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80 85 These days, few people pause to consider …  9  , the ambiguous nature of his achievement and legacy, or even the real causes of Indian independence. These are hurried, sloganising times, and we don’t have the time or, worse, the inclination to assimilate many-sided truths. The harshest truth of all is that Gandhi is increasingly irrelevant in the country whose “little father” – Bapu – he was. (Salman Rushdie, TIME 100 , 13 April 1998) A the complex character of Gandhi’s personality 0 F  B in line with the corporate philosophy of Apple 1 C Gandhi was loved by thousands of Hindis 2 D he would almost certainly have found it abhorrent 3 E Gandhi’s aim of non-violence was successful 4 F studying the clutch of handwritten notes in his hand 5 G Here was Gandhi-as-guru 6 H a part of the available stock of cultural symbols 7 I by being more moral than your oppressor 8 J Gandhi later forswore sexual relations 9 K His hunger strikes could stop riots and massacres L this bony man shaped a nation’s struggle for freedom Questions a) In which ways is Apple’s advertisement a contradiction for Salman Rushdie? b) Explain why Richard Attenborough’s movie Gandhi led to an “unhistorical Western saint-making” of Gandhi. c) According to Salman Rushdie, why is Gandhi increasingly irrelevant in the country whose “little father” he was? Writing: A review of Gandhi a) Watch the film Gandhi (1982) by director Richard Attenborough. Compare the way Salman Rushdi says Gandhi is presented in the film with your own point of view. b) After watching the film, write a review. In your review you should: • describe the plot • highlight one key scene • compare the film to Salman Rushdi’s views in the article Give your review a title . Write around 250 words . Writing: An article After having studied Mahatma Gandhi’s life thoroughly over the last few pages, write an article for your English school magazine. In your article you should: • discuss why Gandhi is an ambivalent person • outline who, according to your views, can be compared to Gandhi nowadays • analyse if and why the world needs a person like Gandhi again Give your article a title . Write around 250/400 words . ✔ 4  Fact file Gandhi – The film • • Richard Attenborough’s Oscar- winning film Gandhi stars Ben Kingsley in the leading role. • • The film is a biographical homage to India’s most powerful and well-known leader. • • Themes are social inequality, Britain’s colonialism in India and the consequent political unrest. F 5  6  89 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv