the factual events with the fictional, he has set new and interesting trends of writing historical fiction, in the literary world. He is passionate about his research and creative writing. He skillfully employs poetic language to uncover the history of the Noongar community in the form of stories. All this aspect of Scott’s writing has increased readers interest. As John Fielder writes: Scott’s writing appeals to readers interested in narratives that explore different ways of story telling and texts
my thesis, I analyse Neil Gaiman’s American Gods which highlights that a stable national identity is not possible, and the oppositions imposed by national narratives are limiting for the nation and its people. Yet, fiction can help us become aware of the illusion of the binary oppositions, and their inherent limitations in defining both personal and national identity. In chapter one, I discuss the definition of myth and their function in society as a way to give meaning to life. The myths can be either
think BIG! And helium is something that disappears quickly. Timothy Egan’s description adds to his opinion of the story. He finds it exciting and interesting and wants to use the right words to describe the story. The Worst Hard Times, a nonfiction narrative, is based on true events. The author tries to relate the story as close to the truth as possible. However, the reader can see that the author writes with a certain opinion through the words of he chooses. For example, Egan shows an opinion that is
experimental in technique and narrative’ (2013: 23). Hayward also outlines art cinema as ‘Second Cinema (European art cinema and the cinema of the auteurs)’ (Hayward 2013: 383), which incorporates various issues that were faced by post-war European countries. Although art cinemas share origins from the German Expressionism and Italian Neo-Realism through a historical perspective, these films started being prominent from the late-1950s, which was when the French Nouvelle Vague (New
cannot entirely possess.’ It is true that fictional narratives are not always derived from the personal views or experiences of the author who is writing them. But at times, they can perfectly capture trauma so convincingly that we are almost convinced they are drawing off of first-hand experience. Cathy Caruth, a trauma theorist, has summated that trauma exists in the human psyche as a ‘ghost’ that prevents a person or a character from moving forward and maturing. In Anne Whitehead’s book, Trauma
does so. This would mean tens of millions migrating from the villages and into towns and cities each year, with profound impacts on every aspect of our life including the social, cultural, political, economic and ecological. This phenomenon is not new – the mass urbanization and the gradual decline of the rural areas has been repeated, and studied extensively, all over the world over the last century. For instance 6 million African-Americans moved out of the rural United States and into the cities
surroundings to, such as, metropolitan cities or other countries or continents, maintaining or preserving clear or solid identity in such conditions and circumstances is extremely challenging. This paper interrogates identity in the two narratives and the impact of geographical, cultural and social surroundings on the person. Jan E. Stets and Peter J. Burke in their Article “Identity Theory and Social identity Theory” Assert that: "the
Many countries since the beginning of time have known war and have almost recovered from it. Those violent events have left physical marks on buildings and on cities. Buildings have been shattered and transformed into dust, many cultural monuments have disappeared and many cities have laid in ruins. The destructions of war have brought major impacts to the reconstructions and development of cities and societies. It has brought many consecutive events that have changed many cultures. The history of
by Evan Osnos tells a story of a country going through political, economic and cultural changes while describing its effects on the lives of the people. He is able to accomplish this by interviewing different people around the country to talk their struggles in life. . It's explained that for years the people in China had no hope to better themselves because it was all denied by the government. However, one generation of people were able to change a whole country, describing the intensity in the
Each chapter is a move Alice is making in the game of chess she’s play. Alice says 'There ought to be some men moving about somewhere--and so there are!' she added in a tone of delight, and her heart began to beat quick with excitement as she went on. 'It's a great huge game of chess that's being played--all over the world--if this is the world at all, you know.