These are heady days for Indian writing and theyre only getting headier Its fortunate for American readers then that the bulk of Indian literature is written in English In his introduction to Mirrorwork 50 Years of Indian Writing published in 1997 to coincide with the anniversary of Indias independence Salman Rushdie argued that Indo Anglian writing is stronger and more important than the literature being written in Indias 16 official languages Rushdies defense of English language Indian litera
Two Kinds compare contrast Most children rebel against their mother or grandmother at some point in time The characters in Amy Tans Two kinds and my story were similar in this aspect Although the way felt about our mother grandmother the reasons we rebelled and the way we went about it are very different On the other hand in the end of the stories both I and Ni Kan had similar feeling towards our mother grandmother How Ni Kan in Two kinds and my story felt about our mother grandmother was compl
The Umuofia clan was a fairly successful part of the tribes that existed in lower Nigeria They had a working form of government greatly based on their religious beliefs they had a way of life that focused on their gods and worship of them and they had a social life that was greatly based off of their own and somewhat unique religion Many would consider this successful by many standards because the people of the Umuofia tribe was able to carry out their lives happy and content with their customs
The True Villian On the surface Henry James Turn of the Screw has all of the qualities of an innocent old fashioned ghost story but underneath there is much more The use of ambiguity appears frequently throughout the novel and the reader is left to decide a lot on their own Are the ghosts real Who can actually see the ghosts Which characters can the reader really rely on These questions can be answered in a variety of different ways but who is to say which answer is the correct one The biggest
The Things They Carried Often when we read about wars we learn about the heroes who are strong brave mature men who will do anything for their country In the excerpt from Tim OBriens book The Things They Carried he introduces us to soldiers of the Vietnam War in a very different light The opening chapter which has the same title as the book describes of course the objects and emotional burdens carried by these soldiers This at first may seem to be a very strange way to open a book However OBrie
The Jealousy of Othello and the Motives of Iago in William Shakespeares Othello The Orthodox interpretation of Shakespeares Othello is built on two assumptions that Othello is not a jealous man and that Iago has no motives Although there are many examples of these opinions within the play I believe there is much more evidence which contradict these two statements which allow me to conclude that Othello is in fact a jealous man and that Iago does have motives As the play progresses the audience
A Controlling Change The attempts are brave unimaginable and impractical These are definite ways to describe Petruchios attempts to marry and tame Katherina in William Shakespeares The Taming of the Shrew Just the thought of marrying Katherina is considered foolish but Petruchio just wants to marry a woman with a wealthy father His attempts to tame Katherina have nothing to do with making their marriage work He only wants to control her Surprisingly his controlling behavior forces her to transf
Analysing Act 2 Scene 1 and Act 4 Scene 3 in The Taming of the Shrew will cover various features of the clever language Shakespeare has used in the play in order for it to appeal to all audiences This will include humour in the form of sexual innuendo slapstick comedy and puns because the play is a comedy I will also point out animal imagery and different 16th century themes Shakespeare has included in the play some of which still exist today i e sexism men versus women power and appearance ver
In the classic epic poem The Odyssey Telemachus character is in my opinion an extremely wise and patient man While his father is away he lacks the courage that he needs to stand up to the suitors until Athena comes to him and gives him the valor that he desires Until he acquires that courage however he is particularly patient with the suitors Most men today in a similar situation would not tolerate a fraction of these suitors for more than a few days Furthermore Telemachus cunning is outstandin
Merchant of Venice Characters Analysis features noted Shakespeare scholar William Hazlitts famous critical essay about the characters of The Merchant of Venice THIS is a play that in spite of the change of manners and prejudices still holds undisputed possession of the stage Shakespears malignant has outlived Mr Cumberlands benevolent Jew In proportion as Shylock has ceased to be a popular bugbear baited with the rabbles curse he becomes a half favourite with the philosophical part of the audie