The Ganaguli family lifestyle can be very different than others in America. Particularly, the Ratliff family. When Gogol meets Maxine, she invites him to dinner and mentions that she lives with her parents. Gogol asks if her parents mind, she laughs and responds with, “Why on earth would they mind?” (Lahiri 129). This displays the different morals between the two families. Gogol’s parents tend to be strict about who he is with and who he dates. Especially Gogol’s mother, who...
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Alice Walker’s Everyday Use, included in the In Love and Trouble short story collection, was published in 1973, a moment in history known as the ‘Black Power Movement’. This movement encouraged racial pride and equality. Everyday Use relates the struggles of African American women due to their racial identity, although the story is about the contrast between two sisters and the struggle of heritage. Alice Walker represents the situation of the black society in America through the relationship of three...
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This summer all incoming freshmen were asked to read the book “A Separate Peace,” by John Knowles. Although this book would not be a book of my choice I did enjoy reading it for the interestingly developed plot, and intriguing characters that deal with real-life problems. The main character Gene goes through a period where his jealousy of his best friend drives Gene to do things he never thought he would be doing. 'A Separate Peace,' has many twists and...
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The dystopian scientific novel written by Kazuo Ishiguro serves as a testament to the power of memory. Throughout the novel, the protagonist Kathy confronts her life's losses by preserving her memories of her life at Hailsham and friends Tommy and Ruth after their death. Through the use of the first person from the perspective of Kathy whose life takes place over three parts, Hailsham, The Cottage and Norfolk are the three significant locations where she experiences different forms of loss...
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In the book 1984 by George Orwell, a place where all people who are apart or live in Oceania are surveilled by the administration at every moment and hold absolutely zero freedom. In today’s times, citizens of the United States and other nations are both similar but in different ways. Different technology has their individual ways with watching their country than 1984, with today’s government they are able to watch most aspects of people’s lives. 1984 might be a dystopian...
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Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates (2015), Coates writes a letter to his fifteen-year-old son, Samori, to inform him and share his experience of racial hegemony in America today. Coates letter to his son is the version of “the talk,” the talk parents’ needs to have with their kids. This talk isn’t so much so of the typical talk that parents give about sex and etc. more so a preventative talk to inform Samori what it means to...
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The mental breakdown and insanity of women in both “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath are portrayed in numerous different ways. The Yellow Wallpaper introduces the reader of a nameless woman’s progressive mental breakdown from postpartum depression after giving birth and this provides the reader an opening into the perception and treatment of mental illness in the late 19th century. The novel is set in a Gothic horror-style story and follows the...
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The novel Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer introduces Chris McCandless’s journey after suddenly leaving his family to live off of the land alone. While throwing his whole life and possessions away, he wanders off into the wilderness where Chris awaits his next obstacle moving forward. McCandless doesn’t owe his family the courtesy of keeping in touch because wants to be independent and free, also wanted nothing to do with them considering the corruption in his past. For example, his...
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The story tells the North American nation of however one man, Beowulf, sails to the rescue of King Hrothgar and his individuals to avoid wasting them from a terrible beast that's threatening not solely their lives however additionally their manner of life. The mortal Beowulf positively shows characteristics of an epic hero through bravery, loyalty, generosity, friendship, achieving one thing of excellent worth, providing individuals with a way of security, and being intelligent. First, Beowulf showcases his heroic nature through...
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Do you know why the caged bird sings? Maya Angelou published the book “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” in 1970 at the age of 42 after growing up during Segregation in the United States. The essay aims to inform and explain to the audience the importance of graduating. Angelou uses descriptive imagery, foreshadowing, tones, ethos, and pathos to express her feelings about maturing and the emotions about graduating at the time. Angelou’s essay is directed towards African Americans...
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In this essay, I will explore the way Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go and Jennifer Egan’s Black Box deal with genre and identity. Ishiguro combines science-fiction and bildungsroman in his work to depict the touching story of a human clone, Kathy H, as she develops from childhood and faces her fatal destiny as an organ donor and to explore the politics of a system that seeks to delegitimise her identity and exploit her. Similarly, Egan’s work explores science-fiction paired...
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Throughout centuries, Christian elements have been purposely hidden in various works of literature. The epic poem “Beowulf,” is a famous tale that displays a brave man named Beowulf, who fights evil monsters in order to save others. Beowulf is a confident man who is highly esteemed by many because of his arduous tasks and victories. Another story that exhibits the themes of Christianity is “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” This is a poem, written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, that...
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“The gift of magi” is written by William Sydney porter. He is a famous American writer whose short name is O Henry. His main genre is short stories. The gift of magi is his most famous short story. It is simple and memorable short story. The gift of magi is a story about a couple Jim and Della. The story tells us that how this young couple deals with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gift for each other with...
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Edgar Allen Poe worked hard on his poems and stories which showed greatly in his work. Though many people believe his work, at first glance, is just nonsensical though behind the big words are deep meanings and connections they have towards us. Poe’s work has become timeless and a big part of the education system over the years. We still read Poe’s work for its depth and exploration of fear and horror and deep meaning behind several of his stories....
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“The Jungle”, written by Upton Sinclair, is a novel which exploited immigrants lives that were affected while living and working in industrialized cities in Chicago during the early 1900’s. The novel is based around the lives of characters who each had their own experiences and struggles that they faced while being immigrants from Lithuania going into the Meat-Packing Industry, also known as Packingtown. The main character that Sinclair made one of the more important and was considered to be a...
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Short stories are known to go straight to the point, in other words there is no room for “sub-plotting,' “slowing developing tensions,' and for any kind of “byplay.” As it is stated in the Portable Literature: Reading, Reacting, and Writing, early on in history, short stories, being brief and having a theme, included anecdotes, parables, fables, folktales, and fairy tales. Within these types of stories, novelists had to use a short amount of word count to fit their whole story,...
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Fictional stories play an important role in our lives, they allow the audience to experience things that are thought to be impossible as well as provide a deeper understanding of many life questions which non-fictional stories can’t seem to cover. Throughout this term, we have covered multiple fictional stories with many forcing the audience to think outside what we know to be true, think outside our own personal experiences and imagine a world, unlike anything we are familiar with. This...
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Animal Farm by George Orwell is a novel in which there is a character for whom we feel strong feelings of hatred. Animal farm is a story about rebel animals taking over the farm from their animal farmer but ends up being under the dictatorship of a pig called Napoleon. Napoleon is a character who is intelligent, contemptible, and cunning as the book ends with him achieving his end goal and making animal farms all his, all for his greedy...
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A novel in which I felt sorry for the main character is ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F Scott Fitzgerald. The novel depicts the story of a delusional, hopeless individual blinded by his dream, believing he can bridge the gap between the contrasting social classes in 1920s America, eventually leading to his demise. The author prompts the reader to feel compassion for the protagonist, Jay Gatsby, through his extensive use of techniques such as characterisation, imagery and themes. Contrary to majority...
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Behind the best American novel to emerge from World War One, is the embodiment and depiction of the many soldiers who returned to their states broken down and alienated from the war. Lieutenant Fredric Henry, the protagonist in A Farewell To Arms, is a clear illustration of Ernest Hemingway’s idea of the Lost Generation and the idealistic code hero. Like many other of Hemingways’ code heroes, Fredric Henry existentially feels detached from the world and the war. As Fredric faces...
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It is often a challenge for movie producers to create a movie exactly the same as a book; therefore, they try their best to make the story have the same meaning, to let the audience explore the same questions as a book, and to give the same experience of empathy. The movie adaptation of the book “To Kill a Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee, directed by Robert Mulligan, is similar to the book by the following features: firstly, the narrator, Jean...
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In the essay Superman and Me an Indian boy named Sherman Alexie recalls how he advanced in reading above his age group. Sherman Alexie was being discriminated against by the other student in his class and his teachers. Due to him being Native American and living on a reservation his talents went unnoticed and because he was smart, he was bullied. Sherman Alexie chose to overcome the expectations of failing by putting in the work, he worked hard, and his...
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In the dark, silence was maintained. Being loud was dangerous and opening the blinds to see the outside world was forbidden. Anne Frank was shut out from the world, in order to be kept hidden and protected. Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl born on June 12, 1929. After World War one, a notorious fascist leader named Adolf Hitler took over her country. He enacted laws named the Nuremberg Laws that controlled the Jew’s freedom. With time, the restrictions...
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Often times we overthink and criticize ourselves when it comes to making a decision to the point of having regret and sorrow. When we are up against a fork in the road distress kicks in, creating a heavyweight and burden that brings doubt and concerns if we made the right decision. What if the decision we regret is actually the best one for us? The poem, “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost unfolds a mystery of a traveler who...
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Introduction “It’s changing out there, just like last time. There’s a storm brewing Harry and we’d best be ready when she does” - Hagrid says this to Harry in film harry potter and The half blood prince screen play by Steve Kloves (15 July 2009). For me that storm was the Harry Potter series and the worldwide phenomena it became. In my dissertation I will present a review of where I consider JK Rowling used classic archetypes, drawn from myths...
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Throughout both Ozymandias and London, the poets portray power through the corruption of both the Egyptian tyrant Ozymandias, and the most wealthy groups of society in Victorian London such as the government, monarchy and the church. Shelley uses Ozymandias’s corruptive nature to highlight how his rule over his empire, led to him becoming an arrogant leader with a love for power and an utter disregard for his own people. The poet suggests that Ozymandias believes he is superior to his...
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The possibility of the American Dream is genuinely abstract. To a few, it is living in the lap of extravagance in all perspectives. To other people, it is an opportunity at a superior, more splendid open door for themselves or their families. In 'Death of a Salesman' by Arthur Miller, the author depicts the promise of the American Dream as the capacity to gain every material solace in American Life, and sacrifices one must make to accomplish it. Through his...
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Kate Chopin was a female author of New Orleans. She was notable for writing rather controversial short stories and a highly controversial novel, The Awakening. Growing up, Chopin knew very well about the “etiquette” that women had to follow in the 19th-century, mainly because she lived in this time period. She wrote the novel The Awakening to show some of these “social norms” that women had to follow and how many of them may have struggled with the thought that...
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To Kill A Mockingbird is a book that talks about growing up, and innocence. This book is told from the point of view of Jean Louise Finch, also known as Scout. Scout is a small girl growing up in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama. She has a lot to learn in her upcoming years in Maycomb, as she is just a child and is oblivious to the real world. Throughout this book the author Harper Lee uses literary elements...
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Death becomes a frequent and almost normal event throughout Hamlet, by William Shakespeare. The story follows Hamlet, a young man mourning his father’s demise, who comes to know the culprit behind his father’s death and must seek vengeance for his father. So, Hamlet seeks revenge and he completes the task, the burden placed upon his shoulders, but at what price? By highlighting the shortcomings in character’s such as Hamlet, Claudius, and Polonius, that eventually cause their downfalls, Shakespeare’s Hamlet challenges...
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