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7-The Interview

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SNBP INTERNATIONAL & SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHIKHALI, PUNE

Affiliation No. 1130703


ACADEMIC SESSION 2022-23
CLASS: 12 DIVISION: R, D, T SUBJECT: English (Literature)

PREPARED BY: Ms. Supriya Patil LESSON: The Interview

1. What are some of the positive views on interviews?


Ans: Interviews are useful means of communication. Almost everybody who is literate
reads an interview once in their life. It is a source of truth. In practice, it is an art and varies
in its function, methods and merits.

2. Why do most celebrity writers despise being interviewed?


Ans: Most of the celebrity writers despise the interview as an unwarranted intrusion into
their lives or feel that it somehow diminishes them. They consider themselves as a victim of
an interview.

3. What is the belief in some primitive cultures about being photographed?


Ans: In many primitive cultures, being photographed is thought to be equivalent to stealing
his/her soul and leaving his/her existence incomplete.

4. What do you understand by the expression “thumbprints on his windpipe”?


Ans: Celebrity writer Saul Bellow who was interviewed on several occasions expressed it as
‘Thumbprints on his windpipe’ which means having been muffled. He considers it as an
assault on his personality because it creates too much tension.

5. Who, in today’s world, is our chief source of information about personalities?


Ans: In today’s world, the interview has become commonplace in journalism. It is seen as a
highly advantageous means of communication. Several thousand celebrities have been
interviewed. Through the interview, we got complete and true information. By interacting
with other people, we got to know about their experiences, views and feelings.

Understanding The Text

1. Do you think Umberto Eco likes being interviewed? Give reasons for your opinion.
Ans: Yes, Umberto Eco likes being interviewed. The reasons for my answer are:
 He answered all the questions fully and patiently without showing any hurry or
nervousness.
 He considers his achievement very modest. He expresses his philosophical interest
clearly.
 He tells the secret about his work.
 He elaborated his approach which was unique.
 He does not show any sort of dislike for being interviewed.
2. How does Eco find the time to write so much?
Ans: Eco said in life every person has empty spaces and periods with no important jobs. He
said that he did most of his writing in his free interests. He explained his working style. He
said when he waits for someone to come from the first floor to the second, he does not sit
idle, rather he works and writes.

3. What was distinctive about Eco’s academic writing style?


Ans: Eco's academic writing style was quite distinctive. His non-fictional writing, scholarly
work had a certain playful and personal quality about them. It was a marked departure from a
regular academic style which generally is invariably depersonalized and often dry and
boring.

4. Did Umberto Eco consider himself a novelist first or an academic scholar?


Ans: Umberto Eco saw himself as an academic first and a novelist second. He said he
considers himself a university professor who writes novels on Sundays. On weekdays he
attends academic conferences and does not meet writers or Pen club.

5. What is the reason for the huge success of the novel, The Name of the Rose?
Ans: 'The Name of the Rose' is a very unique novel with a mystery plot but it also dips its
toe into metaphysics, theology, as well as medieval history. It is popular among a large
group of readers. Though the actual reason behind its success is still not revealed.

CLASS TEST
Write the answers in about 30-40 words (2*6)
1. Other than celebrities, what do some people think about an interview?
2. What did ‘Caroline’, the wife of ‘Rudyard Kipling’ write in her diary?
3. What made ‘The Name of the Rose’ a hugely successful novel?
4. How many copies of the novel ‘The Name of the Rose’ were sold?
5. How and when did Umberto Eco start to write novels?
6. Did Umberto Eco consider himself a novelist first or an academic scholar?
Write the answers in about 100-120 words (4*2)
1. Give a character sketch of Umberto Eco on the basis of the chapter ‘The Interview’
2. ‘Mukund Padmanabhan’ was a reporter from ‘The Hindu’. In the context of the chapter, re-veal his
traits as an interviewer.

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