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The poem ‘Buttoo’ is a saga of loyalty and faithfulness as well as selfishness and cunning. Explain. |
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Answer» In the poem ‘Buttoo’, the poet Torn Dutt brings out the contrasting values of loyalty and selfishness. ; Buttoo remains loyal to Dronacharya. He attributes his inspiration and “all my knowledge is from thee”. On the other hand Guru Dronacharya is selfish. In the first, he declined to teach Buttoo the skill of archery, but when he hears Buttoo attributing his skill to him, he unhesitatingly asks Buttoo’s right thumb as, Gurudakshina. Drona cunningly manipulates Buttoo’s unwavering faithfullness in him and makes him promise that he would give anything he asks. When Buttoo agrees, Drona demands his right-thumb as Gurudakshina. None – the – less, Drona is compelled to act selfishly because he had promised Arjuna that he would make him the greatest archer. |
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