Family matters might be sometimes lengthy‚ but is never boring. In this novel‚ one is bound to say that there are absolutely no concessions to any of the conventional ingredients of fiction. No sex‚ no facile suspense‚ no satisfying coincidences. There is nothing but the unfolding of family life and emotions‚ the description of moral choices and their consequences. Nothing but the logical interplay of interests and affections. Where there is love‚ it’s like oil‚ the social machinery runs smoothly
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Reading Response Journal #1 I chose to read Rohinton Mistry ’s A Fine Balance‚ a story about four very different people living in India during a period of great civil unrest known as The State of Emergency. I found this book incredibly easy to get into because of the way Mistry writes. He seems to create the story around you‚ placing you in the setting as a viewer‚ involving you in the lives of the characters. Mistry clearly outlines the political and economic situation of India at the time‚ further
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OLDMAN AND THE SEA Self-check Questions and Answers 1. How many days had Santiago gone without catching fish? He has gone eighty-four days. 2. What do Manolin’s parents call Santiago? Why? They call him ‘Salao’ which means ‘the worst form of unlucky’ as Santiago was like this. 3. How do the other fishermen greet him? Why? They mock him for his fruitless voyages to sea. 4. Which description of Santiago makes the readers question his physical capabilities? The descriptions of his crude
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Analytical Essay On The Narrative Style Of A Fine Balance By Rohinton Mistry A Fine Balance uses a straightforward third person omniscient narration. A style that has become suspects and largely outmoded in this postmodern period. The question is why did Mistry choose to write in such a mode? Now an analysis of the narrative style of a text will necessarily involve a close scrutiny of the intention of writing it. In the novel the text as such‚ basically the descriptive part other than the character’s
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Such a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry Plot Summary Such a Long Journey examines the life of a handful of Parsi Indians in the turbulent early 1970’s. When Britain withdraws from the subcontinent in 1948‚ two states are created. Muslims form one state‚ Pakistan. Pakistan’s two parts are widely separated by its massive southern neighbor‚ India. In India‚ Hindus predominate‚ although society is officially secular. Parsis are a tiny‚ secretive religious minority. The inhabitants of Khodadad
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Kayla Duplan Kristy McClain CMC Composition 1 10 June 2013 A Long Journey Ever since I graduated from high school‚ I look back on my childhood‚ and I can conclude that my childhood is filled with a lot of exciting events. Field trips‚ receiving many awards‚ making friends and participating in many sports are the highlights of my childhood. The first day of school can be frightening‚ I was scared because I didn’t know what to think about school.. This is how I felt about my first day of
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Mr. Cyrus P. Mistry Non-Executive Director and Chairman Mr. Mistry was appointed as a Director of Tata Motors with effect from May 29‚ 2012‚ and as Deputy Chairman of the Company with effect from November 7‚ 2012. Mr. Mistry took over as Chairman from Mr. Ratan N. Tata on his retirement with effect from December 28‚ 2012. Mr. Mistry was earlier Managing Director of the Shapoorji Pallonji group and was also responsible for building the infrastructure development vertical in the Shapoorji Pallonji
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Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison and Such a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry both allow the reader to experience this complexity‚ by contrasting the characters reactions to the extraordinary and mundane events in their lives. By doing so‚ they both provide the same insight into human nature: the key to achieving one’s dreams is balance‚ and it is only by accepting the complexity of one’s own life‚ that one truly gets what they desire. In Such a Long Journey‚ an uneventful‚ quiet life seems
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Cyrus Pallonji Mistry (born 4 July 1968) is the youngest son of Irish construction magnate Pallonji Mistry. Mistry has been appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Tata Sons (Tata Group) with effect from December 28 2012‚ after the retirement of Ratan Tata Mistry will be the sixth Chairman of the group and the second not named Tata after Sir Nowroji Saklatvala. Apart from the Tata Group‚ he also serves as a Director on the Board of several other companies‚ including Shapoorji Pallonji & Co.‚Forbes
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These statements can be supported by characterization‚ symbols‚ and metamorphosis in Eugene O’ Neill’s novel‚ “Long Day’s Journey into Night”. If history lived only in the past‚ then we would have no future. Characterization in “Long Day’s Journey into Night”‚ helps to show that people’s current actions are direct results of that which has taken place prior. Mary had returned home after a long period of rehabilitation for her morphine addiction. James‚ Jamie and Edmund knew how unstable she was and
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