ROLL NO.- A2028710087 [BOOK SUMMARY‚REVIEW AND COMPARISON WITH THE MOVIE BY MIRA NAIR] BOOK SUMMARY AND REVIEW The first word of Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake isn’t a word at all. It is a date. 1968‚ to be exact. But in many ways it is fitting
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Analysis Essay Dorian Gray & Hamlet Throughout the play Hamlet we see the themes of obsession and good vs. evil‚ Hamlet struggles with his inner demons until his tragic and untimely death. In the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray we meet a character that is very similar to Hamlet in his continuous struggles with his good vs. evil persona and obsession with youth. Many character is Oscar Wilde’s‚ Dorian Gray represent those of Hamlet. Both Dorian Gray and Hamlet who have love interest that both
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep in comparison to Blade Runner The novel‚ ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep’‚ written by Philip K. Dick in 1968‚ explores the bleak life of San Francisco‚ in the aftermath of World War Terminus. The text presents the struggle of humans as they tussle to retain their humanity in a world dependent on artificial ‘mood organs’ and ‘empathy boxes’‚ which allow them to experience feelings- an event that no longer occurs naturally. Several characters in the text undergo
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Many of Hamlet ’s themes are revived in the text of Great Expectations. Charles Dickens creates characters and plots that are intertextually linked with the elements of the fatherly ghost and revenge in Hamlet. Pip chronicles his quest for self-discovery and establishing and/or diminishing his relationships with fatherly figures. In doing so he‚ much like Hamlet‚ is challenged by situations filled with revenge and dauntless ghosts. By Dickens integrating the Hamlet motif into Great Expectation
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From cowboys and Indians to cowboys and aliens‚ the Western genre has changed remarkably over the decades and what better way to show this than to compare the classic Western‚ The Searchers (directed by John Ford in 1956) with the Revisionist Western‚ Cowboys and Aliens (Jon Favreau‚ 2011). Earlier films saw Native Americans portrayed as animalistic savages with many films including The Searchers centred on the fear of miscegenation. Furthermore‚ gender roles were limited and characters were mostly
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THE COLOR PURPLE: THE NOVEL AND THE MOVIE A comparison A story that describes life style of the early years of the XX century but most importantly that defines the love and survival of two sisters; is definitely the novel The Color Purple written by Alice Walker and the movie that’s based on it‚ directed by Steven Spielberg. The obstacles that the sisters have to face are very life risking. Although the novel and the movie have more similarities than differences‚ they still explain the major
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The Great Gatsby ----comparison between book and 1974 movie The difference between the developing way of books and movies is magnificently huge because the way of emotion transmitting is different; the movie is based on vision‚ while the book is based on words. ADDITONS in plots: In the beginning of the movie‚ Nick is sailing a boat and then meets Tom at the dock‚ while Tom was just riding a horse. However‚ in
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great amount of similarities when you compare 1984 and Hamlet‚ about maintaining high moral standards. First of all in 1984 the proles are forbidden to interact with prostitutes‚ because they are not supposed to fall in love and they are not supposed to enjoy sex. “but a real love affair was an almost unthinkable event. The women of the party were all alike. Chastity was as deeply ingrained in them as party loyalty” pg.71 in comparison‚ in hamlet‚ the royal family does not have the freedom to choose
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The Shakespearean play‚ Hamlet‚ is a story of revenge and the way the characters in the play respond to grief and the demands of loyalty. The importance of Fortinbras and Laertes in the play is an issue much discussed‚ analysed and critiqued. Fortinbras and Laertes are parallel characters to Hamlet‚ and they provide pivotal points on which to compare the actions and emotions of Hamlet throughout the play. They are also important in Hamlet as they are imperative to the plot of the play and the final
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playwrights Hamlet composed by William Shakespear and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern composed by Tom Stoppard both explore the ideas of appearance versus reality and the puzzling theme of fate and destiny. Both composers employ various techniques related to their specific mediums to convey the misconception that we have control over life. They reflect their composers theme of transformation‚ which helps to illuminate the difference between deceptive characters and self-deception. Hamlet was published
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