This does not seem to be something that is practical to the boy. Though he has been educated to believe that people will rise again. It is also interesting that the boy has a lot of questions that he is unable to answer about God and what happens an individual when they die. This may be significant as Bond may be highlighting the fact that with death comes not only grief but changes to an individual’s way of living. It is also interesting that not only has the boy’s life changed but the gardener and cook both know that they will have to look for another job. It may be a case that tradition is being followed without consideration being given to the boy. This may be important as Bond may be suggesting that those who are responsible for the funeral are not necessarily putting the boy first. With the exception that all the mourners tend to agree that the boy is too young at nine years of age to attend his father’s funeral. There does not seem to be anybody at the boy’s home who is taking responsibility for the boy. The young boy has lost his father and is left to face a life of uncertainty. Taken from his Collected Short Stories collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and from the beginning of the story the reader realises that Bond may be exploring the theme of loss. In The Funeral by Ruskin Bond we have the theme of loss, mortality, uncertainty, change, loneliness, connection, determination and hope.
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