writer whose witty‚ mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story‚ and often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. Influenced by Oscar Wilde‚ Lewis Carroll and Rudyard Kipling‚ he himself influenced A. A. Milne‚ Noël Coward and P. G. Wodehouse. Besides his short stories (which were first published in newspapers‚ as was customary at the time‚ and then collected into several volumes)‚ he wrote a full-length play‚ The
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In his poem‚ “The Children”‚ Rudyard Kipling‚ writing from the point of view of one who lost loved one to war‚ says that “[after they have] senselessly [been] tossed and retossed in stale mutilation / From crater to crater. For that [they] shall take expiation / But who shall return us our children?” (Kipling‚ 42-44). Kipling expresses his sorrow by mentioning the “stale mutilation” that has damaged both the people and the country
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Poem of Envy Essay "Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy." Heraclitus. The poem‚ "My Rival" by Rudyard Kipling‚ is about a young girl and an older woman both at a ball and the younger is watching‚ envying‚ the older and comparing. This poem consists of many tones and meanings‚ along with interesting representation. "My Rival" has an abundance of tones and meanings. There are a few of with that stand out more then others and seems to be the main ones. Such as‚ throughout
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Girl by Jamaica Kincaid and If by Rudyard Kipling‚ are two texts that are written by parents with real world expectations for their children. Both texts though are similar and different in many different ways. Girl‚ is a one sentence story about a mother’s expectations for her “Boy crazy girl” that is going out into the real world by herself. She explains what so tips for her daughter in a more harsh than gentle voice. “If” is a poem of a dad poetically telling his son about the good and bad and
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The Clever Rikki-Tikki By Mónica Azpeitia The short story‚ Rikki-Tikki-Tavi‚ by Rudyard Kipling‚ is about a mongoose named Rikki. In the story‚ Rikki succeeds in saving his owner Teddy‚ and Teddy’s parents from the dangers of two ferocious cobras. Rikki is able to do this by being very clever. First of all‚ Rikki Tikki is a clever mongoose because knew how to get rid of Nagaina’s eggs and save his family. For example‚ this is displayed when Rikki has Darzee’s wife pretend
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From the 1870’s to the early 20th century Chicago passed through a time period known as the Gilded Age. This was a time of social evolution for many parts of the United States‚ especially Chicago. Various social problems began to emerge out of this era‚ but were ignored and covered up. Eventually these problems came to light‚ and Chicago became renowned for rampant crime and filthy living conditions. During the time of the Columbian Exposition in the early 1890’s these traits became Chicago’s defining
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Indo-Anglian Authors It’s the same Indian Curry – the spices are Indian‚ the flavours remain rural and the colours are still rich and earthy‚ except for the fact that it is savoured with a different spoon. That is Indo-Anglian literature or English literature penned by an Indian author. With the sudden surge of writers in this genre‚ its history is very recent‚ mostly limited to the last two centuries. As a category it owes its roots to the post-colonial era and today with almost three Nobel laureates
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How far do you agree with the opinion that the Boer war acted as a spur to much needed reform in Britain? The Boer war acted as a catalyst to reform in many ways. It had considerable impact politically and socially. Many changes were put in place‚ from improving the army to public health care. Initially what acted as a spur was the amount of deaths and the cost of the war‚ 22‚000 were killed costing £200 million therefore this led to a wake up call for the Army. However one may argue that it was
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How can people overcome adversity accordingly conversely it can be devastating? Adversity is a humongous problem that comes with a negative effect that frequently people can’t overcome. Everyone has to go through adversity; it doesn’t matter when‚ where‚ or how tremendous. Adversity comes in plenty of sizes; it can be from a disability to a tiny splinter. Adversity‚ ordinarily unique to each individual‚ it is something everyone faces‚ resulting in us becoming stronger human beings. Adversity can
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published collections‚ An Astrologer’s Day and Other Stories (1947) and Lawley Road (1956)‚Malgudi Days offers a mosaic of a life that seems to belong to a lost time. The tone of the stories belongs to the nineteenth century‚ to the world of Rudyard Kipling and O. Henry‚ to the days when stories were expected to have neat little plots‚ a touch of irony‚ and a surprise ending. R. K. Narayan has long ago mastered his form and techniques‚ but the result is a body of work that is not for everyone’s taste
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