Poets and Pancakes
Think as you read
1. What does the writer mean by ‘the fiery misery’ of those subjected ‘make-up’?
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2. What is the example of national integration that the author refers to?
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3. What work did the ‘office boy’ do in the Gemini Studios?
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4. Why did the author appear to be doing nothing at the studios?
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Think as you read
1. Why was the office boy frustrated? Who did he show his anger on?
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2. Who was Subbu’s principal?
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3. Subbu is described as a many-sided genius. List four of his special abilities.
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4. Why was the legal adviser referred referred to as apposite by others?
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5. What made the lawyer stand out from the other at Gemini Studios?
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Think as you read
1. Did the people at Gemini studios have any particular political affiliations?
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2. Why was the Moral Rearmament Army welcomed at the studios?
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3. Name one example to show that Gemini studios was influenced by the plays staged by MRA.
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4. Who was the Boss of Gemini Studios?
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5. What caused the lack of communication between the Englishman and the people at Gemini Studios?
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6. Why is the Englishman’s visit referred to as unexplained mystery?
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Think as you read
1. Who was the English visitor to the studios?
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2. How did the author discover who the English visitor to the studios was?
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3. What does the God that Failed refer to?
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Understanding the text:
1. The author has used gentle humour to point our human foibles. Pick out instances of this to show how this serves to make the piece interesting.
No.2 in Gemini studios?
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3. How does the author describe the incongruity of an English poet addressing the audience at Gemini Studios?
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4. What do you understand about the author’s literary inclinations from the account?
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Discuss in small groups taking off from points in the text.
1. Film-production today has come a long way the early days of the Gemini Studios.
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2. Poetry and films.
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3. Humour and criticism
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