The Ramayana: A Story of Abduction In Morphology of the Folktale‚ Vladimir Propp proposes thirty-one functions that make up all Russian fairytales. Propp’s Formalist approach to analyzing folktales can be extended beyond stories of the Russian tradition and even beyond fairytales. Proppian analysis of the Hindu epic‚ The Ramayana‚ reveals that the story is driven forth by function eight whereby “the villain causes harm or injury to a member of family” (31). Because Rāvana’s abduction of Sita was
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showed his moral character through his common courtesies and bestowed it onto his entire family. Moral character or integrity is the ability to know the rights and wrongs of myself and then listening to that voice. The effects of this have shown me that through the common courtesies we show strangers and family that can define who I am as a person‚ not only to myself but to the people that I come in contact with. Through developing my character over the years I have been able to
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with him. To Oates‚ Connie was both the prototypical American teenager of her day and the embodiment of the old myths of females being vulnerable to the illusive blend of death and eroticism. Oates has stated that she had the "Death and the Maiden" folktales in the back of her mind as she wrote this story; she even considered "Death and the Maiden" as a title. A common motif in Renaissance art‚ the "Death and the Maiden" trope has origins in the Greek myth of Persephone and Hades. Persephone‚ the daughter
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the novel is an epic battle between good and evil. Not a few critics have already showed the many references which Haroun and the Sea of Stories makes to ancient Indian and Persian texts‚especially the Thousand and One Nights.This collection of folktales composed during the Islamic Golden Age is regarded as the classic example of Eastern folktale.All over the novel there are many allusions to the number one thousand and one‚starting
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this article Bruce J. Avolio and William L. Gardner state that authentic leadership can make a fundamental difference in organizations by helping people find meaning and connection at work through greater self-awareness; by restoring and building optimism‚ confidence and hope; by promoting transparent relationships and decision making that builds trust and commitment among followers; and by fostering inclusive structures and positive ethical climates. Moreover‚ they have adopted a developmental focus
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wake of the tragedy around him. It is through this journey that Voltaire parody’s the classic romantic adventure novel by presenting the grim reality of war‚ nobility‚ wealth‚ and nature. Candide also represents the fickle nature of humans as his optimism is constantly tested causing his character to fluctuate with the good and bad luck he receives. At the end of his
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life more fulfilling‚ enjoyable‚ and happy instead of just tolerable; they wish to promote mental health and well-being instead of only treating disorders. This research paper will address the roles that hope‚ gratitude‚ forgiveness‚ resilience‚ optimism‚ and self-efficacy play in one’s life‚ and how these characteristics can be utilized in a way to maximize one’s positive affect. One of the most common mood disorders is depression. Depression comes in many forms and there are also different depressive
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Amadou Ham pâté Ba (1901-1991)‚ Malian ethnologist‚ narrator and author‚ played an important role in introducing the world to African oral heritage‚ especially the folktales of West Africa. The man known as the “living Memory of Africa” he liked to say he was “one of the eldest sons of the century‚” was one of the major intellectual literary figures of the 20th century. The saying with which he will always be associated for (his often quoted statement)‚ that “In Africa when an old man dies‚ a library
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Doris Lessing’s "A Woman on a Roof" allows us to understand how some men view woman: as mere objects for display and possession. Lessing shows how each of the male characters reacts and deals with rejection from a woman sunbathing on a nearby rooftop. We discover how three men’s preoccupation with sex keeps them unaware of how their advances may be unwanted and ignorant of their action’s possible consequences. All three men share the desire to get this woman’s attention. Working on a rooftop of
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The Cinderella Myth The tale of Cinderella is encoded as a text of patriarchal moral instruction in which a sense of female agency will always by definition be absent. In this folk tale‚ which is also a fairytale‚ female character is positioned in terms of what it is not: not dominant‚ not powerful‚ not male. Cinderella herself‚ non-hero of a dubious tale‚ evinces more depth than most archetypes. She is capable of developing relationships‚ meting forgiveness‚ manipulating her own destiny‚ even of
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