Parth Bhatt

Yesterday (11th September 2011) there was an interesting debate held in the class. The Subject was: what should be there first, text reading and then video resources or first video resources and then text reading. As per my opinion, we should go for text reading first and then video resources because the text is the primary thing. The Text is the origin and then the videos are prepared on the basis of the text. We understand about the characters, the theme and the genre and a lot more about a book by reading it, when there is a possibility of omission in a video of a text. Now a days, because of latest software, video production and editing has become easy. At the same time I believe that video resources are very powerful tool that saves time and makes the text understanding simpler, yet one question in my mind motivates me to go for text reading first and that is: Can we prepare an answer in the exam on the basis of the Video adaptation of a play? My answer to that question is No. W

‘The Old Man and The Sea’ is full of moral lessons. Every success story is a story of failures. Success is not a destination it is a journey. Attempts are more important than failure. In spite of facing failures in every walk of life, how a person moves on and attempts once more, is shown in very simple and meaningful words through Santiago’s Character by Hemingway in the Text. Joyful expectation: When Santiago meets failure face to face, when struggling to catch a fish, at that time, Santiago’s soliloquies teach us what to think when we are struggling. He thinks about his good memories of past such as Arm Wrestling (strength), DiMaggio (a symbol of Victory) and dreaming about the Lions (Manliness). Positivity in Negative Situations: Santiago is a very optimistic character portrayed by Hemingway. He is thinking about the positivity of life even if he is passing through troubles and pains. “Think about something cheerful, old man,” he said. “Every minute now you are closer to ho