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Ransom (2009) by Australian novelist David Malouf is based on an episode from Homer’s Iliad and highlights the meeting between Achilles a demigod and Priam the king of Troy during the Trojan war. The novel explores themes of identity, fate, and mortality. Comparably, the film Atonement directed by Joe Wright (2007) is about a young girl who makes a grave mistake that changes her life as well as the people around her forever. The film also explores the themes of...
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David Malouf’s text Ransom and Clint Eastwood’s film Invictus, portray the idea of Fate and Freewill in which life is predetermined with the idea of controlling events through self-determination. Invictus concerns itself with the aftermath of an inhumane Apartheid and the role of an influential personal Mandela who demurs surrendering to fate while uniting a furcated nation. In comparison, Malouf’s Homeric adaption of the Iliad as a reimagination through his novel Ransom explores the extent to which life is determined...
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Set during the last year of the Trojan war, David Malouf's novel, Ransom, focuses on the brave wings of fighters. Even though the battle story dominates the line, Malouf exposes a world where men follow alternative paths to violence and aggression. In the attempt to regain his son's body, pity takes risks. The biggest danger is towards royal duty and choosing a common carter. Somax introduced the premises of the human world of feelings and his relationship with beauty is...
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Composed as a literary novel that narrates through a legend of redemption and inscribed in the context of Ancient Troy is “Ransom” by David Malouf, which unravels how changes come to the reception of individuals in worlds. Such can also be said of the film “Invictus”, the two texts applaud the power of a changed perception as well as its impact on an individual, an institution, and a country. In addition, Malouf and Eastwood’s intention also coincides with the fact...
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Many characters in the historical fiction ‘Ransom’ by David Malouf and the 2009 film ‘Invictus’ directed by Clint Eastwood portray forgiveness and reconciliation through their actions and attitude. ‘Invictus’ highlights the determination of wanting to unite a “rainbow nation” whereas, ‘Ransom’ shows how the act of reconciliation unites two long-time enemies. Through these acts of reconciliation both writer and director demonstrate the impact of forgiveness in bringing people closer together. Additionally, both texts illustrate the impact division has on an...
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