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lunes, 4 de marzo de 2013
Background information of the story
The TV show
What’ s the name of the TV show in which the story is based on?
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
Where does he grow up? Include pictures
What’ s the name of the TV show in which the story is based on?
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
What do you know about it?
It's a TV show based on a serie of questions that should be answered all right with the help of 3 comondines ( call, half and half, help of the public) and the prize is a lot of money.
The main character
His name combines the names of three religions. Which are they?
Ram Mohammad Thomas.
-Ram is from the Hindu religion.
-Ram is from the Hindu religion.
-Mohammad from the Muslim religion.
-Thomas from Christianity.
Where does he grow up? Include pictures
He grow up in Mumbai.
People, places and events in the story.
Who was Surdas?
Surdas was a saint, poet and musician. He was born in small village in India. He left his family when he was six. Surdas was a very religious man and he wrote over one hundred thousand poems.
What is the connection between Surdas and the main character?
What is the connection between Surdas and the main character?
They were poor boys and they both have lot of culture learned by the expirience.
What is the historical background? What war appears in the story?
What is the historical background? What war appears in the story?
The story is happened in India. There were violent wars in 1947, 1965 and 1971 because India and Pakistan were separated.
What is the story behind Taj Mahal? Include pictures
The Taj Mahal was built by Emperor Shahjahan. Work started in 1631 and took twenty-two years. Shahjahan who was called Prince Khurram, had fallen in love with a beautiful woman. He called her Mumtaz Mahal. They got married and had fourteen children. However, Mumtaz Mahal died while giving birth to the last children in 1631. Before she died, her husband promised to build the most beautiful palace in the world for her. The result was Taj Mahal.
What is the story behind Taj Mahal? Include pictures
The Taj Mahal was built by Emperor Shahjahan. Work started in 1631 and took twenty-two years. Shahjahan who was called Prince Khurram, had fallen in love with a beautiful woman. He called her Mumtaz Mahal. They got married and had fourteen children. However, Mumtaz Mahal died while giving birth to the last children in 1631. Before she died, her husband promised to build the most beautiful palace in the world for her. The result was Taj Mahal.
About the author
Vikas Swarup was born in Allahabad in India. He went to Allahabad Boys High School and Collage. Then he studied psychology, history and phylosophy. As a diplomat he worked in Turkey, USA, Ethiopia, Great Britain and South Africa.
His first book was Q and A and with this, Slumdog Millionaire film was made. He wrote it only in two months and it became famous. After that, in 2008 he wrote his second novel: Six Suspects.
Chapter 13: A sister's promise
1. Ram said the luck came from inside the person. Explain what he meant.
The luck is found by us and we are who decide all our actions. Every thing we do have a repercution in our future.
2. Does the story have a happy end? Explain your answer.
Yes it does. Ram has won one billion rupees in the show and he will be able to pay for the marraige of his love Nita. I think that a better ending wouldn'd be possible.
Chapter 12: The last question
1. In this chapter we learn the true reason why Ram Mohammed Thomas went to the show Who Will Win a Billion. What is it?
His reason to go to Who Will Win a Billion is to kill Kuman. Kuman had hit Neelima and he was engaged with Nita.
2. Why did Ram choose the answer A?
Ram trust in his lucky coin and the coin show answer A as correct.
3. What was Smita’s secret?
That she is Gudiya.
His reason to go to Who Will Win a Billion is to kill Kuman. Kuman had hit Neelima and he was engaged with Nita.
2. Why did Ram choose the answer A?
Ram trust in his lucky coin and the coin show answer A as correct.
3. What was Smita’s secret?
That she is Gudiya.
Chapter 11: Look after your buttons
1. Do you think Prakash Rao was right in giving his wife all what she wished?
No I don't agree with Rao, but maybe he was blind of love and satisfying his wife was the only he wanted.
No I don't agree with Rao, but maybe he was blind of love and satisfying his wife was the only he wanted.
2. Is that a reason to steal and betray your own family?
No it isn't. The family is one of the most important things in this life and try to kill a brother is very cruel.
3. What is voodoo and in which country do people usually practise it?
National folk religion of Haiti. It combines theological and magical elements of African religions and ritual elements of Roman Catholicism. Practitioners profess belief in a supreme God but give more attention to a large number of spirits called the loa, which can be identified as local or African gods, deified ancestors, or Catholic saints.
4. How did she make vodoo to Prakash Rao’s brother?
5. In your opinion, who was more cruel to each other, Prakash or Arvind Rao? Why?
I think was Prakash, because he practice voodoo to her own brother.
Chapter 10: At home with a killer
1. Explain how Salim became a junior actor.
He start work as a servant for a manager who meke junior actors stars. He told Salim if he does some photos he help Salim to be an actor.
2. Would you betray someone who has saved your life if you know he’s a criminal?
I think I wouln't do it. I woul talk with him and try to convince him to stop.
3. Why do you think Thomas didn’t tell Salim about the quiz show?
Because Salim could win a lot of money and in this case Salim would be a little selfish.
He start work as a servant for a manager who meke junior actors stars. He told Salim if he does some photos he help Salim to be an actor.
2. Would you betray someone who has saved your life if you know he’s a criminal?
I think I wouln't do it. I woul talk with him and try to convince him to stop.
3. Why do you think Thomas didn’t tell Salim about the quiz show?
Because Salim could win a lot of money and in this case Salim would be a little selfish.
Chapter 9: A love story
1. Ram and Nita fell in Love. But why could they not get married?
Because Nita is engaged to other man and he will pay lots of rupees to Nita's family.
2. Nita is engaged to a rich and successful man who will pay her family 40,000 rupees. Do you think arranged marriages are a good idea?
No, I think that marriage have to be only result of the love of a couple. Arrenged mariages should be banned.
3. Why do you think Swapna Devi said this about his son: “perhaps death will be the best thing for him”
Because she doesn't love him. She is a selfish person who only worries about herself.
4. In this chapter we see Thomas really generous. Why?
Because he had lost a friend and he thought that may be another person can live with the money that he had.
5. Why is this chapter particularly important?
Because Ram has met the love of his life and he decided to participate on the quiz show.
6. How was the man of the hospital able to pay Thomas back?
Helping him to answer a question of the TV show.
Because Nita is engaged to other man and he will pay lots of rupees to Nita's family.
2. Nita is engaged to a rich and successful man who will pay her family 40,000 rupees. Do you think arranged marriages are a good idea?
No, I think that marriage have to be only result of the love of a couple. Arrenged mariages should be banned.
3. Why do you think Swapna Devi said this about his son: “perhaps death will be the best thing for him”
Because she doesn't love him. She is a selfish person who only worries about herself.
4. In this chapter we see Thomas really generous. Why?
Because he had lost a friend and he thought that may be another person can live with the money that he had.
5. Why is this chapter particularly important?
Because Ram has met the love of his life and he decided to participate on the quiz show.
6. How was the man of the hospital able to pay Thomas back?
Helping him to answer a question of the TV show.
Chapter 8: Murder on a train
1. "Fifty thousand dreams had suddenly been taken from me." What did Ram mean?
He meant that all the money that have been won honestly has been stolen by man in the train. All what he have won has been lost.
2. Thomas is thinking about the Police and asks himself: “Would the Police tell me that I was a hero for killing a robber? Or would they call me a killer who had shot a man dead without even knowing his name?”. Why does he think this? What do you think the Police would tell him?
Because he kills the man who stole his money with the man's gun. Ram kill the thief only to defend himself but he couldn’t stop thinking about the police because he didn’t know what can they think about the accident. They could consider Ram a hero or consider him a murder and arrest him and Ram wants to see again Salim.
He meant that all the money that have been won honestly has been stolen by man in the train. All what he have won has been lost.
2. Thomas is thinking about the Police and asks himself: “Would the Police tell me that I was a hero for killing a robber? Or would they call me a killer who had shot a man dead without even knowing his name?”. Why does he think this? What do you think the Police would tell him?
Because he kills the man who stole his money with the man's gun. Ram kill the thief only to defend himself but he couldn’t stop thinking about the police because he didn’t know what can they think about the accident. They could consider Ram a hero or consider him a murder and arrest him and Ram wants to see again Salim.
Chapter 7: How to speak Austrailian
1. Who do you think phoned the inspector about Colonel Taylor and Jeevan Kumar?
It could have been Ram because the inspector says “One of your Australians phoned me this morning, Sir. He spoke like an Australian” and Ram knows how to speak english after all he learnt from Colonel and his family.
2. Why was Thomas diferent from the other servants that Coronel Taylor had had?
Because Ram was a good boy and he didn't steal things. However, the other servants had always stole him.
3. Now Thomas has 52,000 rupees. What will he do? How will he spend them?
He wants to go to Mumbai to meet with Salim and start a new life. He need the money to travel to Mumbai.
4. Where did he get all this Money from?
He get it from his work in Coronel Taylor's salary. He had save a lot in his life.
2. Why was Thomas diferent from the other servants that Coronel Taylor had had?
Because Ram was a good boy and he didn't steal things. However, the other servants had always stole him.
3. Now Thomas has 52,000 rupees. What will he do? How will he spend them?
He wants to go to Mumbai to meet with Salim and start a new life. He need the money to travel to Mumbai.
4. Where did he get all this Money from?
He get it from his work in Coronel Taylor's salary. He had save a lot in his life.
Chapter 6: A brother's promise
1. Do you think Ram should have helped Gudiya?
Yes, Gudiya diserve that help. Ram could help Gudiya trying to talk with her.
2. Will the Police find him and arrest him for the murder?
No, he run away and let Salim and all his life. He was afraid and he doesn’t wan to go prision.
3. Will see ever see his brother and Gudiya again?
I belive that they will see again because they are important characters and they have done a brother's promise.
4. Would you interfere if you knew your neighbour is beating his wife and daughter?
Yes, I would do it but not in the same way he did it. I would have phoned the police.
Yes, Gudiya diserve that help. Ram could help Gudiya trying to talk with her.
2. Will the Police find him and arrest him for the murder?
No, he run away and let Salim and all his life. He was afraid and he doesn’t wan to go prision.
3. Will see ever see his brother and Gudiya again?
I belive that they will see again because they are important characters and they have done a brother's promise.
4. Would you interfere if you knew your neighbour is beating his wife and daughter?
Yes, I would do it but not in the same way he did it. I would have phoned the police.
Chapter 5: A soldier's story
1. He talks about a war. When was it and which countries were fighting each other? Why?
He talks about 1971's war. It was a war between India and Pakistan, they fight because Pakistan wanted to conquer India.
2. How did the old soldier’s stories help Ram with the answer to the next quiz question?
The question was "What is the highest award given to the Indian armed forces?" and he knows it thanks to that story. The answer was Param Vir Chakra.
He talks about 1971's war. It was a war between India and Pakistan, they fight because Pakistan wanted to conquer India.
2. How did the old soldier’s stories help Ram with the answer to the next quiz question?
The question was "What is the highest award given to the Indian armed forces?" and he knows it thanks to that story. The answer was Param Vir Chakra.
Chapter 4: Tragedy Queen
1. Ram knew Neelima’s lover face although he couldn’t remember exactly where from. Who do you think it was? Where might he have seen him before?
Neelima's lover was Prem Kumar that's why Ram knew his face. He was also the man that was engaged with Nita. He will have seen him in the orphanage or at Maman's house.
2. Neelima says about her lover: “sometimes I think that he loves me. Sometimes I think that he hates me”. Why does she say this?
Because this man abused of her. He had hit her sometimes but she was in love with this man.
3. In your opinion, why men mistreat women? Why is Neelima mistreated?
They feel that they are stronger than girls and feel like they have all the power. For them, women need to obey them and do everything they want that's why Neelima was mistreated, because her man thought he was greater than her.
4. What happened to Neelima in the end? Name three true celebrities who died the same way.
One evening, Ram found her on the bed. She was dead with her award for the Best Actress.
Neelima's lover was Prem Kumar that's why Ram knew his face. He was also the man that was engaged with Nita. He will have seen him in the orphanage or at Maman's house.
2. Neelima says about her lover: “sometimes I think that he loves me. Sometimes I think that he hates me”. Why does she say this?
Because this man abused of her. He had hit her sometimes but she was in love with this man.
3. In your opinion, why men mistreat women? Why is Neelima mistreated?
They feel that they are stronger than girls and feel like they have all the power. For them, women need to obey them and do everything they want that's why Neelima was mistreated, because her man thought he was greater than her.
4. What happened to Neelima in the end? Name three true celebrities who died the same way.
One evening, Ram found her on the bed. She was dead with her award for the Best Actress.
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Chapter 3: A home for the disabled
1. How did Ram and Salim meet?
They met eachother in Delhi Children's Home for Boys. Ram arrived to the orphanage earlier than Salim. When Salim arrived, he wore a torn shirt and dirty torn shorts.
2. Why did they like each other?
Because he were both orphans, they didn't have the chance to have family and they only have eachother.
3. What was the Delhi’s Children home like?
It was like an orphanage but very crawded of children without family.
4. Why and how did they escape?
They escaped because they discovered that Sethji blind the children to convert them in beggars. They could scape in the night going out of the bathrooms.
5. Where are they planning to go?
They want to go to Neelima's home. Because a boy told him about her. Neelima was a famous actress when she was young.
6. How are they going to survive there?
Ram is going to work as a servant and Neelima will play him with a house and food.
They met eachother in Delhi Children's Home for Boys. Ram arrived to the orphanage earlier than Salim. When Salim arrived, he wore a torn shirt and dirty torn shorts.
2. Why did they like each other?
Because he were both orphans, they didn't have the chance to have family and they only have eachother.
3. What was the Delhi’s Children home like?
It was like an orphanage but very crawded of children without family.
4. Why and how did they escape?
They escaped because they discovered that Sethji blind the children to convert them in beggars. They could scape in the night going out of the bathrooms.
5. Where are they planning to go?
They want to go to Neelima's home. Because a boy told him about her. Neelima was a famous actress when she was young.
6. How are they going to survive there?
Ram is going to work as a servant and Neelima will play him with a house and food.
Chapter 2: Father Timothy
1. Father Timothy gave the orphan three names. How would these names help the boy?
The name was Ram Mohammed Thomas. Father Timothy did it to help him to get on with all the religions.
2. Find out about the wars between India and Pakistan and answer: In your opinion, why did Father Timothy give him these three names?
In my opinion Father Timothy wanted Ram to consider all the people as equal, he wanted to his "son" to be a fair person.
3. How did Ram spend his childhood?
He lived in St Mary's Church orphanage, then Father Timothy gave him a home near the church and a name.
4. How diferent was Ram Mohamed Thomas’ childhood from yours?
Without any doubt Ram's life was more harder than mine. Ram lived in a house with a lot of boys. However, I lived with my family with all what I need.
5. In your opinion, what is going to happen to Ram after Father Timothy’s death?
He will have to go to the orphanage.
The name was Ram Mohammed Thomas. Father Timothy did it to help him to get on with all the religions.
2. Find out about the wars between India and Pakistan and answer: In your opinion, why did Father Timothy give him these three names?
In my opinion Father Timothy wanted Ram to consider all the people as equal, he wanted to his "son" to be a fair person.
3. How did Ram spend his childhood?
He lived in St Mary's Church orphanage, then Father Timothy gave him a home near the church and a name.
4. How diferent was Ram Mohamed Thomas’ childhood from yours?
Without any doubt Ram's life was more harder than mine. Ram lived in a house with a lot of boys. However, I lived with my family with all what I need.
5. In your opinion, what is going to happen to Ram after Father Timothy’s death?
He will have to go to the orphanage.
Chapter 1: Cheat!
1. Why was Ram surprised to see Smita?
Because he didn't know that he had a lawyer.
2. In your opinion, who sent Smita? How did she know about his arrest?
I really don't know it but I think that Smita saw him in the quiz show and she recognize him.
Because he didn't know that he had a lawyer.
2. In your opinion, who sent Smita? How did she know about his arrest?
I really don't know it but I think that Smita saw him in the quiz show and she recognize him.
domingo, 3 de marzo de 2013
Slum Dog Millionaire
On the second evaluation we have read "Slum Dog Millionaire". In the following posts I'll summarize all the chapters of these amazing book.
A summary:
The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Kaun Banega Crorepati?" (2000) (Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?) But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Each chapter of Jamal's increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show's seemingly impossible quizzes. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doing on the game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out. At the heart of its storytelling lies the question of how anyone comes to know the things they know about life and love
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