Literature in Translation Broken April: Does Kadare portray the blood feuds as an act of revenge‚ or as a ritual? In Kadare’s novel ‘Broken April’‚ protagonist Gjorg Berisha’s family is ensnared into the trap of the blood feuds and the Kanun quite by chance. Rather than starting a feud by murdering someone in a fit of passionate rage or due to a long-held grudge‚ as most feuds begin‚ the Berisha family accidentally become involved after giving shelter to a stranger who was then shot dead after leaving
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The group of stranded adolescent boys fought for their lives. Their bodies’ abilities able to keep their physical selves intact‚ but alas it would not be strong enough to protect them from losing their minds. As a result of isolation‚ these boys who once held their sanity fell victim to mental psychasthenia. In William Golding’s novel the Lord of the Flies‚ the adolescent boy‚ Simon‚ isolates himself within the island only to find himself in schizophrenic episodes communicating with a severed pig’s
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Hard times Essay The Novel Hard Times by Charles Dickens was‚ by far‚ the most enjoyable piece of historical reading that I have done in high school. There were so many themes and ironies under the words that you had to search for‚ making it an incredibly enjoyable read. Although it may seem impossible‚ this novel is both romantic and realist. First of all‚ the novel is automatically romantic‚ because it is a novel‚ which was a product of the romantics in the first place. Through this novel‚ we
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transformed throughout the book as he lets prison change him‚ his beliefs‚ as well as how he acts towards others. Edmond Dantes‚ from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas‚ begins the novel as a sweet‚ naive‚ hardworking sailor in the Pharaon. He had everything going for him. He was just about to marry the love of his life‚ Mercedes‚ and was about to be promoted to Captain of the Pharaon. Everything he had to live for was lost when he was wrongfully sent to prison because of his acquaintances‚
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Culture of Anglo-Saxons Learned in Beowulf All societies from different time periods have various beliefs and principles. Throughout the epic poem‚ Beowulf‚ the honorability of the Anglo-Saxon culture and its values reveals itself. As a whole‚ Beowulf’s courageous and respectable qualities depict the Anglo-Saxon’s view of a hero during that time. This displays itself through Beowulf’s attributes‚ the Geats’ love for Beowulf‚ and his morality. Additionally‚ the respect the characters show for their
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Great Expectations Do our views of Magwitch change during the course of the novel? Great Expectations is about an ordinary‚ working class boy who suddenly finds himself with a secret benefactor who wants to make him into a rich gentleman. The boy comes to learn some hard lessons in life. In this story Dickens wants us to realise that being rich is not the most important thing in life compared to love and loyalty. Pip meets a convict in the graveyard where the story starts. The convict scares
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because it isn’t taught in school until much later. Scout feels that her teacher does not understand her and only wants to hold her back from learning. Education as a theme is shown explicitly by the behaviour of Atticus towards his children.Atticus being an educated man himself has always wanted his kids to also be educated.
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Winston thinks that the proles are the only hope for a better future; if they revolt as a mass‚ the government can’t do anything about it. The shame is that the proles are too dumb and too content with their lives to stand up for their rights. Winston makes a comment about the red-armed woman who is free and she looks fertile; she is able to produce a lot of kids for the future generation which can break the regime. Girls and women are very much neglected
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suggests Grete treating her brother as an object. 2. As the entire family witnesses Gregor’s morbid situation at the end of the novel in his room‚ Mr. Samsa‚ wearing his occupational uniform‚ comes out with Grete on one arm‚ and his wife on the other. Though all of them appear to be in a very depressed and gloomy mood‚ they decide to take the day off from their busy work lives‚ and take a trip into the country to alleviate some of the pain they had just suffered from the tragic event. After finishing
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Of Mice and Men In the novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ the author‚ John Steinbeck‚ takes a strong stance against many social issues. Steinbeck voices his opinions on controversial rights such as women ’s rights and the treatment of migrant workers. One of the main points that Steinbeck addresses is his dislike for the treatment of African-Americans. He expresses his views through the hardship and turmoil of Crooks‚ the only African-American character in the novel. Crooks is looked down upon by his peers
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