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Concept of Goodness in The Good Woman of Setzuan

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 […]

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Orature and Things Fall Apart

Orature refers to the oral form of literature where stories, fables, songs etc., are told orally. The preliterate society had no written literary document, but these did not make their rich culture stay mute. They too had events of joy and sorrow, victory and loss, heroism, and patriotism. These events were passed down orally as […]