Question

read the excerpt from \the selfish giant\ by oscar wilde. answer the question that follows.
every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in the giants garden.
it was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass. here and there over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars, and there were twelve peach - trees that in the spring - time broke out into delicate blossoms of pink and pearl, and in the autumn bore rich fruit. the birds sat on the trees and sang so sweetly that the children used to stop their games in order to listen to them. \how happy we are here!\ they cried to each other.
one day the giant came back. he had been to visit his friend the cornish ogre, and had stayed with him for seven years. after the seven years were over he had said all that he had to say, for his conversation was limited, and he determined to return to his own castle. when he arrived he saw the children playing in the garden.
\what are you doing here?\ he cried in a very gruff voice, and the children ran away.
\my own garden is my own garden,\ said the giant; \any one can understand that, and i will allow nobody to play in it but myself.\ so he built a high wall all round it, and put up a notice - board.
trespassers
will be
prosecuted
how does the author develop the conflicting perspectives in this story?
through the characterization of the children as happy and carefree and the giant as selfish and cruel
through the vivid description of the giants friend, the cornish ogre
through the vivid description of the ugliness of the garden after the children had destroyed it
through the characterization of the giant as kind and generous and the children as selfish and greedy

Explanation:

The story shows the children's happiness in the garden ("How happy we are here!") and the Giant's selfish act of building a wall and putting up a "TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED" sign. This contrast in their behaviors (children care - free, Giant selfish) creates the conflict. The description of the Cornish ogre is just background info about the Giant's visit. There is no description of the garden being ugly after children destroyed it (in fact, before the Giant returned, the garden was lovely). And the characterization of the Giant as kind and generous and children as selfish and greedy is the opposite of what the text shows (Giant is selfish at this point, children are just playing).

Answer:

Through the characterization of the children as happy and carefree and the giant as selfish and cruel