become independent like man. Tradition bound India : Nehru says‚ "When women moves forward‚ the family moves‚ the village moves and the nation moves". Gandhiji wanted to abolish the superstitions of traditions bound India. He wanted to abolish untouchability‚ child widowhood‚ child marriage and superstitions partices. As a boy Gandhi was a dominating husband. He wanted implict obedient from Kasturba. he never allowed her to go out without his permission. But later
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In Poe’s “The Black Cat”‚ the main symbol of the story is the black cat‚hence the title.Throughout the story‚Poe has written different allusions of what the cats had represented over time.First‚Poe had wrote that the narrator’s wife believes in superstitions‚going back to the ancient popular notion of “all black cats as witches in disguise”.(Paragraph 4) Poe was referencing to the witch trials‚when Pluto was hanged and burned when the narrator’s house burned down.Fire and hangings were elements from
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Meritorious deeds that will help a person to achieve Nirvana include giving donations (especially to monks) and abiding by the Five Precepts and practicing Bavana (meditation). Some Myanmar people‚ especially those from the rural areas‚ have many superstitions. Astrology‚ palmistry and clairvoyance are sometimes relied upon to make important decisions. These may include marriage‚ going into a business partnership‚ naming a baby‚ and others. To offset bad luck‚ certain meritorious deeds or yadaya may
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The town people show their strong loyalty on tradition manifest itself in “The Lottery”. The plot of this story is simple but thought-provoking. In a clear and sunny summer morning‚ the people of a village began to gather in a square to attend a traditional activity‚ the lottery. Mr. Summer is the host of the activity‚ Mr. Graves is the postmaster and Old Man Warner as a reminder of it. Everyone has to attend it and has an equal chance to be the “lucky” one and then this one will be stoned to death
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“The art of the storyteller is to hold the attention to the reader.” If they are able to grab the whole mind of the reader‚ they can convey the ideas and themes represented in the story successfully to the audience‚ and therefore the intension of the writer can be better understood and appreciated. In order to achieve this target‚ the writers often employ literary techniques‚ such as foreshadowing‚ story in story‚ suspense‚ etc‚ to attract and hold the reader’s attention. Usually‚ the plot itself
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Amy Tan’s book‚ “The Joy Luck Club”‚ is centered on the idea of the difference in generations between a Chinese mother and her American daughter. The plot of the novel is in the perspective of three mothers and their daughters. In “The Joy Luck Club”‚ Tan uses rice‚ dreams‚ legends‚ and traditions to show one of the main characters‚ Lena St. Claire‚ struggles to combine her mother’s Chinese heritage with her American life. In the chapter‚ “Rice Husband”‚ Lena St. Clair’s mother‚ Ying-Ying‚ in concerned
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prevalent of all the questions were how much can be rationally explained? And are superstitions real? After reading the title the first thing that came to mind was the black cat superstition. Cats have always held a variety of notions among all cultures‚ especially a black cat. The majority of humans have always associated black cats with something bad or evil. I myself have always believed that the superstitions following black cats are just a hoax believed by the naive. The story converts and
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The Red Room is a ’spine chiller’ written by H.G Wells. The story is set at Lorraine Castle where a specific room is preoccupied by ghastly spirits. This story The Red Room is about a man (narrator) who seeks spirits inside Lorraine Castle‚ with his only protection as his revolver. The spirit welcomes the man in an uncomfortable manner‚ moving furniture‚ candles going out without smoke and other procedures which the spirit posses. His excuse for the cause of this terror is that ghosts are not inquisitive
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Werewolf" "The Werewolf" like "Wolf Alice" and "The Company of Wolves" is a stylisation of the classic Red Riding Hood story. Written by Angela Carter‚ this narrative once more delves into the depths of death‚ female identity and pseudo-religious superstition. As one reads the text one cannot help but be inexorably drawn to these themes‚ therefore it seems only appropriate to focus with near exclusivity upon them. In life‚ death is always a factor‚ the inescapable truth of life is death. And in the
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the Three Sovereigns for Sarah‚ there were many thoughts that went through my head. The main idea of the movie was the fact that there was something so called “witchcraft.” Many factors played into the accusing of people who were “witches‚” like‚ superstition‚ politics‚ gender‚ religion etc. As a basic summary of the movie‚ mostly there were some girls who thought they were possessed by witches. When some of the townsmen asked who possessed them‚ they stated some names‚ and just kept saying that all
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