Myths help people to understand their customs and tradition. The western myths are largely the derivatives of the Greek and Roman mythologies. In India, we have our very own Ramayana and Mahabharata, tales from Vedas, Upanishads, etc., which are introduced to us even from our early ages. The problem is we do not understand them completely as we are not told the entire story but only certain parts of it. Indian myths are largely patriarchal, where we find the female characters playing marginal roles
the bathtub. The eldest, Noah, seven years old, had to witness his mother take the life of his siblings ruthlessly and return their corpses back in their beds before she came for him (Hyman, 2004, p. 194). Infanticide is not a novel issue; in fact, tales and incidents of infanticide run way back in history and myths like the stories of Medea and Malinche, famous women from the Greek mythologies and
and Europeans. In order to analyze this extract thoroughly, it is important to focus an argumentation on the differences in the culture and the personalities of the two characters present in the scene. More generally, the spotlight will be pointed on the clash between romantic and puritan views through the personality of the two characters of Felix and Gertrude in this extract of The Europeans. The structure of argumentation will consist of the following: the romantic dimension in the character
THE NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS,AN AMERICAN SLAVE INTRODUCTION: Frederick Douglass is one of the most celebrated writers in the African American literary tradition, and his first autobiography is the one of the most widely read North American slave narratives. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave was published in 1845, less than seven years after Douglass escaped from slavery. The book was an instant success, selling 4,500 copies in the first four months
American dream and life Writing in the light of Barack Obama’ Writings Life writing as a genre, serves the purpose of bringing to the public eye the lives of eminent personalities. The basic truth of life writing is that it deals with truth which ends up bearing the colour of fiction, with the passage of time and the change in perceptions. Retelling of lives, which forms the crux of Life Writing, is a conscious effort. Life Writing involves various forms-Memoirs, Biographies, Diaries, Autobiographies
Research Question: To what extent was the acquisition of wealth the primary motivation for the Norse raiding of Western Europe and the British Isles beginning in 793CE and ending in 1066CE? Introduction: The Vikings are some of ancient Europe’s most well-known seaborne raiders. ‘The Viking Age,’ was the time characterised by heavy Norse raiding of Europe, specifically Western Mainland Europe and the British Isles. It began in 793CE with the Norse raid on the Monastery of Lindisfarne in Northumbria
between Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and Jhumpa Lahiri While the previous chapter of the thesis engages with an understanding of the second generation diaspora, writer Jumpha Lahiri in this chapter draws us to a comparitive analysis of two imagined worlds represented by the two authors Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and Jhumpa Lahiri. The twenty first century or the new millennium is a witness to an increasing movement of people from India to the new world of the United States of America. In such a scenario