1. DON BOSCO SCHOOL KHARAGPUR
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2023-24
ROLL NO : 05
NAME : SUBHAM SAHOO
CLASS : XII
SUBJECT : ENGLISH CORE
SUB CODE : 301
PROJECT GUIDE: MR. ARIJIT KUNDU
2. CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that Subham
Sahoo, a student of class
12(science) has successfully
completed his project work under
the guidance of subject teacher
Mr. Arijit Kundu during the year
2023-24 from Don Bosco School
Kharagpur in partial fulfilment of
English Project examination
conducted by CBSE.
3. ACKNOWLEDEMENT
I would like to express my special thanks
of gratitude to my teacher Mr. Arijit Singh well
as our principal Mr. R K
Moses who gave me the golden
opportunity to do this wonderful Art Integrated
project, which also helped me
in doing a lot of research and I came to
know so many new things I am really
thankful to them.
Secondly, I would also like to thank my
parents and friends who helped me a lot
in initializing this project within the
limited time frame
4. INDEX
1.About Pablo Neruda’s Life
2.Work
3.Keeping Quiet – Summary
4.Keeping Quiet – Social
Message
5.Bibliography
5. ABOUT PABLO NERUDA LIFE
Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), whose
real name is Neftalí Ricardo Reyes
Basoalto, was born on 12 July, 1904,
in the town of Parral in Chile.
His father was a railway employee and
his mother, who died shortly after his
birth, a teacher. Some years later his
father, who had then moved to the
town of Temuco, remarried doña Trinidad
Candia Malverde.
6.
7. Keeping Quiet (Summary)
“Keeping Quiet” is a peace poem written by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. The poet asks humanity
to count numbers from one to twelve - twelve being the number of hours shown in a clock or the
number of zodiac signs. He requests everyone not to speak because languages create barriers
between people. The moment when everyone stops moving their body will be very special and
different as we have never experienced such a moment before. The poet says that in this period of
inactivity the fishermen would not harm the whales, the salt gatherers will not hurt their hands,
those who are busy destroying the nature will adopt a new approach towards life, The men who are
preparing for wars and victory based on deaths of innocent people will join their enemy and stand in
unity with them, doing nothing. No one will harm himself or any other person. Everyone will unite
and ponder upon his acts and realize the results of his deeds. The poet clarifies his idea and says
further that he does not want that people should stand idle. He wants that there should be no war
because he does not want to see trucks laden with dead bodies of the soldiers. He is promoting
Universal brotherhood and peace. The poet says that everyone is working continuously, to achieve
one’s goals. People are threatened by death and the fear forces them to work endlessly so that they
can achieve everything quickly. In this mad rush, they do not realize the repercussions of their acts.
He wants us to pause and come out of the mad rush. He wants us to be happy about our
achievements and celebrate them. He wants us to overcome the fear of death and to relax for a
while. We should know the results of our deeds and celebrate our achievements. When the people
will remain quiet for a while, they will realize the purpose of their lives. Just like all the creations
of nature undergo a rebirth with the change of seasons, similarly, keeping quiet will be a rebirth for
the human soul. It will give a new meaning to our life. Again, the poet says that he will count till
twelve and asks everyone to remain quiet while he leaves.
8. The poet here warns us that his message of
silence should not be confused with total
inactivity or inertia. He further clears that his
message does not have any affinity with death
even. His message is aimed at the way of
living. He wants us to stop a while and feel
the calmness so that a positive
introspection is done.
Keeping Quiet (Social Message)
