She informs
her brother and her father about the same. This chapter is based on the context of
teenagers, their life and dreams, their habits and acts, and much more.
Character Sketches:
Sophie- Sophie is innocent, childish, and impractical. She is an escaper who does not
like to face reality and instead believes in dreaming about things she aspires to have,
be it her love life or her career. She ignores the fact that she has to work in a biscuit
factory and instead dreams of becoming a manager, actress, and shop owner. She does
not even understand what it takes to be any of these and thus is impractical and
innocent. She likes to daydream and live in her fantasy world. She is a hero
worshipper and is thus obsessed with Danny Casey. She is a liar since she knows that
she has lied to Geoff and the rest of the family members about Danny Casey,
previously as well.
Jansie- She is a practical kid who understands things. She knows that it takes money
to start a business and time to reach the position of a manager. She knows that
working in the biscuit factory is the most realistic work they can do. Unlike Sophie,
she is realistic, does not look for escapes, and is not a daydreamer. She is a good
friend because despite her innocence Sophie listens to her and tries to correct her.
Summary (Important Points)
• While returning from school, Sophie tells Jansie that she is going to have a
boutique one day, or she might become an actress since it has a lot of money, or
else she can be a manager and save some pennies for opening a boutique. To
which Jansie replies that it takes a lot of money to open a boutique and that
people don’t end up becoming managers of a company just like that. She also
tries to tell her that since they are about to grow up and leave school, she
should start being sensible.
• On hearing what Sophie is saying, her brother Derek comments that she thinks
money grows on trees.
• Sophie goes to meet her other brother Geoff who works as an apprentice
mechanic at the far side of the city. She is keenly interested in her brother’s life
as he usually stays quiet. She also knows that he has more understanding of the
outer world than her and wishes that someday he would take her to see the
outside world.
• Sophie tells Geoff that she has met Danny Casey at the arcade which Geoff of
course does not believe. Then, Sophie creates imaginary physical attributes of
Danny and tells them to Geoff.
• At the dinner table, Geoff reveals to their father about Sophie’s new story.
Father looks at Sophie in disdain since he knows that she hasn’t met Danny
Casey. Geoff and their father start having a conversation about Casey and
Sophie interrupts in between to say that Danny has told her he is going to buy a
shop. Hearing this, their father scolded Sophie and aggressively told her that
she would get in trouble for her stories.
• Sophie tells Geof that Danny has asked her out and they are going to meet. Her
brother does not believe her. To convince him, she narrates an entire story of
how she met Danny and asked for autograph. So, Danny asked her to come to
the park a few days later to get the autograph done.
• Sophie and her family go to watch a football match. Danny’s team won and the
second goal was hit was Danny which made Sophie proud. Next week, Sophie
meets Jansie and she asks her about her meeting with Danny. Sophie is hurt
because Geoff had spilled her secret to Frank
• Sophie goes to meet Danny in the park and waits for him. She imagines Danny
coming to meet her but after some time she is disappointed when she realizes
that Danny won’t be coming. She realizes that Geoff was right about Danny
and she worries that from now on no one believe her.
• While she returns, she imagines meeting Danny and getting his autograph.
• Again, she describes him as how he looks at close quarters.

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