World Literature essays:
"The Remains" of the Day by Jaros"aw Michalski
... aim in life is to retain 'dignity in keeping with his position' by all costs. The costs prove themselves to be extremely high, for Stevens is practically a clinical case of repressed emotions. In an opening scene of the novel, set in the autumn 1956, the reader encounters ...
Michael Gow's "Away".
... genre that is deliberately written for performance, and therefore, the reader's understanding of the characters and issues is always improved by its staging. "Staging" in Drama means the process or manner of putting a play on stage. This refers to the positioning of the characters and props ...
'Intrinsic to "Cloudstreet" is the family unit out of which a complex fabric of ideas is woven.'
... inappropriate nature of Lon's comment. However the mood changes quickly as soon as Quick appears. "She's havin an attack of smiles" shows the way the positive and negative blend together within the family, and this reflects the underlying support and happiness despite the conflict ...
Comparison of the female characters in Chronicle of a Death foretold
... happiness in a marriage is not significant unless she is fortunate enough to marry someone she loves. In this Spanish culture, unlike Western culture, marriage is not based on love. In ...
Wang Anyi's "The Destination"
... of the situation. She just states them as givens and focuses instead on the family dynamics and the difficulties experienced by Chen Xin in "fitting in," both physically into a small space and mentally and emotionally as well. City life is very different from his life in the country and one of the ...
"Vendetta" and "The Schoolteachers Guest"
... and isolated and this had a big effect on her persona, she had nothing better to do but to do this the whole day, whereas Ines had a life and left ...
Anita Desai Revision For Chapter 1 Part 2 "Village by the sea"
... she does not even want to have him in her sight, as said in, "She also kept her head turned away from the heap that lay on a mat in a corner of the dark, shadowy room." The 'heap', used by Desai is very negative and ...
"Fiela's Child" - Dalene Matthee
... happy life among black people. One day two men are sent from the village to count all people living in the country. Having reached the Kloof they come and visit the Komoeties. The two men ask for all the names of the family members and others living on ...
Contrast essay of "The Lady with the Pet Dog" by Anton Chekov and "the Lady with the Pet Dog" by Joyce Carol Oates'
... in Moscow along with his wife, daughter and two sons. His major internal conflict in this tale is that he has never been able to make a legitimate connection with someone of the opposite sex and ...
The Dark Room
... and modern social life- one that she remains separate from. However, Savitri underlying dissatisfaction with this role and her relationship to her modern friend Gangu, implies her own suppressed, modern side. This protagonist acts on her hidden, contemporary thoughts and ...