BOOK REVIEW Novel : The Shadow Lines AUTHOR : Amitav Ghosh Awards : winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award (1989). Bibliography : The Shadow Lines(novel)‚ Wikipedia(Internet). Main Characters : Mayadebi‚ Tridib‚ Ila‚ May‚ Narrator‚ Nick‚ grandmother. POLITICAL SCENERIO : The novel is set against the backdrop of historical events: 1.Swadeshi movement 2.Second World War 3.Partition of Country 4.Communal riots of 1963-64 in Dhaka and Calcutta CHARACTERS ANALYSIS : The characters in this
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Abstract The purpose of this paper is to provide a written report of the five part M&M project. Part one was sampling. We were to purchase 3 bags of M&M and record the color counts of each bag in an Excel spread sheet. For part two we calculated the sample proportions for each color‚ the mean number of candies per1.69oz bag‚ created a histogram for the number of candies per bag‚ use Excel to compute the descriptive statistics for the total number of candies per bag and summarize the information
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Solitude — the state of seclusion — in the modern world differs from solitude in the Romanticism era. Romanticism is a point in time within the 19th century‚ most known for its literature written about sadness‚ loss‚ and heartbreak. The article “The End of Solitude‚” written by William Deresiewicz‚ addresses how solitude no longer exists today due to the access of technology. He believes the newer generations do not have moments of solitude because of their constant need for visibility‚ or referred
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The Shadow Lines by Amitav Ghosh Such moments are rare indeed these days when one takes a book in the hand and is completely captivated by it after reading the first few pages. That happened to me recently when I started reading "The Shadow Lines" by Amitav Ghosh. "The Shadow Lines‚" Ghosh’s second novel‚ was published in 1988‚ four years after the sectarian violence that shook New Delhi in the aftermath of the Prime minister‚ Indira Gandhi’s assassination. Written when the homes of the Sikhs were
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this book‚ Paz argues why solitude is responsible for the Mexican’s perspective on very personal things in the Spanish culture such as death‚ fiestas‚ and identity (N/A. 1998). He claims that part of every Mexican’s identity is denied because of the combination of the uncertainty behind death and the sense of communality behind fiestas. This “self-denial” traps all into a world of solitude‚ most without ever realizing it. Perhaps the most famous line in the book is: “Solitude is the profoundest fact
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really want compared to what the advertisements want us to buy. With all of these distractions we leave ourselves with very little time for solitude. Solitude is the state of being alone without being lonely. Alone time is a positive and
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After reading many novels throughout my life I would place‚ The Shadow Lines‚ by Amitav Ghosh‚ in my top 10 list. The novel is based on the narrator who was English educated but Indian born. The narrator illustrates and shares his views of foreign countries which he has never been to with other characters in the novel. Even though the narrator is English educated his values‚ ethics‚ and culture is more Indian than an American. Many of us now notice that when a person migrates from one country
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Introduction Different people approach isolation differently. For some‚ isolation is revered for the solitude it facilitates while others loathe it for the loneliness it is associated. The difference is particularly evident when one considers the views that Emerson raises in his book titled “Self-Reliance” and the experiences that Tom Hanks was forced to have while living on an uninhabited island after their plane crash in the film “Cast Away”. Based on the Emerson’s “Self-Reliance” book‚ this paper
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Chapter 7: The Discipline of Solitude “ But if we possess inward Solitude we do not fear being alone‚ for we know that we are not alone. Neither do we fear being with others‚ for they do not control us. In the midst of noise and confusion we are settled into a deep inner silence. Whether alone or among people‚ we always carry with us a portable sanctuary of the heart.” - (pg 97). Richard Foster has addressed a very interesting issues in this Discipline of Solitude. Many of us in this day and
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1. I was most worried about what might happen to Omovo when he ran after the lady through the forest and got to the river. It seemed like he was going to run into a lot of trouble by following the lady all the way to her cave with the rest of the people she was with. 2. I think Omovo’s feelings towards the solders were more of fear and hate than anything else‚ it seemed from the beginning that he didn’t like them. After he saw them at the bar and they spit in his face‚ I think he got the feeling
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