Class 12th English Book Flamino

1. Summary in English

2. Analysis in English

3. Summary in Hindi

4. Analysis in hindi

5. 20 MCQs Questions and Answers

Class 12 ENGLISH | Lesson 7 The Interview

1. 📘 The Interview – By Christopher Silvester

Summary (English)

“The Interview” is an essay taken from The Penguin Book of Interviews, edited by Christopher Silvester. It discusses the history, importance, advantages, and criticisms of interviews in modern journalism.

Silvester explains that in the past 130 years, the interview has become a very important method of collecting information. Many people admire interviews because they give the public a chance to understand famous personalities. But some people dislike interviews because they feel their privacy is invaded.

The essay also presents the views of famous writers who disliked interviews:

V.S. Naipaul—felt interviews were a kind of “assault” on writers.
Lewis Carroll—hated being interviewed and avoided journalists.
Rudyard Kipling—called interviews immoral and worse than crime.
H.G. Wells—had mixed feelings; once criticized interviews but later became a famous interviewer himself.

The second part of the chapter is an interview of Umberto Eco, a famous writer and scholar. He explains:

He writes in the “empty spaces” of time during the day.
His novel The Name of the Rose became a huge success unexpectedly.
He is interested in philosophy, semiotics, and detective stories.
He believes that all people have layers of personality, and the interview helps reveal these layers.

Overall, the lesson shows that interviews can both inform the public and disturb the interviewee, but they remain an important part of contemporary media.

2. Analysis (English)

Theme: The nature, role, and impact of interviews in modern communication.
Tone: Balanced — presents both positive and negative sides.
Message: Interviews help in understanding personalities, but they can also cause discomfort and invade privacy.
Structure:
1. Historical and critical views on interviews.
2. A real interview (Umberto Eco) to show how interviews reveal a person’s ideas.
Important Point: The chapter shows that interviews are powerful tools but must be used responsibly.

3. 🇮🇳 सारांश (Hindi Summary)

“The Interview” अध्याय The Penguin Book of Interviews से लिया गया है। इसमें लेखक क्रिस्टोफर सिल्वेस्टर ने साक्षात्कार (इंटरव्यू) की उपयोगिता, इतिहास, महत्व और उससे जुड़े विवादों पर चर्चा की है।

लेखक बताते हैं कि पिछले 130 वर्षों में साक्षात्कार पत्रकारिता का एक बहुत महत्वपूर्ण माध्यम बन गया है। इससे जनता को प्रसिद्ध व्यक्तियों के विचारों, जीवन और व्यक्तित्व को समझने में मदद मिलती है।
लेकिन कई लोग इंटरव्यू को पसंद नहीं करते क्योंकि उन्हें लगता है कि इस प्रक्रिया से उनकी निजता (प्राइवेसी) भंग होती है।

कई प्रसिद्ध लेखक इंटरव्यू के खिलाफ थे, जैसे—

वी.एस. नायपॉल—इंटरव्यू को “हमला” मानते थे।
लुईस कैरोल—इंटरव्यू से डरते थे और पत्रकारों से दूरी रखते थे।
रुडयार्ड किपलिंग—इसे अपराध से भी बदतर बताते थे।
एच.जी. वेल्स—पहले इंटरव्यू की आलोचना करते थे, बाद में खुद अच्छे इंटरव्यू लेने वाले बन गए।

दूसरे भाग में उम्बर्टो इको का साक्षात्कार दिया गया है। वे बताते हैं—

वे दिन में मिलने वाले “खाली समय” में लेखन करते हैं।
उनका उपन्यास The Name of the Rose अचानक बहुत लोकप्रिय हो गया।
वे दर्शन, सेमीओटिक्स और जासूसी कहानियों में रुचि रखते हैं।
उनका मानना है कि हर व्यक्ति में कई “परतें” होती हैं जिन्हें इंटरव्यू सामने ला सकता है।

कुल मिलाकर, यह अध्याय बताता है कि साक्षात्कार लोगों को जानकारी देने का महत्वपूर्ण साधन है, लेकिन यह कभी-कभी व्यक्ति को असहज भी कर सकता है।

4. विश्लेषण (Hindi Analysis)

मुख्य विषय: आधुनिक मीडिया में इंटरव्यू की प्रकृति, उपयोगिता और समस्या।
स्वर: संतुलित — लाभ और हानि दोनों पक्षों को दिखाया गया है।
संदेश: इंटरव्यू ज्ञान का महत्वपूर्ण माध्यम है, पर इसे संवेदनशीलता से करना चाहिए।
संरचना:
1. इंटरव्यू के इतिहास और आलोचनाओं का विवरण।
2. उम्बर्टो इको का साक्षात्कार — इंटरव्यू की शक्ति को दिखाता है।
महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु: इंटरव्यू व्यक्तित्व की गहराई दिखाता है, लेकिन प्राइवेसी का ध्यान भी आवश्यक है।

5. ✅ 20 MCQs from The Interview

1. Who is the author of the essay “The Interview”?

a) Umberto Eco
b) Christopher Silvester
c) H.G. Wells
d) V.S. Naipaul
Answer: b) Christopher Silvester

2. From which book is the essay “The Interview” taken?

a) The Name of the Rose
b) The Penguin Book of Interviews
c) The Story of Journalism
d) Notes on Semiotics
Answer: b) The Penguin Book of Interviews

3. For how many years has the interview been a common tool of journalism?

a) 50 years
b) 80 years
c) 130 years
d) 200 years
Answer: c) 130 years

4. Which writer considered interviews an “unnecessary intrusion” into a person's life?

a) H.G. Wells
b) Lewis Carroll
c) Rudyard Kipling
d) V.S. Naipaul
Answer: d) V.S. Naipaul

5. Who called the interview “immoral” and “a crime worse than any”?

a) Kipling
b) Naipaul
c) Eco
d) Carroll
Answer: a) Kipling

6. Which writer tried to avoid interviewers and even hid from them?

a) J.B. Priestley
b) Lewis Carroll
c) H.G. Wells
d) Oscar Wilde
Answer: b) Lewis Carroll

7. Who said, “I do not see how a man can remember thoughts which he never had”?

a) Kipling
b) Carroll
c) Hardy
d) Naipaul
Answer: c) Hardy

8. Which writer changed his attitude towards interviews over time?

a) Kipling
b) Naipaul
c) H.G. Wells
d) Eco
Answer: c) H.G. Wells

9. Umberto Eco belongs to which country?

a) France
b) Italy
c) England
d) Germany
Answer: b) Italy

10. What is the name of Umberto Eco’s bestselling novel?

a) The Golden Bough
b) The Name of the Rose
c) If on a Winter’s Night
d) The Divine Comedy
Answer: b) The Name of the Rose

11. What does Eco mean by “empty spaces” in his daily routine?

a) Free time between official work
b) Late-night hours
c) Time for reading
d) Time for interviews
Answer: a) Free time between official work

12. Eco considers himself primarily as a _______.

a) Novelist
b) Teacher
c) Scholar
d) Historian
Answer: c) Scholar

13. Eco believes that fiction writing is a result of _____ thinking.

a) Ordinary
b) Logical
c) Philosophical
d) Parasitic
Answer: d) Parasitic

14. Who interviewed Umberto Eco in Part II of the lesson?

a) Christopher Silvester
b) Mukund Padmanabhan
c) V.S. Naipaul
d) H.G. Wells
Answer: b) Mukund Padmanabhan

15. Eco’s work touches which field most deeply?

a) Politics
b) Semiotics
c) Pure mathematics
d) Biology
Answer: b) Semiotics

16. What does an interview help to reveal, according to Eco?

a) A person’s secret life
b) The multi-layered personality of individuals
c) The future plans of a writer
d) Only promotional information
Answer: b) The multi-layered personality of individuals

17. What is the general attitude of celebrities toward interviews as shown in the essay?

a) Always positive
b) Always enthusiastic
c) Mixed — some like them, some hate them
d) Indifferent
Answer: c) Mixed — some like them, some hate them

18. Why do some writers dislike interviews?

a) They don’t like journalists’ clothes
b) They think interviews invade privacy
c) They find interviews funny
d) They find them too short
Answer: b) They think interviews invade privacy

19. What does the essay mainly highlight?

a) How to conduct interviews
b) History and criticism of interview techniques
c) How to become a journalist
d) Types of interviews
Answer: b) History and criticism of interview techniques

20. What is a key feature of interviews discussed in the essay?

a) They are always entertaining
b) They help in creating false images
c) They reveal the truth about personalities
d) They avoid personal questions
Answer: c) They reveal the truth about personalities