Question

How did Valli develop a longing for the bus ride?

Answer 1

Valli, the protagonist of the short story "A Day's Wait" by Ernest Hemingway, developed a longing for the bus ride because she was convinced by the other children in the village that the bus ride would be an exciting adventure.

In the story, Valli is a young girl who lives in a rural village in France. She overhears the other children talking about a bus ride to a nearby town, and they describe it as a thrilling experience. Despite the fact that Valli has never been on a bus before, she becomes determined to go on the trip.

As the day of the bus ride approaches, Valli becomes increasingly excited and anxious. She spends the entire night before the trip imagining all the sights and sounds she will encounter on the journey. Her anticipation and excitement for the bus ride are evident from the way she talks about it with her father and the way she rushes to get ready in the morning.

Therefore, Valli's longing for the bus ride was driven by her imagination and the excitement she felt after hearing about it from the other children in the village.

Answer 2

Valli found unending joy in watching the bus passing through her street every hour, as the sight of new passengers filling the bus fascinated her, and it eventually grew into an overwhelming desire to ride it.