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A symbol is something used to stand for something else. A symbol is often a concrete object used to represent an abstract idea having a broader meaning which is often moral, religious or philosophical. Nathaniel Hawthorne who is considered one of the most prolific symbolizes in American literature, had the perfect atmosphere for shedding light […]
Since long, language acquisition has been a matter of concern. There are some basic theories advanced to describe how language is acquired, learnt and taught. Some of these are the Behaviourist theory, The Innatist/Nativist theory, Cognitive theory, and Interactionism. Of these, Behaviourism and Innatism are mainly applicable to First Language Acquisition. As I am going […]
Pecking into the literary works of Robert Frost, we get indulged in a soothing, pastoral setting close to nature which get to realize behind the curtains of our eyes. Whenever we find something close to nature, often we think about the romantic poets of the early 19th century. We find William Wordsworth, who is known […]
If we start to think about the purpose of life and where it might end, what is the answer we are likely to get? Why do we live and what is the meaning of our life? As at the end we are all going to die. Is our life merely meaningless? These questions relating to […]
Absurdism doesn’t work with logic or reasoning and in literature writers’ chose this to show the meaninglessness of life with the happenings of illogical events. It is definitely a theme of modern plays as it tries to reflect the reality of modern people’s life. But the way modern playwrights Samuel Beckett, Albert Camus, Franz Kafka […]
The Good Woman of Setzuan by Bertolt Brecht portrays the struggle to be good while living in a deceitful society, and the delicate balance needed to survive within it. Throughout the book, it clarifies that it is sinuous to be a good person like Shen Te. That is why she needs Shui Ta, her alter […]
Every writer of different period, pens down for a motive, to fulfill a purpose and nonetheless it has some message to provide about that era. Just as how we get an insight into the hollowness of 14th century by going through Goeffrey Chaucer‘s The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, we get to feel the melancholy […]
To be acquainted with Victorian era, you must be aware about the characteristics of Tennyson’s poetry. Every writer of different period, pens down for a motive, to fulfill a purpose and nonetheless it has some message to provide about that era. Lord Alfred Tennyson, Matthew Arnold and Robert Browning were contemporary Victorian writers. Though Robert […]
Racism! Racism in The Bluest Eye! A sensitive issue, more or less which is prevalent all over the world. It is discrimination, prejudice against individuals on the basis of their skin color – considering black people as inferior and typically marginalized according to the white standards of beauty. Basically which is racialization of image of beauty […]
The Waste Land as a representation of modern world, is the most suggestive and discussed poem of T.S. Eliot. The poem illustrates the complexity and machine-like activity of modern man in comparison to the glorious past of spiritual and moral highness. The theme of the poem is the disillusionment of the post-war generation. T.S. Eliot […]