Post-Colonial Melancholy: An Examination ofSadness in Amitav Ghosh’s The Shadow Lines The article undertakes a study on melancholy and sadnessin Amitav Ghosh’s The Shadow Lines ‚ concentrates on theforlorn figures of Tridib and the narrator in an attempt to analyse and evaluate the melancholy atmosphere of the novel. Bearing inmind Freud’s own understanding of melancholy as the uncon-scious mourning for a lost love object‚ the article suggests themoments of gloom in Ghosh’s novel could be better
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The story of Tridib in ‘Shadow Lines’ remain incomplete without the influence‚ or rather we should say the contribution‚ of the women characters in the novel. Main women characters in the novel namely Ila‚ May and the grandmother of the narrator‚ have a great influence on the coming-of-age of the narrator. It is important to understand their influence on the narrator first before that on Tridib‚ because Tridib is narrator’s mentor here‚ his alter-ego and mirror image. Tridib’s correspondences
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AND THEME OF THE NOVEL: Ender’s Game‚ by Orson Scott Card‚ is the story of Andrew “Ender” Wiggin‚ a third born child in a prejudiced‚ futuristic world‚ as he is recruited to train at battle school to fight the “buggers”‚ an alien species that previously tried to wipe out the human race. Little does he know that Colonel Graff‚ the commander of battle school‚ is the puppet master of a scheme to brutally train Ender to lead the human armies to wipe out the buggers; which he unknowingly does. To avoid
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something. Maybe humanity needs me—to find out what you’re good for. We might both do despicable things‚ Ender‚ but if humankind survives‚ then we were good tools." Graff is explaining to Ender the philosophy behind everything they are doing. Although Ender does not know it at the time‚ this is the same reasoning that the adults will use to manipulate the children time and time again. Ender objects to this idea‚ because he believes that people are more than just tools‚ but nevertheless it is the
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practiced mass maneuvers‚ preformed strategies. Ender had none. Instead he trained his toon leaders to use their small units effectively in achieving limited goals. Unsupported‚ alone‚ on their own initiative. He staged mock wars after the first week‚ savage affairs in the practice room that left everybody exhausted. But he knew‚ with less than a month of training‚ that his army had the potential of being the best fighting group ever to play the game.” Ender thinks outside of the box‚ and that is what
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qualities that make Ender a successful leader is that he was hard working‚ he had empathy for others‚ and he was a decent person who was respected. One of the reasons Ender was a successful leader was that he worked hard to prove himself and become a good leader. Ender was chosen by Colonel Graff to become a commander but Colonel Graff also isolated Ender from the other boys by praising him and because of what Graff did Ender had to work hard to prove he could succeed by himself. When Ender was moved to
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handsome prince. (Princess and the Frog). Through this story the antagonist‚ Dr.Facilier‚ gives the characters extreme complications throughout their journey in New Orleans. Dr. Facilier‚ Shadow Man‚ is a powerful Voodoo Doctor who tricks people into his office and is mendacious with fulfilling their wishes. Though the Shadow Man seems all powerful on his own that is simply not the case. No one can succeed on his own without the help of others‚ Dr.Facilier is completely powerless alone. Dr. Facilier is
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Talbot who removed Luke from a dangerous situation and placed him in a new school with a new chance for life. He also feels responsible for Jen‚ who lost her life to the Population Police‚ in a movement to make all the Shadow Children legal‚ Luke’s last responsibility is to all the Shadow Children who have and will try to help. Luke’s first responsibility is to Mr. Talbot. He removed Luke from a dangerous situation and placed in a new school‚ the Hendricks school for boys‚ this gave Luke a new chance
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Part One Luca Giordano "Diana and Endymion" 1675-1680 Oil on Canvas Neapolitan 1634-1705 National Gallery Of Art 1991.20.1 Part Two In this painting there are two figures. Diana is floating above Endymion while he is sleeping. Endymions dogs are watching at his feet. Diana‚ Endymion and one of his dogs are in the center of the painting. It seems most of the focus is on Endymion because his whole body is visible and in the light. Diana’s upper body can be seen but her lower half is faded out
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target‚ Harry‚ is full of suspense and displayed through over 25 shots in less than 3 minutes. The sequence captures the anxiousness and suspense experienced by all the characters through its quick cuts of empty streets‚ destroyed buildings‚ and dark shadows. The score of this sequence heavily influences the mood and different thematic elements of the scene. Through this nearly silent (almost no dialogue) segment‚ Reed brings the viewers into the scene through the perspectives of different characters
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