Anita Desai?s novel‚ The Village by the Sea‚ is a vibrant narration of perseverance and hope in distress. It is a saga of changes and adaptation‚ a little of evil and more about the goodness of nature and human kindness. Based on true events‚ it is a story set in a small coastal village Thul near Bombay. The two main characters of the novel are a brother and sister duo‚ 13-year-old Lila and 12-year-old Hari. They have two young school-going sisters‚ Bela and Kamal‚ a chronically ill mother and
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Jouelle Marie C. Lozano CORWRIT ESSAY OFW FAMILY ISSUES Filipino workers are moving out of their homeland to work overseas so they could get higher income and sustain the needs of the family. Despite the branding and labelling battle cry of our agencies in country to OFWs as the “bagong bayani”‚ these people are encountering much bigger problems such as family issues‚ relationship gap between their children and prolonged separation that leads to infidelity and other
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Discussion of Art within the Vietnamese Community In a monograph titled “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community‚ Culture‚ and Politics in the Diaspora” which focuses on Vietnamese people‚ both in Viet Nam and in the diaspora‚ Kieu-Linh Caroline Valverde uses Chau Huynh as a case study to exemplify transnationalism‚ globalism‚ and the changes needed to bring about peace. Valverde’s discussion is not a simple one; it is complicated by the fact that there are three perspectives from which to consider
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ethnic Diasporas has become a central question in today’s globalizing world. In fact‚ with the rapid movement of human resources‚ the idea of identifying with a certain Diaspora has become increasingly valued for its ability to furnish one with an enduring identity. History has also shown us that Diasporas serve as a politically valuable scapegoat that function as an effective distraction from a government’s incompetence. One of the central polarities in the integration of ethnic Diasporas is the
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Anita Desai mirror its society’s values? What to include: Define the cultural values and ideas of this society. Theme as a cultural representation of values and ideas Characterisation – characters as a stereotype of values and ideas Hari‚ his father (role of fathers in society) Setting – city and village – as representation (symbols) of values and ideas Introduction: (Author and the title of the book must be included in the first sentence). The Village by the Sea by Anita Desai is a novel
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L’HISTOIRE A travers la planète‚ la diaspora chinoise est l’une des plus anciennes et des plus nombreuses. « Dès le début de l’ère chrétienne‚ les Chinois‚ excellents marins‚ ont commencé à quitter leur pays » Ces migrations ont d’abord diseminé en Asie puis en Amérique du Nord avant de gagner l’Europe. En France par exemple ‚ l’aventure commence avec la Première Guerre mondiale. Pour pallier le manque de main-d’œuvre (les hommes sont mobilisés)‚ la Grande-Bretagne et la France font venir
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companions. Fate plays a pessimistic role in his life and in spite of having possessed good human qualities of sincerity‚ honesty and adjustment‚ he meets a tragic end. Since Arun has been a victim of nauseating care‚ he too believes in escapism to attain his lost identity. Emotionally starved‚ he disappears into the abyss of anonymity in America‚ the land of liberty. On comparing the Indian and American culture‚ he finds that if children in India are over-protected‚ in America they are left too
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A Devoted Son by Anita Desai Summary This story takes place in a shabby suburb in India. Rakesh‚ the son of a vegetable seller‚ triumphs in medical school and afterwards. He is a devoted son‚ bowing to his father‚ marrying the girl his parents choose‚ and becoming the director of his own clinic nearby. His father grows old‚ becomes a widower and begins to develop physical complaints and unpleasant habits‚ such as spitting forcibly. Still‚ his son tends him‚ and even decides to take over the man’s
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It draws a picture of the life of a son. The son is brought up by his father‚ starts earning his livelihood and then‚ dutifully looks after his father. However‚ crisis develops as his father‚ whimsical due to age‚ starts misinterpreting his son’s treatment. The question that the story posse is that how long should a son take care of his father? What should be the extent of his dutifulness and obedience? This is a problem of the modern world caused by the busy life. It becomes difficult to attend to
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ASHANK DESAI-PGP 1979‚ IIM –A “Jab chaar yaar mil jaayein it can be an all night drinking session‚ or a $200 million dollar company”. This is the story of Mastek. Ashank‚ Ketan‚Wasan & Sundar‚ the four IIM –A grads has passion to do something of their own. Its moreover as same as in college people forms their own band group. Ashank has a moral bond with Godrej company to go back and work for ‚ after MBA. The other friends also joined the companies after getting their MBA but they never let
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