"Draupadi" by Mahasveta Devi Translated with a Foreword by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Translator’s Foreword I translated this Bengali short story into English as much for the sake of its villain‚ Senanayak‚ as for its title character‚ Draupadi (or Dopdi). Because in Senanayak I find the closest approximation to the First- World scholar in search of the Third World‚ I shall speak of him first. On the level of the plot‚ Senanayak is the army officer who captures and degrades Draupadi. I will
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He asked her if she wanted to let go now He told her it was going to be alright We all thought she was going to beat it‚ then they told us she wouldn’t make it through the night. “Have you gotten any rest?” “About an hour‚” he said. However‚ I knew he was restless‚ with a million thoughts — running through his head. I couldn’t imagine what he was going through‚ sitting there watching his mom change like the seasons from the glass of the waiting room We began to think about all of the reasons she
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The Giver‚ the community which the main character‚ Jonas‚ lives in is exactly like this. The society which is portrayed in the story is an illusion of what a utopia is. Through the relationships that we are able to see in the story‚ such as interactions with the opposite sex‚ Jonas’s relationship with the Giver‚ and relationships between family members‚ we can clearly see that the idea of a utopia has clearly been misunderstood by the society and its leaders. In the society of The Giver‚ interaction
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Madelyn Martinez English Comp II 1302-1005 February 28‚ 2013 “The Story of an Hour” as a Feminist Text The narrator introduces Louise Mallard as a wife with some type of heart problem. Her sister Josephine and Richards take great care when telling her that her husband has died in a train accident. Despite the sad news she receives‚ she is unable to contain her feelings of liberation and is elated with thoughts of a long life free of her spouse. Unfortunately for Mrs. Mallard‚ her husband soon
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throughout history. Applying a Feminist Critical Perspective‚ Kate Chopin’s short story‚ “The Story of an Hour‚” refutes ideas of first wave feminism with diction and imagery‚ along with Mrs. Mallard’s symbolic reaction to her husband’s death and resurgence back into her life. To begin‚ diction within the story refutes assumed stereotypes of women during the first wave of feminism. Chopin writes that after Mrs. Mallard discovers her husband’s death “[s]he did not hear the story as many women have heard
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Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”‚ was published over a century ago in 1894‚ but even with its age the story manages to be relevant in modern times. Upon first glance the short story is fleeting at only two pages in length and lasts for only an hour and due to this it could be seen as simple. This short story tells the tale of Louise Mallard‚ who has heart issues‚ learns from her sister Josephine that her husband‚ Brently Mallard was killed in train accident. Upon hearing this terrible news‚ she
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several generations? I certainly have. Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour is very powerful short story about a woman‚ Louise Mallard‚ who becomes very independent and calmed when she hears some terrible news about her husband‚ Brently. We are first introduced to Mrs. Mallard‚ but the reader is not given a first name until closer to the end due to it is not considered important. Louise Mallard suffers from a heart problem and by reading the story seems very delicate. . They are considered a working class
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The Giver by Lois Lowry “The Giver” was a fabulous read about a seemingly utopian society where the people in the society are spared from any discomfort‚ such as hunger‚ war‚ even pain from a scraped knee. This was an excellent book‚ but also very hard to read and very disturbing. The first half is like a science fiction novel about a utopian society. But the second half really gets into the emotional consequences of that society. “The Giver” reminds me‚ in a way‚ of the movie “Pleasantville‚” where
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The Giver: Study Notes Context: She was inspired to write The Giver—which won the 1994 Newbery medal—after visiting her elderly father in a nursing home. He had lost most of his long-term memory‚ and it occurred to Lowry that without memory there is no longer any pain. She imagined a society where the past was deliberately forgotten‚ which would allow the inhabitants to live in a kind of peaceful ignorance. The flaws inherent in such a society‚ she realized‚ would show the value of individual and
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The Giver - Summary The Giver This book is about a boy names Jonas. Jonas lives in a futuristic society where there is no pain‚ fear‚ war‚ and hatred. There is also no prejudice‚ since everyone looks and acts basically the same‚ there is very little competition. They have also eliminated choice. You have to apply for a spouse. You cannot just chose who you want and marry them‚ the community does it for you. His dad works as a Nurturer of new children‚ and his mom works at the Department of Justice
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