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BELIEVE THAT BOOKS WILL NEVER DISAPPEAR
Comprehension I
1) ‘I was educated more by my father’s library’ says Borges.
He means: __
a) School or the university did not educate him.
b) He was educated in his father’s library too.
c) He learnt through private tuitions held in his father’s
library.
Ans: b)
he was educated in his father’s library too.
2) Why did Borges feel guilty about his mother?
Ans: Borges felt guilty about his
mother because his mother’s dedication to nurturing him was immense. He had
abused her love as he had underestimated her and never offered her his love and
affection in return.
3) According to Borges, blindness
is ______
a) Just a physical handicap b) not a misfortune c) actually a resource.
Ans:
c) actually a resource.
4) Why does Borges prefer to believe that he is not blind?
Ans: Borges prefers to believe that
he is not blind because he believes in positive thinking than cynicism. If he
somehow happened to accept that he was visually impaired, it would influence
his future however in the event that he takes it decidedly and utilizes it as
raw material, it helps his future. Consequently he trusts in positivism.
5) Borges feels that when we read a book what matters is not
the author’s intention, but what sense we get out of it. (True/False)
Ans: True.
6) How, according to Borges, does the book go beyond the
author’s intention?
Ans: As
indicated by Borges, in each book, there is a requirement for something else,
which is consistently secretive. A book can be brimming with errors; we can
dismiss its writer's conclusions; can't help contradicting that person, however
the book consistently holds something sacred, something mortal, and something
supernatural which brings joy. Along these lines, the book goes past the
writer's goal.
7) When does the poetic act happen, according to Borges?
Ans: The
poetic act happens when the poet writes it and the reader reads it, according
to Borges,
8) What cannot be defined without oversimplifying it?
Ans:
Poetry is something so intimate and essential that it cannot be defined without
oversimplifying it.
9) Which is the most astounding invention of man?
Ans: The
most astounding invention of man is undoubtedly ‘Book’.
10) When, according to Borges, would history and man
disappear?
Ans: Man
and history would disappear if books disappear, according to Borges.
11) Which was the first book that Borges read?
Ans: The
first book that Borges read was Grimm’s ‘Fairy Tales’ in an English version.
12) Who is the writer of the verse ‘Aues Nahe Werd Fern’?
Ans
Goethe (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe).
13) Which famous library does Borges visualize in his dream?
Ans: The famous library does Borges visualize in
his dream is “The Royal Library of Alexandria in Egypt”.
14) When a poet is considered a failure?
Ans: If
one does not feel the poetic event upon reading it, a poet is considered a
failure.
15) What elicits the emotion in a poem?
Ans: Precise
words elicit the emotion in a poem.
16) What should a writer or an artist transmute in order to
create eternal works?
Ans: A
writer or an artist should transmute our humiliations, our misfortunes, and our
embarrassments, to create eternal works.
17) Which library does Borges visualize in his dream?
Ans: Borges
visualizes the library of Alexandria in his dream.
18) According to Borges, the telescope is the extension of
our
a) Sight b) voice c) arms.
Ans: a)
sight.
19) How does Borges look upon blindness?
Ans: Borges looks upon blindness as a way of
life.
20) Which is the most outstanding invention of man, according
to Borges?
Ans: ‘Book’
is the most outstanding invention of man, according to Borges.
21) Where was Luis Borges educated?
Ans:
Luis Borges was educated in his father’s library.
22) According to Borges, in which language did, he read
‘Grimm’s Fairy Tales’?
Ans: He
read Grimm’s Fairy tales in an English version, according to Borges.
23) Where, according to Borges, was he educated more than by
high school or the university?
Ans: He was educated by his father’s library
more than by high school or the university, according to Borges.
24) Who, according to Borges, was an extraordinary person?
Ans: According to Borges, his mother was an
extraordinary person.
25) What did Borges fill his house with when the visible
world moved away from his eyes?
Ans:
Borges filled his house with books when the visible world moved away from his
eyes.
Comprehension II
* What is the significance of a book in man's life according to Jorge Luis Borges?
OR
* What are Luis Borges' views on books?
OR
* What are the views of Borges on books?
OR
* Why does Borges say that the books will not disappear inspite of modern modes of communication?
OR
* Why does Borges say that book will never disappear? Explain.
Ans: Borges believes that the books are the extension of our imagination and memory, so they do not disappear from the face of the earth. Among the many inventions of man, the book is the most astounding one. Other major inventions are extensions of our bodies, where books are the extension of man's imagination and memory. He refers to the literature as a controlled dream. He likes dreaming with remembering the past, which is nothing but a sequence of dreams. Books, he feels are the great memory of all centuries. Their function is irreplaceable. He concludes in an ominous note that, if books were to disappear, history would disappear and surely man would also disappear for ever. "Life-force, to quote, every man feeds it, every man reads it. Time cannot age it and death cannot slay". By this quote one can understand literature is forever because its function is irreplaceable. If books disappear there would be no world to be interpreted.
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* What are Borges's views on poetry in "I Believe that Books will never Disappear"?
OR
* Discuss Borges's views on poetry and poem.
OR
* What are the views of Borges on poetry?
OR
* Define Borges' definition of poetry.
Ans: Borges feels that poetry is something to intimate, so essential that it could never be defined without over simplifying it. He feels that poetry is not just a series of symbols. He assures that poetry is an aesthetic act and feels that the poetic act takes meaning when the poet writes it; the reader reads it that always happens in a slightly different manner. He acclaims that poetry is something magical, mysterious and explainable though not comprehensible event. He explores that a poet fails in the attempt of poetry it. Thus, he states, poetry should provide pleasure for the reader.
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* "The modern developments in communications will not replace books. "Explain with reference to Jorge Luis Borges' thoughts on this.
OR
* Borges says that books will never disappear in spite of modern modes of communication. Explain.
OR
* Why does Borges say that books will never disappear? Explain.
Ans: Alifano during his conversation with Borges, mentions about people speaking about the disappearance of books due to the modern developments in communication resulting in more dynamic means which may require less time than reading and asks about his opinion. Borges vehemently disagrees saying that he believes that books can and will never disappear. He affirms that it is impossible to happen. Borges believes that the books are the extension of our imagination and memory, so they do not disappear from the face of the earth. Among the many inventions of man, the book is the most astounding one. Other major inventions are extensions of our bodies, where books are the extension of man's imagination and memory. He refers to the literature as a controlled dream. He likes dreaming with remembering the past, which is nothing but a sequence of dreams. Books, he feels are the great memory of all centuries. Their function is irreplaceable. He concludes in an ominous note that, if books were to disappear, history would disappear and surely man would also disappear for ever. "Life-force, to quote, every man feeds it, every man reads it. Time cannot age it and death cannot slay". By this quote one can understand literature is forever because its function is irreplaceable. If books disappear there would be no world to be interpreted.
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* How does Borges look upon his blindness? Explain.
OR
* What are the views of Borges on blindness?
Ans: Borges does not fell unhappy for his blindness. He opines that everything that happens to anybody should be used as a resource. He recollects his ideas in one of his poems and says that humiliation, misfortune and discord were granted so as to transmute them and use of miserable circumstances to knit the works that lasts forever. He then quotes Goethe, "All that is near becomes far that refers to the loss of his eye sight." He learns that not only the sunset but the other things are bound to leave us. Borges reasserts that though the visible world has moved away from his eyes he has surely been replaced by other things. Thus he gracefully accepts his blindness and enjoys it.
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1) Why does Borges feel remorseful after his mother’s death
regarding his relationship with her? Can this experience be generalized?
Ans: Over the span of his meeting
with Alifano, Borges discloses to him that his mom was an unprecedented
individual who gave him a lot of grace in his life. At that point he admits in
a contrite tone that he was unable to satisfy his mom since he, at the end of
the day, was not a cheerful man. He additionally admits that he ought to have
shown a superior comprehension of his mom. This experience can be summed up on
the grounds that what Borges says is valid for all kids. It isn't unexpected to
know, when their moms bite the dust, most youngsters express that they had
underestimated their mom while they were alive as they do with the moon or the
sun or the seasons and are liable that they had mishandled their moms.
2) How does Borges elaborate on
Goethe’s words, ‘ail that is near becomes far’?
Ans: While giving his perceptions
about 'blindness', Borges reviews a thought he had communicated in one of his
sonnets. He had said that embarrassment, setback, and disunity were given to us
so we may change them, and make from the hopeless condition of our life
'eternal works'. At this point, Borges reviews to mind an assertion made by Goethe.
It says, "All that is near becomes far". In this proclamation, Goethe
alludes not exclusively to the dusk yet additionally to life. Borges says that
for his situation, the noticeable world has moved away from his eyes for
eternity. He feels that it is his obligation to acknowledge his setback and
beyond what many would consider possible appreciate those things.
3) What, according to Borges, should one think of
humiliations and misfortunes?
Ans: Borges says that all people should
imagine that whatever happens to the person in question is an asset. He adds
that all things have been given to us for a reason, and in this manner we
should think about our embarrassments, adversities and shames as crude material
like dirt so we may shape our craft. He says that embarrassment, hardship and
conflict were given to us so we may change them, so we may make from the
hopeless situation of our life endless works or works that try to be so.
4) What are Borges ‘views on poetry and poem?
Ans: Borges accepts that verse is
something so personal thus fundamental that it can't be characterized without
misrepresenting it. At that point he says that verse isn't the sonnet and
thinks that a sonnet might be just a progression of images. Borges thinks that
verse is the tasteful demonstration that happens when the writer composes it
and when the reader reads it. He accepts that verse is a mystical, strange and
unexplainable albeit not a limitless occasion. He accepts that one should feel
the poetic event after perusing it in any case the artist ought to be
considered to have fizzled.
5) Why is it important for poetry to use language precisely?
With what example does Borges demonstrate this aspect of poetic language?
Ans: Borges feels that verse needs
to utilize language decisively. He thinks that solitary exact words evoke the
feeling. To make his statement, he cites a line from Emily Dickinson, 'This
quiet dust was gentlemen and ladies'. He contends that however the thought is
trite the writer is alluding to a spot which had been visited by people in
'summer'. These individuals are presently dead and the residue she alludes to
is the residue of death. Rather than saying ‘This quiet dust was gentlemen and
ladies’ if the poet had used ‘men and women’, the poem would have failed as
poetry. It would have sounded paltry.
Comprehension III
1) ‘Poetry is magical, mysterious, and unexplainable’. How
does Borges explain the strange aspect of poetry?
Ans: As indicated by Borges, verse is an
aesthetic act; and poetry is not the poem. The graceful demonstration happens
when the writer composes it and the reader reads it and it generally occurs in
a marginally extraordinary way. At the point when the wonderful demonstration
happens, Borges accepts that we become mindful of it. That is the reason he
calls verse as a supernatural, puzzling, and unexplainable occasion. If one
does not feel the poetic event upon reading it, Borges thinks that we need to
infer that the poet has fizzled.
2)
How does Borges value literature? Why is it important for the future of
mankind?
Ans:
As indicated by Borges, a book is just an augmentation of our creative mind and
memory. We gain admittance to writing through books. Literature is a fantasy, a
controlled dream. Borges accepts that we owe writing nearly all that we are,
what we have been, and what we will be. Our past is only a succession of
dreams. He accepts that there is no contrast among dreaming and recollecting
the past. It is books that fill in as the archives of extraordinary
recollections, all things considered, and nothing else can supplant books.
Hence, if books vanish, without a doubt history would vanish and alongside
history man would likewise disappear. Therefore, writing is vital for saving
the eventual fate of humanity.
