CONFESSIONAL MODE IN POETRY OF KAMALA DAS Confessional mode of writing has its virtual origin in the mid50s in America. It is hybrid mode of poetry which means objective‚ analytical or even clinical observation of incidents from one’s own life. Confessional poems are intensely personal and highly subjective. There is no ‘persona’ in the poems. ‘I’ in the poems is the poet and nobody else. The themes are nakedly embarrassing and focus too exclusively upon the pain‚ anguish and ugliness of life at
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In the book The Compound by S.A. Bodeen‚ there are multiple themes being portrayed by the book. One of the main themes in the book is even if you think you may know someone‚ you may not. Throughout the book‚ many parts of the book show this‚ and talk about trust. Many elements of the book also play off of how well people know each other. The family all trust the father about why they are going into the compound‚ that there’s enough food and supplies‚ everyone is truthful‚ fine in their well being
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| IB English A1 Higher Level | World Literature 2 Assignment 2C | The role of Kamala in Siddhartha’s journey in Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha. | | | | Name: Andy Sun Candidate Code: 001106-031 Session: May 2011 School: Växjö Katedralskola‚ Sweden Word Count: 1139 Siddhartha: the role of Kamala Statement of intent: The novel Siddhartha written by Hermann Hesse is a philosophical novel that explores the journey of life and to enlightenment. This is done through the
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During Okonkwo’s years of exile‚ he is compelled to recognize the meaning of cowardice and the alteration of tradition. While Okonkwo desires respect and reputation‚ he eventually is ostracized by his own tribe‚ which gives the character a sense of alienation‚ and leaves the character suffering from abandonment‚ but can also provide an enriching experience. Okonkwo’s abhorrence of cowardly acts‚ leads him to believe that courage is the most important attribute of a man. Anyone who does not illustrate
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Alienation and Awareness Corinth‚ where the events of The Medea unravel in‚ is a society that regards the atypical as threatening and gives hardly any rights to women and foreigners – a common characteristic of Athenian societies during the play’s publication. Since Medea is part of the two groups in Athenian society that are treated discriminatorily and her cleverness is seen as menacing‚ the rulers of Corinth want to exile her almost immediately upon Jason’s betrothal to the princess of Corinth
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play‚ The Crucible‚ hysteria is one of the main themes. It is considered one of the main themes because it comes up often and often becomes the atmosphere of the play and the motivation of many of the character’s actions. Hysteria seems to be the central attitude or atmosphere of the play‚ once you get into it. Just to mention that the entire play represents a panic-stricken frame of mind. I think that Miller used hysteria as one of his main themes because he wanted to show how false information
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The central theme in Katherine Mansfield’s story is the cruelty of class distinctions. Mansfield was born in New Zealand when the country was still a British colony in which class distinctions were rigidly maintained. Her best-known short story‚ “The Garden Party‚” also deals with this subject. The reason that the rich Burnell children attend a school along with working-class children such as the Kelveys is that they live in rural New Zealand‚ where there are no other nearby schools. These same
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Isolation and alienation are two recurring factors that have occurred throughout history and are ongoing aspects which materialize in contemporary society. These forms of isolation and alienation are caused and influenced by the power of language‚ discriminating against individuals and groups due to a myriad of reasons including religion‚ culture‚ values‚ beliefs‚ appearance‚ and gender. The knowledge and understanding towards particular minority groups have been drastically affected by segregation
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Loss was a major part of the book Nectar in a Sieve‚ by Kamala Markandaya‚ and was highly influenced by the Europeans bringing it into India. First‚ the tannery caused many problems for the Indian culture. Many people diffused to India and around the tannery. With so many cultures diffusing into the country‚ it caused the Indian culture to start to decay and for cultural appropriation to occur. Not only did the culture slowly go away‚ but people were killed or died from the tannery. Next‚ because
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Elements of Fiction 1. Settings * Place and time where the story takes place * It sets the mood of the story 2. Characters * Elements that move in the story *Classifications of Characters* * Protagonist – good guys * Antagonist – bad guys * Round – complex‚ many sided * Flat – one to two traits only * Static – sake sort of person from the beginning till the end * Dynamic/developing – undergoes permanent change * Major – main roles * Minor – supporting
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