FLAMINGO (PROSE) CHAPTER-7
The Interview Class 12 Question Answer | English Notes By Atul Sir। UP Board & CBSE
The Interview - Pure Hindi Summary For Up Board
इस चैप्टर में दो भाग हैं।
*Part-1 में इंटरव्यू के बारे में बताया गया है।*
लेखिका क्रिस्टोफर सिलास कहती हैं कि इंटरव्यू एक बहुत ही सामान्य चीज बन गई है। आज हर आदमी इंटरव्यू देता है। इंटरव्यू की शुरुआत 1880 के बाद हुई। इंटरव्यू के बारे में अलग-अलग लोगों के अलग-अलग विचार हैं।
कुछ लोग इंटरव्यू को अच्छा मानते हैं। वे कहते हैं कि इंटरव्यू से सच बाहर आता है। पर कुछ बड़े लेखक और सेलिब्रिटी इंटरव्यू से नफरत करते हैं।
जैसे - वी.एस. नायपॉल कहते हैं कि इंटरव्यू से लोग घायल होते हैं, उनका कुछ हिस्सा चोरी हो जाता है। लुईस कैरोल जो Alice in Wonderland के लेखक थे, वे इंटरव्यू से इतना डरते थे कि वे कभी इंटरव्यू नहीं देते थे। रुडयार्ड किपलिंग को इंटरव्यू से नफरत थी। उनकी पत्नी कहती हैं कि किपलिंग को इंटरव्यू देना बुरा लगता था, वे इसे हमला समझते थे और उन्हें लगता था जैसे किसी ने अपराध किया हो और उन्हें सजा मिल रही हो।
एच.जी. वेल्स को भी इंटरव्यू पसंद नहीं था पर वे इंटरव्यू देते थे। सॉल बेलो ने एक बार इंटरव्यू को उंगलियों से गला दबाने जैसा बताया।
पर आज भी इंटरव्यू बहुत जरूरी है। इंटरव्यू से हमें किसी व्यक्ति के बारे में सच्ची जानकारी मिलती है। इंटरव्यू एक कला है और इंटरव्यू लेने वाला भी कलाकार होता है।
*Part-2 में अम्बर्टो इको का इंटरव्यू है।*
अम्बर्टो इको एक प्रसिद्ध लेखक और प्रोफेसर हैं। उन्होंने 40 से ज्यादा किताबें लिखी हैं, जिनमें बच्चों के लिए भी किताबें हैं। पर वे अपने उपन्यास 'The Name of the Rose' के कारण दुनिया में प्रसिद्ध हुए, जिसकी 10 मिलियन से ज्यादा कॉपियां बिकीं।
इंटरव्यू लेने वाले मुकुंद पद्मनाभन ने इको से पूछा कि आप इतना सब कैसे कर लेते हैं? आप प्रोफेसर, लेखक, दार्शनिक सब कैसे हैं?
इको ने हंसते हुए कहा कि वे 'खाली समय' का उपयोग करते हैं। उन्होंने कहा कि उनके पास एक थ्योरी है - अगर हमारे पास खाली जगह (empty spaces) हैं, जैसे लिफ्ट का इंतजार, किसी से मिलने से पहले का समय, तो वे उस समय में काम कर लेते हैं। वे इसे 'Interstices' (खाली जगहें) कहते हैं।
इको ने कहा कि वे अकादमिक (शैक्षिक) किताबें शनिवार-रविवार को नहीं, बल्कि हफ्ते के दिनों में लिखते हैं। वे पहले प्रोफेसर हैं, फिर लेखक। वे कहते हैं कि वे एक ही तरह के काम से बोर नहीं होते।
मुकुंद ने पूछा कि क्या आपको लगता है कि The Name of the Rose इतनी प्रसिद्ध क्यों हुई? क्या यह कोई जासूसी कहानी है?
इको ने कहा कि यह जासूसी कहानी तो है पर इसमें धर्म, इतिहास, दर्शन भी है। उन्हें खुद भी नहीं पता कि यह इतनी प्रसिद्ध क्यों हुई। शायद इसलिए क्योंकि लोगों को कठिन चीजें पढ़ना अच्छा लगता है।
इको ने बताया कि अमेरिका में लोग उन्हें उपन्यासकार के रूप में जानते हैं, पर यूरोप में उन्हें विद्वान (scholar) के रूप में ज्यादा जानते हैं। वे रविवार को अखबार के लिए कॉलम भी लिखते हैं।
अंत में इको कहते हैं कि हर व्यक्ति के जीवन में खाली समय होता है, अगर हम उसका सही उपयोग करें तो बहुत कुछ कर सकते हैं।
*_*____
The Interview - Proper Summary in English Language)
SUMMARY IN ENGLISH (For CBSE Board)
This chapter has two parts.
*In Part-I, the author tells about Interview.*
Christopher Silas says that interview has become very common today. Everyone gives interview. Interview started after 1880. Different people have different opinions about interview.
Some people like interview. They say interview brings truth out. But some big writers and celebrities hate interview.
For example - V.S. Naipaul says that interviews wound people, some part of them is stolen. Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland, was afraid of interviews and never gave interviews. Rudyard Kipling hated interviews. His wife says Kipling hated being interviewed, he thought it was an assault and felt like a criminal being punished.
H.G. Wells also did not like interviews but he gave interviews. Saul Bellow once described interviews as being like thumbing his nose and choking.
But even today interview is very important. Through interview we get true information about a person. Interview is an art and interviewer is also an artist.
*In Part-II, there is interview of Umberto Eco.*
Umberto Eco is a famous writer and professor. He has written more than 40 books, including children's books. But he became world famous due to his novel 'The Name of the Rose' which sold more than 10 million copies.
Interviewer Mukund Padmanabhan asks him how he does so many things? How are you professor, writer, philosopher all?
Eco laughs and says he uses 'empty spaces' time. He says he has a theory - if we have empty spaces like waiting for lift, time before meeting someone, then he does work in that time. He calls it 'Interstices' (empty gaps).
Eco says he writes academic books not on weekends but on weekdays. He is first a professor, then a writer. He says he does not get bored doing same type of work.
Mukund asks why do you think The Name of the Rose became so famous? Is it a detective story?
Eco says it is a detective story but it also has religion, history, philosophy. He himself does not know why it became so famous. Maybe because people like to read difficult things.
Eco tells that in America people know him as novelist, but in Europe they know him more as scholar. He also writes columns for newspapers on Sundays.
At last Eco says that everyone has empty time in life, if we use it properly we can do many things.
*_**_*
CHARACTER SKETCH OF UMBERTO ECO - IN PURE ENGLISH for CBSE
Umberto Eco is the central character of Part-II of The Interview. He is a famous Italian writer, professor, philosopher and semiotician.
He is very intelligent and knowledgeable. He has written more than 40 books including academic books, children's books and novels. His novel The Name of the Rose made him world famous and sold more than 10 million copies.
He is very hardworking and uses his time very well. He has a theory of 'Interstices' or empty spaces. He uses waiting time, free time to do work. He does not waste time.
He is humble and humorous. When interviewer asks how he does so many things, he laughs and says he uses empty spaces. He says he is first a professor, then a writer. He does not show off.
He is also a deep thinker. His novel has detective story plus religion, history and philosophy. He believes people like difficult reading.
He is an ideal example of a scholar who manages time well and does many things in life.
*_**_*___
अम्बर्टो इको का चरित्र चित्रण - शुद्ध हिंदी में UP Board
अम्बर्टो इको इस चैप्टर के दूसरे भाग के मुख्य पात्र हैं। वे एक प्रसिद्ध इतालवी लेखक, प्रोफेसर, दार्शनिक और संकेत-विज्ञान के ज्ञाता हैं।
वे बहुत बुद्धिमान और ज्ञानी हैं। उन्होंने 40 से ज्यादा किताबें लिखी हैं जिनमें शैक्षिक किताबें, बच्चों की किताबें और उपन्यास हैं। उनका उपन्यास The Name of the Rose उन्हें दुनिया में प्रसिद्ध कर गया और उसकी 10 मिलियन से ज्यादा प्रतियां बिकीं।
वे बहुत मेहनती हैं और अपने समय का बहुत अच्छा उपयोग करते हैं। उनकी 'Interstices' या खाली जगहों की थ्योरी है। वे इंतजार के समय, खाली समय का उपयोग काम करने में करते हैं। वे समय बर्बाद नहीं करते।
वे विनम्र और मजाकिया हैं। जब इंटरव्यू लेने वाला पूछता है कि वे इतना सब कैसे करते हैं तो वे हंसते हुए कहते हैं कि वे खाली समय का उपयोग करते हैं। वे कहते हैं कि वे पहले प्रोफेसर हैं, फिर लेखक। वे दिखावा नहीं करते।
वे गहरे सोचने वाले भी हैं। उनके उपन्यास में जासूसी कहानी के साथ धर्म, इतिहास और दर्शन भी है। उनका मानना है कि लोगों को कठिन पढ़ना अच्छा लगता है।
वे एक आदर्श उदाहरण हैं कि कैसे समय का सही उपयोग करके जीवन में बहुत कुछ किया जा सकता है।
*_**_*___
CHARACTER SKETCH OF MUKUND PADMANABHAN - IN PURE ENGLISH for CBSE
Mukund Padmanabhan is the interviewer in Part-II. He is a journalist from The Hindu newspaper.
He is very intelligent, polite and curious. He asks very good questions to Umberto Eco. He asks how Eco does so many things, why The Name of the Rose became famous, whether it is detective story.
He is respectful towards Eco. He listens carefully and asks follow-up questions. He wants to know the secret of Eco's success.
He represents a good interviewer who knows the art of interviewing. He is not rude, he is friendly. His interview brings out true information about Eco's life and thoughts.
*_**_*___
मुकुंद पद्मनाभन का चरित्र चित्रण - शुद्ध हिंदी में UP Board
मुकुंद पद्मनाभन पार्ट-2 में इंटरव्यू लेने वाले हैं। वे द हिंदू अखबार के पत्रकार हैं।
वे बहुत बुद्धिमान, विनम्र और जिज्ञासु हैं। वे अम्बर्टो इको से बहुत अच्छे सवाल पूछते हैं। वे पूछते हैं कि इको इतना सब कैसे करते हैं, The Name of the Rose इतना प्रसिद्ध क्यों हुआ, क्या यह जासूसी कहानी है।
वे इको के प्रति सम्मानजनक हैं। वे ध्यान से सुनते हैं और आगे सवाल पूछते हैं। वे इको की सफलता का राज जानना चाहते हैं।
वे एक अच्छे इंटरव्यू लेने वाले का प्रतीक हैं जो इंटरव्यू की कला जानता है। वे बदतमीज नहीं हैं, वे दोस्ताना हैं। उनका इंटरव्यू इको के जीवन और विचारों के बारे में सच्ची जानकारी बाहर लाता है।
*_**_*__
THE INTERVIEW - WORD MEANINGS (Full Chapter)
English Word Hindi Meaning English Meaning
Interview इंटरव्यू, साक्षात्कार Formal meeting to ask questions
Journalism पत्रकारिता Work of newspaper
Celebrity प्रसिद्ध व्यक्ति Famous person
Common सामान्य Common
Wound घायल करना To injure
Steal चोरी करना To take away
Assault हमला Attack
Punishment सजा Punishment
Crime अपराध Crime
Primitive आदिम, पुराना Old
Barbaric बर्बर, जंगली Cruel
Positive सकारात्मक Good
V.S. Naipaul वी.एस. नायपॉल (लेखक) Famous writer
Lewis Carroll लुईस कैरोल (लेखक) Author of Alice in Wonderland
Rudyard Kipling रुडयार्ड किपलिंग (लेखक) Author of Jungle Book
H.G. Wells एच.जी. वेल्स (लेखक) Famous writer
Saul Bellow सॉल बेलो (लेखक) Famous writer
Umberto Eco अम्बर्टो इको (लेखक) Italian writer and professor
Professor प्रोफेसर Teacher in university
Novel उपन्यास Big story book
The Name of the Rose द नेम ऑफ द रोज Famous novel by Eco
Detective जासूसी Detective story
Philosophy दर्शन Philosophy
Religion धर्म Religion
History इतिहास History
Interstices खाली जगहें, बीच की जगहें Empty spaces
Empty spaces खाली समय Free time
Academic शैक्षिक Related to study
Scholar विद्वान Learned person
Column कॉलम Article in newspaper
Famous प्रसिद्ध Well-known
THE INTERVIEW - COMPLETE WORD MEANING LIST (50+ Words)
_Part A - Starting ke Difficult Words (Part-1)_
1. Interview - साक्षात्कार - Formal talk
2. Journalism - पत्रकारिता - Newspaper work
3. Commonplace - सामान्य बात - Very common
4. Celebration - जश्न - Festival
5. V.S. Naipaul - वी.एस. नायपॉल - Famous writer
6. Wound - घायल करना - To hurt
7. Primitive - आदिम, पुराना - Old type
8. Barbaric - जंगली, बर्बर - Cruel
9. Service - सेवा - Help
10. Medium - माध्यम - Means
11. Truth - सच - Real fact
12. Suppressed - दबा हुआ - Hidden
13. Opinion - राय - Thought
14. Flattered - खुशामद करना - Praised
15. Ordeal - कठिन परीक्षा - Difficult experience
16. Dread - डर - Fear
_Part B - Writers ke Words_
17. Lewis Carroll - लुईस कैरोल - Author of Alice in Wonderland
18. Alice in Wonderland - एलिस इन वंडरलैंड - Famous children book
19. Horror - डरावना - Fearful
20. Rudyard Kipling - रुडयार्ड किपलिंग - Author of Jungle Book
21. Assault - हमला - Attack
22. Crime - अपराध - Illegal act
23. Cowardly - कायरतापूर्ण - Like a coward
24. Despicable - घृणित - Hateful
25. H.G. Wells - एच.जी. वेल्स - Famous science writer
26. Saul Bellow - सॉल बेलो - American writer
27. Condemnation - निंदा - Criticism
28. Thumbprint - अंगूठे का निशान - Thumb mark
_Part C - Umberto Eco ke Words_
29. Umberto Eco - अम्बर्टो इको - Italian professor and writer
30. Semiotics - संकेत विज्ञान - Study of signs and symbols
31. Professor - प्रोफेसर - University teacher
32. Novelist - उपन्यासकार - Who writes novels
33. The Name of the Rose - द नेम ऑफ द रोज - Famous novel
34. Fratelli - फ्रेटेली (प्रकाशक) - Publisher
35. Considerable - काफी ज्यादा - Much
36. Fame - प्रसिद्धि - Famousness
37. Academic - शैक्षिक - Related to study
38. Non-fictional - गैर-काल्पनिक - Real, not story
39. Philosophical - दार्शनिक - Related to philosophy
40. Children book - बच्चों की किताब - Book for children
41. 10 million - एक करोड़ - One crore copies
42. Interstices - बीच की खाली जगहें - Empty gaps
43. Empty spaces - खाली समय - Free time
44. Elevator - लिफ्ट - Lift
45. Ethical - नैतिक - Moral
_Part D - Interview ke Words_
46. Mukund Padmanabhan - मुकुंद पद्मनाभन - Interviewer from The Hindu
47. Detective - जासूस - Who finds crime
48. Metaphysical - आध्यात्मिक से परे - Beyond physical
49. Theology - धर्मशास्त्र - Study of religion
50. Scholar - विद्वान - Learned person
51. Journalist - पत्रकार - Reporter
52. Column - स्तंभ लेख - Regular article
53. Newspaper - अखबार - Paper with news
*_**_**_*___
THE INTERVIEW - IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTION ANSWERS
_Q1. What is interview and when did it start?_
_Ans:_ Interview is a formal meeting where questions are asked to a famous person. It started after 1880 and now it is very common. It is a source of truth.
_Q2. Why do some people hate interviews?_
_Ans:_ Some people like V.S. Naipaul, Lewis Carroll, Rudyard Kipling hate interviews. They think interview wounds them, steals a part of them, it is an assault and crime.
_Q3. What does V.S. Naipaul say about interviews?_
_Ans:_ V.S. Naipaul says that interviews wound people. Some part of them is stolen. He feels that people are wounded by interviews.
_Q4. Why did Lewis Carroll never give interviews?_
_Ans:_ Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland, was afraid of interviews. He had horror of being interviewed, so he never gave interviews.
_Q5. What does Rudyard Kipling's wife say about interviews?_
_Ans:_ Kipling's wife says that Kipling hated interviews. He thought interview was an assault, a crime, cowardly and despicable. He never liked it.
_Q6. Who is Umberto Eco?_
_Ans:_ Umberto Eco is an Italian professor, writer, philosopher and semiotician. He wrote 40+ books including The Name of the Rose which sold 10 million copies.
_Q7. What is the secret of Eco's working style?_
_Ans:_ Eco's secret is use of 'Interstices' or empty spaces. He uses free time like waiting for lift, between meetings to do work. He does not waste time.
_Q8. What is The Name of the Rose about?_
_Ans:_ The Name of the Rose is a famous novel by Umberto Eco. It is a detective story but also has religion, history, philosophy, metaphysics. It became very famous.
_Q9. Why did The Name of the Rose become famous?_
_Ans:_ Eco himself does not know why it became famous. Maybe because it has difficult reading but people like difficult things. It has detective plus deep thoughts.
_Q10. What does Eco say about being a professor and novelist?_
_Ans:_ Eco says he is first a professor and then a novelist. He writes academic books on weekdays. He is known as scholar in Europe and as novelist in America.
*_**_*_
THE INTERVIEW - LONG QUESTION ANSWER (5-6 Marks)
_Q1. What are different opinions about interviews?_
_Ans:_ Interview is very common today. It started in 1880. Different people have different opinions about it.
Some people think interview is a good source of truth. It brings out true facts about a person. It is an art and interviewer is an artist.
But some big writers hate interviews. V.S. Naipaul says interviews wound people and steal a part of them. Lewis Carroll never gave interviews due to horror. Rudyard Kipling hated interviews and thought it was an assault and crime. H.G. Wells also did not like but gave interviews. Saul Bellow said interview is like choking.
But today interview is necessary. It gives us information about famous people. So it is important in journalism.
_Q2. Describe Umberto Eco's interview and his theory of Interstices._
_Ans:_ Umberto Eco is interviewed by Mukund Padmanabhan from The Hindu. Eco is Italian professor and writer of The Name of the Rose which sold 10 million copies. He has written 40+ books.
When Mukund asks how he does so many things, Eco says he uses 'Interstices' or empty spaces. Empty spaces mean free time between works - like waiting for lift, before meeting someone, free gaps. He uses that time to write.
He says he is first a professor, then a writer. He writes academic books on weekdays, not weekends. He does not get bored.
About The Name of the Rose, he says it is detective story plus religion, history, philosophy. He does not know why it became so famous, maybe people like difficult reading.
He is known as novelist in America and scholar in Europe. He writes newspaper columns. His theory teaches us to use free time properly.
_Q3. What is the theme or central idea of The Interview?_
_Ans:_ The main theme of The Interview is importance and different views about interview in journalism.
Part-I shows that interview is very common today but people have different opinions. Some like it as source of truth, some hate it as assault. Famous writers like Naipaul, Carroll, Kipling hate interviews. But interview is important to know about celebrities.
Part-II is interview of Umberto Eco which shows art of interviewing and Eco's life. Eco's theory of Interstices tells us to use empty time properly. He manages time well and does many things - professor, writer, philosopher.
The chapter teaches that interview is an art. Good interviewer like Mukund brings out truth. It also teaches time management from Eco's life. Interview is necessary in modern media.
-*_**_**_*____
THE INTERVIEW - IMPORTANT MCQs
_Q1. Who is the author of Part-I of The Interview?_
a) Christopher Silas
b) Umberto Eco
c) Mukund Padmanabhan
d) William Douglas
_Ans: a) Christopher Silas_
_Q2. When did interviews start?_
a) After 1880
b) After 1900
c) After 1920
d) After 1950
_Ans: a) After 1880_
_Q3. Who says interviews wound people?_
a) V.S. Naipaul
b) Lewis Carroll
c) Rudyard Kipling
d) H.G. Wells
_Ans: a) V.S. Naipaul_
_Q4. Who is the author of Alice in Wonderland?_
a) Lewis Carroll
b) Rudyard Kipling
c) H.G. Wells
d) V.S. Naipaul
_Ans: a) Lewis Carroll_
_Q5. Who hated interviews and called it assault?_
a) Rudyard Kipling
b) Lewis Carroll
c) V.S. Naipaul
d) All of them
_Ans: a) Rudyard Kipling_
_Q6. Who is the author of The Name of the Rose?_
a) Umberto Eco
b) Mukund Padmanabhan
c) Christopher Silas
d) V.S. Naipaul
_Ans: a) Umberto Eco_
_Q7. How many copies of The Name of the Rose were sold?_
a) More than 10 million
b) 1 million
c) 5 million
d) 2 million
_Ans: a) More than 10 million_
_Q8. What is Eco's theory of empty spaces called?_
a) Interstices
b) Empty spaces
c) Free time
d) Gaps
_Ans: a) Interstices_
_Q9. Who interviewed Umberto Eco?_
a) Mukund Padmanabhan
b) Christopher Silas
c) V.S. Naipaul
d) H.G. Wells
_Ans: a) Mukund Padmanabhan_
_Q10. What is the moral of The Interview?_
a) Interview is an art and source of truth, use time properly
b) Hate interviews
c) Never give interviews
d) Interviews are bad
_Ans: a) Interview is an art and source of truth, use time properly_
*_**_*_
CONCLUSION
The chapter "The Interview" teaches us about importance of interview in journalism. Part-I shows different opinions - some people like interviews, some hate them like Naipaul, Carroll, Kipling. But interview is source of truth.
Part-II is interview of Umberto Eco which shows that Eco uses empty spaces (Interstices) to do many works. He is professor, writer, philosopher. His novel The Name of the Rose became world famous.
The chapter teaches that interview is an art and good interviewer brings out truth. It also teaches time management from Eco's life - we should use our free time properly.
*_**_**_**_**_**_**_**_*____
Thank You !
All the Best!
😊✌
No comments:
Post a Comment