Post-Colonial Melancholy: An Examination ofSadness in Amitav Ghosh’s The Shadow Lines The article undertakes a study on melancholy and sadnessin Amitav Ghosh’s The Shadow Lines ‚ concentrates on theforlorn figures of Tridib and the narrator in an attempt to analyse and evaluate the melancholy atmosphere of the novel. Bearing inmind Freud’s own understanding of melancholy as the uncon-scious mourning for a lost love object‚ the article suggests themoments of gloom in Ghosh’s novel could be better
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A Devoted Son by Anita Desai Summary This story takes place in a shabby suburb in India. Rakesh‚ the son of a vegetable seller‚ triumphs in medical school and afterwards. He is a devoted son‚ bowing to his father‚ marrying the girl his parents choose‚ and becoming the director of his own clinic nearby. His father grows old‚ becomes a widower and begins to develop physical complaints and unpleasant habits‚ such as spitting forcibly. Still‚ his son tends him‚ and even decides to take over the man’s
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Cited: Achebe‚ Chinua. Things Fall Apart. New York: Anchor‚ 1994. Print. Baldridge‚ William. Reclaiming Our Histories. 1996. The Post-Colonial Studies Reader. By Bill Ashcroft‚ Gareth Griffiths‚ and Helen Tiffin. 2nd ed. London: Routledge‚ 1995. 528-30. Print. Bastian‚ Misty. "The Demon Superstition": Abominable Twins and Mission Culture in Onitsha History." Ethnology Special Issue: Reviewing
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Colonial unity in the Americas were really weak. Each colony was like a separate nation‚ with no central government but the parliament leading them. The colonial political unity in America has grown from the French and Indian War to the Second Continental Congress. They have struggled to keep unity between the colonies during these times. Between the end of the French and Indian War and the Second Continental Congress‚ colonial political unity has changed and grown. Near the end of the French and
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COLONIAL PERIOD IN AMERICAN LITERATURE PAPER Writings in the Colonial period in American Literature changed many aspects of the world today. Literature included many new authors‚ themes‚ and genres. The colonial life of the 1600s had a huge impact on the literature that was produced during that time. “Their hearts are filled with grace and love‚ And from the world are borne above” William Bradford. Many of which described the lifestyle of colonists‚ how the authors were making an impact‚ and
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was quickly gaining ground as women began to be granted job positions which had been predominantly male roles‚ and were no longer confined to a life of dreary domesticity‚ this is reflected in the way Anita is living‚ and her general thoughts on the idea of living as a mother and house wife. Anita is a well-educated‚ self-supportive woman who rejects the male ideals of being a dainty‚ do-nothing
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Colonial impact on the economy of Eastern India(1757-1857) Anuradha Jaiswal‚ Associate Professor‚ During the colonial era‚ the government’s economic policies in India were concerned more with protecting and promoting British interests than with advancing the welfare of the Indian population. Identifying and characterizing the agrarian changes that occurred over the vast area of eastern India‚ during a period of about hundred years is difficult task‚ nevertheless
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COLONIAL EXPANSIONS AND RIVALRIES What is it? Colonialism expansion is where countries (such as Britain‚ France‚ Germany and Russia) settle on new land. They do this to expand their territories‚ and to use their resources for to benefit their empire. Rivalries between the empires are consequential. This is because many empires are involved in conflicts when attempting to regain new land. How did it contribute to the start of World War I? Imperialism was one of the causes of World War I.
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The home appliances and Entertainments changes the everyday life in post – war Australia is by‚ that home appliances make life easier to live with and they were built for nearly every domestic function. Some of the invention that were made before world war II were electric irons (1882)‚ household refrigerators (1913)‚ pop up toasters(1926) agitator washing machine(1927) and Teflon(1930). But at first they were expensive and only the upper and middle class could afford‚ but overtime it’s become affordable
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AP United States History Colonial Life Colonial life was rough; Lord or Lady‚ slave or servant‚ there was work to be done. Work changed with the change of the seasons‚ however there was never a lack of work that needed doing. Butchering livestock‚ cleaning‚ cooking‚ and tending crops were all vital to the community. Middling planters could make a successful life and place in society. To attain that said success they must possess integrity and a sophisticated appreciation of market behavior. With
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