NCERT Solutions for Class 12 English (Vistas) Chapter 1 The Third Level

Ans : The third level refers to the subway of the Grand Central Station that takes passengers to Galesburg, Illinois. The third level on the station was a medium of escape for Charley, the narrator from the harsh realities of modern life. It provided him a base where he could interweave fantasy and reality. 

Ans : No, Charley would never go back to the ticket-counter on the third level to buy tickets to Galesburg for himself and his wife because third level was his imagination. 

Ans : Yes, I think that the third level was a medium of for Charley. Life in modern world is full of insecurity. fear, war, worries and stress. Man has to confront them all the times. The harsh realities of life make living quite unpleasant and even unbearable. So He wants to escape into a wishful world. Charley talks to his psychiatrist friend about the third level at the Grand Central Station. His friend calls it "a walking-dream Wish fulfillment".Charley possesses an escapist tendency. Even his stamp collecting is  temporary refuge from reality. 

Ans : The way Charley came across Sam's letter was surrounded in mystery. Among his oldest first-day covers. he found an envelope. The envelope containing the letter bore the address of his grandfather. It was written on July 18, 1894. The postmark showed the picture of president Garfield. Generally the first day covers have blank papers in them, but this one contained a letter. The letter was addressed to Charley. In the letter Sam had informed Charley that he was living on the third level. He had also told Charley and his wife to keep looking for the third level. Clearly, the letter was a product Of Charley'simagination. 

Ans : We can overcome the anxieties and insecurities bred by our inevitable existence in the modern world by getting involved in some practical and beneficial activities. Cultivating hobbies. spending time with family and friends. going on trips and excursions. pursuing meditation and exercises help us live a balanced and healthy life. Reading good books is equivalent to having good friends with great insight. They not only enrich us with the vast store of knowledge but also help us to learn from others experience and stay rooted to some basic qualities of humanity. Joining hobby classes or gym. attending social events like birthdays and weddings, going for outdoor games, interacting meaningfully through social- networking sites and writing diaries etc can also help us relieve our worries and stay focussed and disciplined in life. Simple activities like listening to music, playing with pets, an occasional dinner out. watching cinema or plays or going to places like parks etc can go a long way in helping us get rid of stress, boredom and insecurities.