The short story “The Disappearance” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni basically is about an Indian man who lived in America. At first‚ he married an educated Indian girl. However‚ she‚ unlike her husband‚ did not have a traditional mindset. She eventually left him‚ and this was something which he could not accept. He started to recall the times when she was with him. He was in a state of denial that his wife could possibly leave him when he thought he had been good to him‚ and that he had done enough
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In the essays A Web of Brands and Live Free and Starve by Naomi Klein and Chitra Divakaruni‚ both authors express the different aspects and their opinions of globalization. Naomi Klein focuses on the effects of globalization. In A Web of Brands‚ Klein looks at how the changes of the garment industry in Toronto connect to the factories of Jakarta‚ Indonesia. Chitra Divakaruni argues that the United States attempts to stop the practices of indentures‚ would have terrible consequences even though the
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The hero Returns to the Ordinary World‚ but the journey is meaningless unless she brings back some Elixir‚ treasure‚ or lesson from the Special World. Sometimes the elixir is treasure won on the quest‚ but it may be love‚ freedom‚ wisdom‚ or the knowledge that the Special World exists and can be survived. In search of earthly paradise Tilo and Raven crossed a tollbooth she heard about the destruction of the earthquake caused in Oakland. Looking into the water she recollects the destruction caused
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Judy Olson English 101-16 October 28‚ 2012 The Standard of Educating California California has always been known for its innovative educational system‚ but in recent years our rank has been rapidly declining. In “Yuba City School” Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni describes the struggles her son underwent in school simply because English was not his first language and the teacher did not take into consideration his situation. In “A Win-Win for the High School Exit Exam” Sandra Nichols explains that
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about 12 Indian English writers: novelists‚ and poets. There are four essays on Anita Desai‚ two on Kamala Markandaya‚ two on Kamala Das‚ three on Shashi Deshpande‚ two on Arundhati Roy‚ two on Bharati Mukherjee‚ one each on Jaishree Mishra‚ Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni‚ Kiran Desai‚ Smita Tiwari‚ Chandramoni Narayanswamy‚ and Charmayne D’Souza. There is also one article that makes a comparative study of world women poets. Linda Lowen and Jaydeep Sarangi interview respectively Sarojini Sahoo and Rizio
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Starve” and “Plata o Plomo: Silver or Lead” In the essay “Live Free and Starve” by Chitra Divakaruni and the essay “Plata o Plomo: Silver or Lead” by Marie Javdani‚ both the authors discussed the serious issues happened in the world due to the appearance of globalization. The issues happened under globalization includes child labor and objects importation. Two authors explains these two aspects respectively. Chitra Divakaruni states her point that “it is easy for us in America to make the error of evaluating
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smiling joyfully‚ as if waiting to be found.”(Pattanaik 2013:9) In the same supernatural way‚ Draupadi is gifted by Holy Fire. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has explained the birth of Draupadi through Dhai Ma in The Palace of Illusions: “Behold‚ we give you this girl‚ a gift beyond what you asked for. Take good care of her‚ for she will change the course of history.” (Divakaruni 2008:4-5) In ‘Yajnaseni’‚ Draupadi tells about her birth: “My birth? But my birth was an exception. I was born nubile. The sacrificial
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Palace of Illusions by Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni is a beautiful book which gives a woman’s perspective on a story that deals mainly with male characters i.e. the great epic‚ Mahabharata. The book has been written from Draupadi’s‚ who was the wife of the 5 Pandava heroes in this epic‚ point of view. It throws light on her innermost thoughts and feelings‚ traced right from her childhood to her demise in the lap of the Himalayan mountains. It talks about her feelings about the strange in which
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Literature: Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing‚ 5th Edition Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell Table of Contents Preface 1. Understanding Literature Imaginative Literature Conventional Themes The Literary Canon Luisa Valenzuela‚ “All about Suicide” Wole Soyinka‚ “Telephone Conversation” Thinking Critically Interpreting Literature Evaluating Literature The Function of Literary Criticism Checklist: Evaluating Literary Criticism 2. Reading and Writing About Literature
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One Amazing Thing by Chitra Divakaruni‚ is an astonishing group of well-woven characters and stories. One scene‚ one event‚ one moment has drawn an intricate set of diverse characters together in this novel. It does a phenomenal job of giving each character the perspective and depth that the reader needs to not only listen to their voice‚ but to stand outside of them and see them as their companions do on this journey. Set in a visa office somewhere in America‚ a group of applicants waits for their
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