Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake Author: Judith Caesar Allusions to Nikolai V. Gogol and his short story "The Overcoat" permeate Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel The Namesake‚ beginning with Gogol’s being the name the protagonist is called through most of the book. Yet few of the reviewers of the novel mentioned Nikolai Gogol at all in their discussions of the novel‚ except to describe the protagonist Gogol’s loathing of his name‚ or to quote without comment or explanation Dostoevski’s famous line‚ "We all came
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Pragmatic Literary Criticism Pragmatic criticism is concerned‚ first and foremost‚ with the ethical impact any literary text has upon an audience. Regardless of art ’s other merits or failings‚ the primary responsibility or function of art is social in nature. Assessing‚ fulfilling‚ and shaping the needs‚ wants‚ and desires of an audience should be the first task of an artist. Art does not exist in isolation; it is a potent tool for individual as well as communal change. Though pragmatic
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English Project On ‘Social Concerns in Mulkraj Anand’s Untouchable’ In partial fulfillment of the requirements for Award of Degree of Bachelors of Arts (Hons.) in English Submitted By: Supervised By: Sachin Singh Mrs. Manisha Sinha A0706113121 Assistant Professor Amity Institute of English Studies and Research AMITY UNIVERSITY UTTAR PRADESH India DECLARATION Date:
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The Untouchables There are over 100 million people in India that some people do not even consider to be human‚ that cannot fend for their families‚ and are abused mentally and physically every single day. That is more than the populations of France and the United Kingdom combined (Barbara). Those people are called untouchables‚ and they are the lowest part of India’s caste system. A Caste System is a system where there are social
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Sudras‚ the laborers. On the bottom of the pole are the Achuta‚ the "untouchables" whom are outcasts‚ impure‚ polluted‚ and living in prejudice. There have been several upheavals in response to the progression of the Hindu from the Laws of Manu. In the 1950’s‚ as noted from the article by Tom O’Neill‚ states that the "constitution mandates a quota system that reserves seats in the federal legislature equal to the Untouchable share of the population: 15 percent." In 1981 there were riots for 78
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Narrative “New Literary” Criticism A good novel is hard to put down. The story in the novel is perfect with a great plot‚ convincing characters‚ and a suspenseful build up to the climax. You have been drawn into the story and it is almost like you are there‚ living along side the characters. You understand their background‚ their trials‚ and their joys. The story brings to life something from long ago that may or may not be fictional. It is hard to tell without doing further research
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THE CONTRIBUTION OF MARXISM TO THE STUDY OF LITERARY CRITICISM It is evident that Marxism has made great contribution in the study and criticism of Literature‚ there is need to explain a little bit on Marxism before we discuss its contribution. Marxism is a social and political theory based on the works of Karl Marx and his followers‚ associated with the socialist and communist movements‚ these works mainly are Manifesto of the Communist Party and the German Ideology. It should be understood
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she saw Matanga coming from the opposite direction. Considering his sight ‘inauspicious’‚ because he was a ‘Chandala’ and ‘untouchable’ according to the social norms of the time and place‚ she abruptly‚ recoiled and turned round to go back to her palace. This made her friends furious. They scornfully caught hold of the poor man and thrashed him by calling him “untouchable”. Thus‚ they punished him for having trodden the path on which they intended to walk. Bruised and hurt‚ Matanga lay there unconscious
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In The Chosen‚ Potok describes the Jewish culture during the period of World War I. Beginning with the affluence of Polish Jews before the war‚ Potok established a circle of relationships. In the book‚ there are three main relationships. The first one is father-son‚ between Danny and his father‚ Reb Saunders and between Reuven and his father‚ David Malter. The relationship between Reuven and Danny is the second main relationship in The Chosen. The third main relationship is Hasidism verses Zionism
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The word criticism is derived from the Greek word meaning " judgment". Hence‚ criticism was known to be the exercise of judgment on works of literature‚ or it can be said that criticism is the play of mind to observe the merits and defects on the work of literature. A critic ‚ therefore‚ is a person who expresses judgment on works of literature or poetry or the art of an artist or a painter. The critic is also defined as a person who is possessed of the knowledge necessary to enable him to pronounce
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