It is no accident that the name that is attributed to the heroine in a number of Russian novels of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries is named after some derivation of the name Elizabeth. Karamzin is the first to revere this name in his work Poor Liza and it is this work that sets off a chain reaction that causes the occurrence of subsequent characters in Russian literature. This character can particularly be found in works such as Pushkin’s Queen of Spades‚ Griboyedov’s Woe from Wit‚ and
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of the short story deals with supernaturalism. This theme is prevalent throughout the short story and it ultimately serves a greater purpose in “The Nose.” “An extraordinarily strange incident took place in Petersburg on the 25th of March” (Gogol 203). Gogol introduces the readers to the short narrative by recounting a “strange incident” which launches the thought of paranormal activity. One morning Ivan Yakovlevich‚ a barber‚ discovers a nose in the center of a loaf of bread that his
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Tales of the Diaspora When VS Naipaul won the Nobel Prize in 2001‚ he said: “It is a great tribute to England‚ my home‚ and India‚ the land of my ancestors…” It is a heritage he shares with Jhumpa Lahiri‚ who was born in London and immigrated to America with her Indian-born parents. “While I am American by virtue of the fact that I was raised in this country‚ I am Indian thanks to the efforts of two individuals‚” she said‚ referring to her parents‚ in an interview with Newsweek in 2006. They have
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Lu Xun incorporates Gogol’s ideas into his work‚ we first examine the contacts between Lu Xun and Gogol. Lu Xun’s writing career began from his indignation and poignancy toward China’s underdevelopment and her corrupting tradition. Therefore‚ he advocated people to learn from foreign countries. He also read many foreign authors’ works and introduced them to Chinese readers. Among these authors‚ Gogol was the one whom he admired most. Starting from February of 1935‚ he spent almost a year to translate
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citizens of the society acknowledged the presence of the lost thing‚ the lost thing may have remained there. Lahiri also goes on to demonstrate how social interaction can lead to one’s compromise of their identity. Gogol is a prime example of this; as a child of migrants‚ Gogol is confronted by two different cultures and feels he must be one or the other. As Gogol’s relationship with Maxine develops‚ we see him
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. . . is essentially an act by one person that is designed to end the life of another who is suffering” (qtd wisegeek). This is a humane way of dying‚ which is dignified‚ safe‚ and causes the least amount of emotional pain for the family. Ed Gogol‚ Final Options Illinois‚ states‚
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their insults and ill-treating Draupadi after the dice game. He made a numerous threats to kill them‚ He said to his brother Yudhisthira that there is no need to discuss and watch the Kauvaras humiliating them‚ he should just kill them all at once (Ganguli‚ 2002‚ 131-141). If Bhima was given an opportunity to kill all these people‚ he would be celebrated as a good ksatriya‚ a hero‚ however‚ he is not given a chance by Yudhisthira who did not want any quarrelling‚ only peace. One can get from this that
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Jhumpa Lahiri is the author of the fictional bestseller‚ “The Namesake”‚ a moving novel exploring the life of the married couple‚ Ashima and Ashoke Ganguli‚ immigrants from India in the United States of America. The two both adapt to the new cultural changes in America though once they give birth to Gongol Ganguli‚ a name Ashoke has given after he was “rescued” by that author in a train accident‚ they have both yet to experience parenthood. As the years go by‚ and Ashima and Ashoke begin to get accustomed
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Introduction The word ‘Diaspora’ is derived from the Greek word ‘sperio’ which means to sow‚ to scatter and the preposition ‘dea’ means over. The term was first used in the context of the experiences and predicament of the Jews who were rendered homeless after the Babylonian conquests. The Roman general‚ Titus‚ and his army invaded Palestine‚ laying siege to all the cities and towns there and conquered Jerusalem in A.D 74. An estimated 1‚100‚000 Jews died in that conquest and thousands
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Belonging is an inevitable human condition which empowers an individual for better or sometimes for worse. An individual’s perceptions of belonging evolve in response to the passage of time and interaction with their world. It is a condition which is portrayed through the novel the Namesake‚ by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ and the cult movie The Breakfast Club directed by John Hughes which encapsulate the struggles and journey’s of both feelings through the passage of time. In the literary text the dynamic
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