Unit 12
1.
Truth is not easy to grasp and very difficult to prove.
2.
The scandals, sexual and other, involving members of the royal family,
have
in
recent
years
outshone
the
television
serials
dealing
with
family
problems. The most remarkable fact is that the characters of these individuals
who are part of the scandals are largely invented by the British press.
3.
Actually, the portrayal of fictional characters has quickly become a most
important device employed by the press.
4.
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these people are pleased and contented when they are in the limelight
or in the newspaper headlines although such fame may be an ill omen.
5.
I am aware of the fact that since
I am a novelist and have used many
different
types
of
people
as
raw
material
for
character
creation,
I
myself
being rewritten into someone unrecognizable to myself is a typical example of
a person good at tricking others being tricked.
6.
In
Britain,
as
a
result
of
exposure
of
private
lives
of
famous
people,
certain
groups
of
influential
people
have
demanded
the
adoption
of
laws
protecting privacy.
7.
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but
if
the
illegal
activities
of
those
influential
people
could
be
kept