Q&A
Claire: Hi ! Ready for the English lesson ? I except everyone did the work I've given you yesterday ! Sooo who's going to be my victim today ? Errrrm... Killian !
Killian: Ooooh no miss please !
Claire: Come to the board or I'll give you some extra work ! Did you read this book ?
Killian: ...Slumdog Millionnaire ? By Vikas Swarup ?... Yes I did !
Claire: OK so let's check this ! Sum up the story in a few words please Killian .
Killian: Erm... This book deals with … an Indian boy ? Yes, erm, a young Indian boy who wins a quizz show named erm... “Who will win a billion”, and because he is a slum boy , and many people believe slum boys don't know anything, Ram -yes the boy is called Ram- is accused of having cheated on the show. So do defend himself he is going to justify every single answer he has given !
Claire: Yes... Let's focus now on chapter 6, “Hold on to your buttons”.. Can you tell us a little about it ? What are the recurrent themes ?
Killian: I don't know … Love ? Cooking ?
Claire: Cooking ...!! No no no !!! Are you idiot or you just didn't read it ?!! The recurrent themes are … who knows ? No one ? Alcoholism ! Religion ! Poverty ! The human condition !
Killian: Yes that's what I wanted to say ! Exactly ! Yeees alcoholism, when Ram is a barman he explains how he has made a classification of alcoholic people comparing them to animals ! Isn't it right ?
Claire: erm... Yes you're totally right ! What about the other themes ?
Killian: Poverty ! Ram is poor ..
Claire : and ...?
Killian : He doesn't have money !
Claire: (soupir :p) Go and take your book ! Page 157 .
Killian: (Dharavi is not a place for …. blablabla )
Claire: (à partir de “Amidst the modern...” ) ...and this last part describes well the contrast between the poor and old-fashioned India and the brand new rich India you see ! Now let's get to the plot .. Do you remember the story ?
Killian: Yes, Ram was working in the bar when a man in a Mercedes came in to