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Discuss the following questions in detail and write the answers in your notebooks:

Why does PatolBabu walk away before he can be paid for his role? What does this reveal about his character?

PatolBabu walks away before he can be paid for his role because he was a bit concerned about his self-respect which was the most important for him. He was a perfect artist and does his job very sincerely. Patol was wondering that his effort will be appreciated by others or not. He was in need of money but still, he hasn’t taken it because he believes that taking money for such a small act would be against his art and will not justify his performance. The character that reflects with this act of Patol was he was a person who for whom self-respect was utmost.


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Here are some lines from the lesson. What do they tell us about PatolBabu's character? You may take help from the words given in the table below or find some of your own from the dictionary. The first one has been done for you.


(a) That an offer to act in a film could come to a 52-year-old nonentity like him was beyond his wildest dreams unassuming; modest


(b) Indeed, there was a time when people bought tickets especially to see him………………….


(c) 'I was with Hudson and Kimberley for nine years and wasn't late for a single day.'…………………..


(d) It didn't matter if the part was small, but, if he had to make the most of it, he had to learn his lines beforehand. How small he would feel if he muffed in the presence of so many people…………………….


(e) PatolBabu cleared his throat and started enunciating the syllable in various ways. Along with that, he worked out how he would react physically when the collision took place--how his features would be twisted in pain, how he would fling out his arms, how his body would crouch to express pain and surprise--all these he performed in various ways in front of a large glass window. ………………….


(f) It is true that he needed money very badly, but what were twenty rupees when measured against the intense satisfaction of a small job done with perfection and dedication?.................