Flamingo The Interview ( Short question answer)

 NCERT Solutions For Class 12 English

Flamingo

The Interview  

(Christopher Silvester)

Short question answers

 

Question 1) How does Eco find the time to write so much?

Answer. Eco is a university lecturer who spends his week attending intellectual conferences. He finds so much time to write in the empty spaces in our life, just like the structure of atoms and the Universe does. These vacant areas are referred to as 'interstices' by him. He would rather compose an essay than remain idle while waiting for someone to come to his residence via the escalator. As a result, he regards himself as an academic who writes books on Sundays.

Question 2)  What was distinctive about Eco’s academic writing style?

Answer. Academic scholars typically write erroneous hypotheses, correct them, and then draw conclusions. Umberto, on the other hand, takes the readers on a tour through his research, referencing all of the tries and errors along the way. His narrative writing approach set him apart.

Question 3) . Did Umberto Eco consider himself a novelist first or an academic scholar?

Answer. Umberto Eco identifies as a member of the academic community. He describes himself as a university professor who attends intellectual conferences during the week and writes novels on Sundays.

Question 4) What is the reason for the huge success of the novel, The Name of the Rose?

Answer.The novel The Name of the Rose is difficult to read, which sets it apart from other novels. It's a detective novel with elements of metaphysics, religion, and medieval history. As a result, it addressed an audience that is not always interested in an easy reading experience. However, the novel's success remains a mystery. Umberto believes that if the work had been published ten years earlier or later, it would not have drawn the same proportion of the audience.

 Question 5)  How can we say that Umberto Eco had a wide range of writing?

Answer.Umberto Eco specialized in semiotics and began writing fiction, literary fiction, academic texts, essays, children's books, newspaper articles, and so on. As a result, his writing flexibility is clearly appreciated.

Question 6)  What is Umberto Eco’s theory of interstices?

Answer. Umberto Eco claims that removing the empty spaces from the universe would result in a universe the size of his fist. He emphasizes the significance of time's empty spaces.

Question 7) Umberto Eco does many things, but says, ‘I am always doing the same thing but that is more difficult to explain.’ What does he mean to say?

Answer. Umberto Eco claims to have philosophical interests that are reflected in all of his publications, both fiction and nonfiction. In this way, he performs the same thing, albeit he appears to engage in a variety of activities, such as writing notes for newspapers, teaching novels, writing essays, children's books, and so on.

Question 8)  Despite the drawbacks, the interview is a supremely serviceable medium of communication. Explain.

Answer.Though an interview involves an intrusion into the interviewee's personal life, it is always a highly effective medium of communication. Only through interviews do we receive a clear picture of today's celebs. We get a glimpse of their working style, as well as their personal life and experiences.

Question 9)  Why do most celebrity writers despise being interviewed? (CBSE 2003, 2005, 2010)

Answer.  Most celebrity writers detest being interviewed because they have experienced interview anxiety. The interview is seen as an intrusion into their privacy by many of them.

Question 10) What do you understand by the expression “thumbprints on his windpipe”?

Answer. Thumbprints on his windpipe represent a barrier to anyone's freedom and privacy. It is possible that the interviewees felt suffocated.

Question 11)  Do you think Umberto Eco likes being interviewed? Give reasons for your opinion.

Answer. Umberto Eco clearly enjoys being interviewed, as evidenced by the excerpt from his interview included in this chapter. He answers all of Mukund's questions and never irritates or criticizes the interview, as many other celebrity writers do