Literature as it Leads to Sustainable Activism The Beautiful Forever sign in downtown Mumbai is a symbol of status and progress, but lying behind the sign is just one of the many slums around the Mumbai airport. Katherine Boo author of Behind the Beautiful Forevers, is a magnificent storyteller writing about the most heart-wrenching of circumstances. While reading the novel the triumphs and downfalls of the people of Annawadi can be felt through the pages. When Karam and Kahkashan are accused and
Introduction In this portfolio we are going to take a look at the modernist short story, focusing especially on its main characteristics and development throughout history. We will begin by introducing the notion of short story and its main distinctive features. Subsequently, we shall focus on the development of the modern short story, its key features and how it’s different from the traditional short story. To conclude our portfolio, we will explore the most famous short story writers and approach
vastly affected by ancient Greek society. In literature, the myths and archetypes of ancient Greece have persevered throughout the ages into today’s society. The Harry Potter series, one of the most popular and controversial book series of today’s society is heavily influenced by not only Greek mythology, but Roman mythology as well. The Harry Potter series and these mythologies share many elements, particularly in its characters, themes, and plot development. The most common similarity between these
revolves primarily around a sense of superficial happiness and ignorance, so the knowledge contained in books is abhorred for the stimulating thought it inspires. With the absence of deep thinking provoked by literature, characters remain passive and tend to ignore pressing
1. Introduction Detective fiction is a relatively young genre of literature: “The idea that crime, particularly murder, provided entertainment was only born in the first decades of the nineteenth century, but it would bloom into one of the greatest mass-media interests of all time” (Worsley 17, italics in the original). In spite of its youthfulness, this genre has already developed its own rules and regulations/conventions, as well as established its own canon. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective
Often, people believe that their personality and character traits are unique to them, when in reality, our personalities are affected by the significant people in our lives. This tendency is easier to observe in literature than in real life. In literature, we have a central character set out for us, as well as the people who are in that character’s life. In his novel, “No Great Mischief,” Alistair MacLeod features a narrator, Alexander MacDonald, who looks back on his own past paying close attention
Literature of the Enlightenment The literature of the eighteenth century was influenced by the principles and ideas of the Enlightenment that appeared in England, under the influence of the scientific revolution of the XVII century, and later the movement spread to France, Germany and other European countries. Rationalism and free-thinking were the bases of this movement. The main idea of the Enlightenment is the negation of all divine; especially it affected Christianity that was considered as the
psychological strengths based on the results of VIA Classification of Strengths from Pennsylvania State University. Firstly, the paper examines the field of positive psychology in light of its emergence and development. Secondly, psychological strengths are discussed based on existing literature on positive psychology. Thirdly, personal psychological
that each piece of literature has been created in a certain time in the history and has at all moments contributed in the creation of masterpieces. If understood deeply it is safe to say that the literature is always a description of the times in which these pieces of work have been written. The pieces of literature are indirectly the descriptions of the times and also speak in volumes about the kind of society that was in progress during the times in which the piece of literature was being written
Ancient Greek literature is the oldest European literature, which affected all sectors of life. The root of ancient literature goes deep to mythological development. Ancient mythological plots were often altered and used again. They are full of dramatic stories about the gods and heroes of the struggle against evil, ugliness, injustice, lovely based on harmony and noble work life. Resentments of ancient literature are included in the modern literature with a hidden deep implication. It seems the