In The Shadow Lines and The Hungry Ghosts‚ both Amitav Ghosh and Shyam Selvadurai‚ critique the emphasis that society puts on geo-political borders by acknowledging that we live in a world that is deeply inter-connected. Spanning different countries and continents‚ both of the novels explore issues of identity and belonging that are unique to the diaspora. This is accomplished through the characterization of a grandmother who is displaced from her homeland due to the Bengal Partition and the struggles
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Upon the first glance‚ Drew Grey’s novel “London’s Shadows: the Dark Side of the Victorian City” would appear to be about the unfolding events of the Whitechapel murders in London during the year of 1888‚ but this is not the full purpose of the novel. Drew Grey; a senior lecturer in history of crime at the University of Northampton (The University of Northampton) ‚ applies his knowledge to provide consideration of “the ways in which the killings affected attitudes towards the perceived problems of
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mass audience. In the task of comparing and contrasting the novel of “Dracula” to film extracts of “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”‚ values‚ meaning and context discovered lie between discrepancy and similarity. The change from differing mediums‚ novel and film‚ reveal characteristics and possibilities of narratives. Through the advancement of technology‚ modern writers have gained a cinematic approach to their writing. However Dracula‚ written in 1987 by Abraham Stoker‚ where the introduction of technology
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Rose Cohen’s “Out of the Shadow discusses about a Russian Jew who immigrated to the U.S. for equality and opportunities. She provides her personal aspect of immigration in the late 1800s. It also addresses the effects of rapid growth of industry‚ population‚ role of women in the social and economic system and also the complications of religion and society in America. However our other textbook “Give me Liberty” by Eric Foner has a lot of similarities to Out of the Shadow‚ Foner talked about many
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Women in "Dracula" "Dracula" is a complicated novel with many themes. Perhaps the most prominent theme is the derogatory portrayal of women. During the time period "Dracula" was written‚ there was a large feminist movement and women’s traditional roles were starting to change. As seen in "A Doll’s House" ‚ women were supposed to be the angles of the house. They were not expected to do any work other than keeping the house clean‚ and entertaining the guests and children. Stoker used Dracula as a median
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In what way is cultural and national identity a major concern in this extract? How does Stoker’s text display the notion of the ‘abhuman’ in relation to this major concern? The extract makes constant references to cultural and national identity through the style of the text‚ the imagery of the clothing and appearances of people. There is also indication to context through the beliefs of people in the places that Jonathan visits and their rejection towards him. Bram Stoker uses this cultural
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Brianne Patrick- Ramos My Bob Marley Shirt It is a cold September night. There’s heavy fog in the forecast‚ and dew covering the entire space of my dirty car in the driveway. I’m writing an essay‚ a reflective response to type up and… and a car to wash. Nights like this‚ I wish I hadn’t procrastinated. I know‚ I know. It is something that could have been avoided if I wasn’t out shopping all the time. But tonight I’m stuck typing. Typing with my favorite cotton
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Jamarious Burley Burley01 Mrs. Kakolesha Secrets in the Shadows AP Literature 3nd period May 5‚ 2008 The title of the story I’m writing about is “Secrets in the Shadow‚” by Stephanie Perry Moore. The story is a comedy and tragedy because the outcome is not well ended. The story is mainly about a boy named Roylin who has a crush on a girl named Korrie. He wants
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In The Shadow Of The Wounded Knee by Alexandra Fuller is an article which talks about the Wounded Knee tribe‚ and what historical events against them have led the people left from the tribe‚ to today. This paper was mostly an interview with Alex White Plume‚ a 60 year old man who lives near wounded knee creek. Talking about what he lives by‚ and what he and his tribe have had to overcome. In the beginning‚ the article Talks about Alex White Plume‚ and his “low THC” hemp farm. This was important
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Queen of Shadows‚ by Sarah J. Maas‚ is the fourth installment in the Throne of Glass series. This epic fantasy takes place in the fictional kingdom of Adarlan. It follows the story of Celaena Sardothien‚ or Aelin Galathynius‚ and her quest to restore her own kingdom of Terrasen to it’s former glory. Along with Chaol Westfall‚ the former captain of the guard; Dorian Havilliard‚ the crown prince who is in possession of magic; Aedion Ashryver‚ her cousin; and Rowan‚ an ancient fae warrior who is also
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