want summary of going places
It is normal for teenagers to dream. They aspire
to reach the sky.
· They feel they can do the impossible.
· At this period of their lives à They like upon
someone as their role model
· They worship their hero
v Sophie is a teenager. She is in school. Belong
to a lower middle class family.
· She is a dreamer. She wishes to have the finest
boutique in the city.
· She has no money nor means.
· Her friend and classmate Jansie is a practical
girl. She is aware of realities of life.
· Jansie advises her not to indulge in fantasy.
· Having a boutique needs a lot of money. Sophie
hopes to be a manager in this way. She will
save enough money to have a boutique.
· She even dreams of becoming an actress or a
fashion designer.
· Danny Casey, a young football player is Sophie’s
hero. She is always thinking of him.
· Danny Casey is the cause of her hopes and
disappointments.
Sophie’s Dream
· Sophie and Jansie are classmates and friends.
After a few months, they will be out of school.
· Sophie is a dreamer à She tells Jansie that after
school she will have a boutique.
· Jansie tells her she needs a lot of money to
have a boutique.
· But Sophie is not discouraged. She says she will
be a manager and then and save money.
· She hopes to be a fashion designer or even an
actress.
· Jansie becomes sad. She knows they have no
other option but to work in a biscuit factory.
Reaction at home
· At home Sophie declares that when she comes
into money, she will have a boutique.
· Her father retorts that he will thank her if she
can buy a decent house for the family.
· Her younger brother Derek also scoffs at her
impracticable idea. He remarks that she
thinks money grows on trees.
· Her mother gives a sigh.
· Sophie feels uncomfortable and leaves the room.
· She goes to the elder brother Geoff with whom
she can comfortably share her secrets.
Meeting Danny Casey
· Danny Casey is a young football player. He is
Irish and plays for United.
· He is her hero. She thinks of him all the time.
· She tells Geoff that she had a chance meeting
with Danny Casey in the arcade. She asked for
his autograph. But did not have pen.
· Geoff tells their father about her meeting Casey.
Father does not believe.
· Father thinks it is another wild stories àShe
asserts it is true.
· She add that he told her that he was going to
buy a shop.
· Her father warns her. He tells her that if she
talked like that she would be in trouble.
· He observes that Danny is a promising player à
But he is too young.
· They should take care of him lest he goes astray.
Sophie shares her secret with Geoff
· Sophie likes her brother Geoff. He is an
apprentice mechanic.
· He travels to work everyday àShe imagines that
it is a fascinating world which Geoff visits.
· She is anxious to visit the exotic people that live
there.
· She already begun to imagine riding behind
Geoff into that world.
· She is confident the world will receive her with
open arms.
· She tells Geoff that Danny Casey has asked her
to meet him again next week. Geoff can
hardly believe her.
· He thinks that Sophie is too young and Danny
must be having a lots of girls. à But Sophie
says that Danny has told her that he has no
girl friends.
· Geoff thinks it is the most unlikely thing à Danny
couldn’t have told her all this.
· Sophie makes Geoff promise that he will not tell
their father about her date.
Sophie wants her meeting with Casey to a
secret from Jansie
· One day Sophie comes across Jansie.
· Geoff has told Jansie’s brother that Sophie has
had a meeting with Danny Casey. àJansie is
curious to know about it.
· Sophie is alarmed à she suspects that Geoff has
told Jansie’s brother about the date too.
· But discovers that Jansie knows nothing about
the date.
· The Sophie tells her about her meeting Danny
Casey and why she could not get his
autograph.
· But she could not get his autograph.
· But she tells Jansie to keep it a secret because
she does not wish the neighbours to come to
her house and ask about all this. àShe is
scared of her father.
· She tells Jansie that if if her father learns about
it, he will murder her. Jansie promises to
keep the secret.
Watching United
· Sophie, her father and brothers want to see
United.
· There Danny Casey scores the scored goal. It
was a hat-trick.
· Sophie is proud of her hero. Her father is also
happy and goes to the pub to celebrate.
Sophie goes to meet Danny Casey
· Sophie decides to meet Danny Casey
· After dark she goes along the canal to a quiet
and secluded place.
· It was an ideal place for the meeting. There is a
wooden bench under a tree.
· She sits on it to wait for Danny to come. She
imagined he is coming out to the shadows.
She is excited.
· But he does not come. Time passes and she
begins to lose hope.
· She is disappointed. She feels he will not come.
· She thinks now she will not be able to tell Geoff
that she was wrong.
· Geoff has doubted whether Danny would come at
all.
Pictures meeting Danny again :
· Slowly and disheartened she walks to the arcade.
· There she imagines meeting him again. Once
again she asks for an autograph.
· Once again they discover that they don’t have a
pen and paper.
· Than Casey disappears and Sophie stands there
as if enchanted by the meeting.
· Once again she pictures him as she saw him at
the match scoring a goal and the audience
cheering wildly.
to reach the sky.
· They feel they can do the impossible.
· At this period of their lives à They like upon
someone as their role model
· They worship their hero
v Sophie is a teenager. She is in school. Belong
to a lower middle class family.
· She is a dreamer. She wishes to have the finest
boutique in the city.
· She has no money nor means.
· Her friend and classmate Jansie is a practical
girl. She is aware of realities of life.
· Jansie advises her not to indulge in fantasy.
· Having a boutique needs a lot of money. Sophie
hopes to be a manager in this way. She will
save enough money to have a boutique.
· She even dreams of becoming an actress or a
fashion designer.
· Danny Casey, a young football player is Sophie’s
hero. She is always thinking of him.
· Danny Casey is the cause of her hopes and
disappointments.
Sophie’s Dream
· Sophie and Jansie are classmates and friends.
After a few months, they will be out of school.
· Sophie is a dreamer à She tells Jansie that after
school she will have a boutique.
· Jansie tells her she needs a lot of money to
have a boutique.
· But Sophie is not discouraged. She says she will
be a manager and then and save money.
· She hopes to be a fashion designer or even an
actress.
· Jansie becomes sad. She knows they have no
other option but to work in a biscuit factory.
Reaction at home
· At home Sophie declares that when she comes
into money, she will have a boutique.
· Her father retorts that he will thank her if she
can buy a decent house for the family.
· Her younger brother Derek also scoffs at her
impracticable idea. He remarks that she
thinks money grows on trees.
· Her mother gives a sigh.
· Sophie feels uncomfortable and leaves the room.
· She goes to the elder brother Geoff with whom
she can comfortably share her secrets.
Meeting Danny Casey
· Danny Casey is a young football player. He is
Irish and plays for United.
· He is her hero. She thinks of him all the time.
· She tells Geoff that she had a chance meeting
with Danny Casey in the arcade. She asked for
his autograph. But did not have pen.
· Geoff tells their father about her meeting Casey.
Father does not believe.
· Father thinks it is another wild stories àShe
asserts it is true.
· She add that he told her that he was going to
buy a shop.
· Her father warns her. He tells her that if she
talked like that she would be in trouble.
· He observes that Danny is a promising player à
But he is too young.
· They should take care of him lest he goes astray.
Sophie shares her secret with Geoff
· Sophie likes her brother Geoff. He is an
apprentice mechanic.
· He travels to work everyday àShe imagines that
it is a fascinating world which Geoff visits.
· She is anxious to visit the exotic people that live
there.
· She already begun to imagine riding behind
Geoff into that world.
· She is confident the world will receive her with
open arms.
· She tells Geoff that Danny Casey has asked her
to meet him again next week. Geoff can
hardly believe her.
· He thinks that Sophie is too young and Danny
must be having a lots of girls. à But Sophie
says that Danny has told her that he has no
girl friends.
· Geoff thinks it is the most unlikely thing à Danny
couldn’t have told her all this.
· Sophie makes Geoff promise that he will not tell
their father about her date.
Sophie wants her meeting with Casey to a
secret from Jansie
· One day Sophie comes across Jansie.
· Geoff has told Jansie’s brother that Sophie has
had a meeting with Danny Casey. àJansie is
curious to know about it.
· Sophie is alarmed à she suspects that Geoff has
told Jansie’s brother about the date too.
· But discovers that Jansie knows nothing about
the date.
· The Sophie tells her about her meeting Danny
Casey and why she could not get his
autograph.
· But she could not get his autograph.
· But she tells Jansie to keep it a secret because
she does not wish the neighbours to come to
her house and ask about all this. àShe is
scared of her father.
· She tells Jansie that if if her father learns about
it, he will murder her. Jansie promises to
keep the secret.
Watching United
· Sophie, her father and brothers want to see
United.
· There Danny Casey scores the scored goal. It
was a hat-trick.
· Sophie is proud of her hero. Her father is also
happy and goes to the pub to celebrate.
Sophie goes to meet Danny Casey
· Sophie decides to meet Danny Casey
· After dark she goes along the canal to a quiet
and secluded place.
· It was an ideal place for the meeting. There is a
wooden bench under a tree.
· She sits on it to wait for Danny to come. She
imagined he is coming out to the shadows.
She is excited.
· But he does not come. Time passes and she
begins to lose hope.
· She is disappointed. She feels he will not come.
· She thinks now she will not be able to tell Geoff
that she was wrong.
· Geoff has doubted whether Danny would come at
all.
Pictures meeting Danny again :
· Slowly and disheartened she walks to the arcade.
· There she imagines meeting him again. Once
again she asks for an autograph.
· Once again they discover that they don’t have a
pen and paper.
· Than Casey disappears and Sophie stands there
as if enchanted by the meeting.
· Once again she pictures him as she saw him at
the match scoring a goal and the audience
cheering wildly.