...Although he survived, he needed to deal with harsh side effects. Both of his parents were alcoholics and he was abused and teased by both his classmates and his white teachers (Indian Education 1, 2). Because of these harsh experiences, Alexie writes about the unpleasant truths that young teens should know about the world that we live in today. His raw and straightforward writing style, attract readers to his books because of its original and authentic texts about Native Americans. Alexie uses syntax and conflict to induce teens to take action against the growing problem of racial discrimination against Native Americans in the United States. Sherman Alexie first uses the conflict of man vs. society in his writings to inspire teens to fight against racial discrimination. There were many occurences in which a Native American was...
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...that selection. “The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahiri, has many different themes that are brought upon the reader throughout the book and movie. Some themes that are related to this story are Identity, Relationships between children and their parents, Regret, Loneliness, Language, Expectations, Cultural Differences, Immigrant Experience, Values and Beliefs, and Death and Mourning. “The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahiri is a novel that portrays the life of a man named Gogol Ganguli and how he spent his life being born and brought up in Cambridge, Massachusetts. At birth, he was given the temporary name “Gogol” since his parents, Ashoke and Ashima Ganguli, were waiting on Gogol’s grandmother to send them the name that she wanted. This was done in Bengali tradition for many generations. During Gogol’s early childhood, his parents sent him to school notifying the Principal to use his formal name “Nikhil.” Now since he was just a child, he was brought up with the name Gogol and did not want to be called anything else. However, as he entered high school, people started making fun of his name. He slowly started to believe that this name is not the one he wants anymore and that he wants to change it to “Nikhil.” His father told him “In America, anything is possible, so do as you wish.(pg. 100)” The theme of Identity is playing a major part at this point in Gogol’s life. He is debating whether or not he should keep his name or change it for his personal or people’s preference. After his father told...
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...notion of nomenclature as a means of redefinition is something with which we become familiar in The Namesake, as we observe Gogol Ganguli's ongoing struggle to identify with the Bengali culture of his parents, rather than the American culture in which he is immersed. Similarly, in an act of defiance against his family and the materialistic American society, Christopher McCandless in Into the Wild establishes a new identity for himself when he abandons all possessions and changes his name before venturing into the isolation of the Alaskan wilderness. Aided by devices, notably setting, symbolism, narrative technique, juxtaposition of minor characters and imagery, Lahiri and Penn endeavour to demonstrate the effects of culture, childhood and family, in particular, on shaping individuality. Diverse settings are employed by Lahiri and Penn to portray culture and its influence on the personas of the central characters. A ceremonial setting is common to both texts and foreshadows the protagonist's desire to retreat from his traditions. Gogol's 'annaprasan' is a customary Indian rice ritual for newborn children, who 'confront [their] destiny' by selecting a 'clump of soil ... ballpoint pen, [or] ... dollar bill' from a plate, respectively representing 'a landowner, scholar or businessman.' Gogol's refusal to choose an object, a rare act, alludes to his reluctance later in life to identify with Bengali culture. Similarly, the formality of Chris' graduation ceremony, established through...
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...The Long Road Out Of Eden A scrutiny of marital relationships and the subsequent consequence on the individuality of women as seen in Astitiva Submitted by: Pavithra Sagar 05D1829 III PSEng Submitted to: Ms. Abhaya Dept. Of Media Studies Christ College “In olden times, sacrifices were made at the altar – a custom which is still continued” Helen Rowland Although marriage might have been instituted in the Garden of Eden when man was in innocence (Gen 2:18-24), marriages are seldom believed to have been made in heaven, unless couples habitually wear rose-tinted glasses. Essentially and realistically, marriage is but a contract or a traditional bargain which is drawn up between men and women. As defined by the World Book Encyclopedia. ‘It is the relationship between a man and a woman who have made legal agreement to live together. When a man and a woman marry, they become husband and wife’. Almost every society has certain traditional ideas about marriage and many roles and duties of the husband and wife are based on religious codes. Most marriage laws that are based on religious edicts favor men. Genesis, the story of creation reveals how God created Man and Woman and placed them in the Garden of Eden. There, they dwelt as equals as both were created in the image of God and thus had undifferentiated roles, duties, shared the same status and their relationship was a ‘partnership of equals’. It was only after the deception of the...
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...Chapter1 Q1. What do ethnomusicologists mean when they say, “Music is universal, but it is not a universal language?” A1. “Ethnomusicologists use this phrase to bring cultures together. The problems with the metaphor are many. First, music is not a language, at least not in the sense of conveying specific meanings through specific symbols, in standard patterns analogies to syntax, and governed by rules of structure analogies to grammar. While attempts have been made to analyze music in liquistic terms, these ultimately failed because music is a totally different realm. Second, it is questionable whether music really can transcend linguistic barriers and culturally determined behaviors, through some forms of emotional communication, such as crying, are so fundamentally human that irrationally all perceive it the same way. What we see with music does not support the motion that music is a universal language, unfortunately, and we do not believe such a concept to be useful in examining the world’s music.”(3) Q5. In what ways does world music study require an interdisciplinary approach? A5. “World music causes have no such canon, and certainly no list of great composers. The world is too large and there are too many choices consensus to form. Therefore, one must consider not only how to organize such a course but what to include. What should every world music student knew? If the organization is geographical, what genres and particular examples should ‘represent’ a country or...
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...Covington Covington 1 7/9/12 English 112 General Public Response to Lucy Grealy’s “Masks” “What on earth is that? That is the ugliest girl I have ever seen.” Proclaimed the boisterous bully from across the junior high lunch table in what would be just another attack on the appearance of Lucy Grealy. Lucy Grealy was diagnosed at a young age with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. The disease took most of her jaw and after many chemotherapy treatments and reconstructive operations she was left with a disfigured appearance. Lucy’s identity was molded by the way she was treated in society. From the time she began grade school she was teased and tormented for being different. Her story is a prime example of how “normal” people alienate anything that doesn’t fit into their materialistic expectations causing a sense of shameful separation and negative emotions to be ascribed toward ones identity. What does it mean to be “normal” in today’s society? Does it mean giving up your ideals or birth rights to stake a claim or hold a position that you deem fitting? Does it mean having to live up to all of the physical and mental qualities that we as Americans value? Society can be a cruel and tempestuous force sometimes, causing us to do things we wouldn’t normally consider just to fit in. This was certainly the case for Firoozeh Dumas when she wrote “After three months of rejections, I added “Julie” to my resume. Call it coincidence, but the job offers started...
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...In India with the struggle against colonialism another silent struggle went on simultaneously. That was by women to bring themselves at par with men. This was visible even in the literary sphere. In the current paper we would trace the feminist way of portraying women in Anita Desai’s two most popular and widely acknowledged novels- CRY, the peacock and where shall we go this summer. Here in this paper our concern is to look at how in post colonial period women English writers of India have dealt with the theme of “woman oppression”. Have she raised a loud voice or revolt or has silently taken way to some other way to escape this position. Taking queue from the broader sub-themes of today’s Seminar, the paper would look at the dynamics of Indian English women writers concern and feminist thoughts in the writings in post independent India. Looking at the time constraints, for the sake of convenience we would look at the famous characters characterized by the famous writer Anita Desai. Her famous woman characters, the heroine of “CRY, THE PEACOCK” and “WHERE SHALL WE GO THIS SUMMER” has been taken up for this brief research. Keywords: Feminine, Feminist, Patriarchy, Liberation, Post Colonial, Post Modernism INTRODUCTION “History scarcely mentions her……Occasionally an individual woman is mentioned, an Elizabeth, or a Mary; a queen or a great lady. But by no possible means could middle class women with...
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...the Relationship of Facebook Usage and Loneliness Research Proposal (it was NOT conducted) Abstract The popularity of Facebook among internet users has increased, yet at the same time people start noticing the negative life influence that Facebook brings to its users. The present study furthers our understanding in how the use of Facebook affects one’s feeling of loneliness among fresh graduates who are experiencing life changing events. We look at the number of Facebook friends users have, the amount of time they spend on Facebook, the number of status posted, the number of post liked by others, and the number of pieces of personal information they share. We expect to see a strong correlation between general Facebook use and users’ sense of loneliness. However, the number of like received from others might not have a direct relationship with users’ loneliness. Result of our study could be applied to the educational field, where both teachers and students could benefit. Introduction As social media is getting more popular, Facebook is one of the few social networking sites that have generated great attention. It provides people a platform for communication and a wide range of functions, such as posting status reflecting their daily lives, liking other’s status or photo by clicking the thumb, and to share users’ personal data with others. According to the Statistics Portal (2014), Facebook is the world's leading social networking websites with 1,280 million...
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...Udall being the only novelist. Mr. Udall attended Brigham Young University from which he graduated from. After graduating from Brigham Young University, Udall attended the Iowa Writing Workshop at the University of Iowa. Some of his collectable are titled as but not limited to, “He Becomes Deeply and Famously Drunk”, which was published in the year of 1997, “Letting Loose The Hounds” was published in the year of 1998, “The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint:, was published in the year of 2001, and “The Lonely Polygamist”, was published in the year of 2010. Those are just a few of the many novels and short stories written by Brady Udall. Brady Udall type of writing is known or described as to be of fiction and literature. During his writing career Brady Udall was awarded the Spur Award for the best novelist in the west, in the year of 2002. From the years of 2010 through 2013 he was appointed residence of Idaho University. New York Times honored Mr. Udall with the best seller for his novel “The lonely Polygamist” and “Letting Loose the Hounds ” The generation of the Udall family began with Mr. David King Udall, born in St. Louis, Missouri, which is the great great great grandfather of Brady Udall. Mr. David king Udall parents were both Mormon, converted from England. Both of David King Udall parents arrived in the United States in the year of 1851. Once into the United States they settled and made Nephi, Utah their home. As David King Udall grew into adulthood he married Eliza Stewart and...
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...novel is narrated by Abdullah’s American-born daughter, a familiar type in this sort of literature — the child torn between America and the restrictive culture of her parents. In this case Abdullah insists on his daughter learning Farsi and undergoing instruction in the tenets of Islam, much against her inclination. Abdullah and his wife can hardly be blamed for this. Back in Afghanistan, even the poorest of villages has a mosque and a mullah (Islamic priest) to impart literacy and the teachings of the Quran. While no one in the novel is at all religious, it is clear that such village institutions supply the sinews and backbone of a culture — a culture almost sufficiently powerful to resist the allure of rap music, Madonna, video games, Indian soap operas and Bollywood. Meanwhile, Pari is taken to Paris by her adoptive mother, Nila Wahdati, when Nila’s husband becomes an invalid. Nila is half-French and a poet of distinction, so there is no problem assimilating. The problem is Nila’s raging narcissism, an implicit demand that her daughter fill in the empty spaces of her soul. In this...
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...to Disney in terms of economic and technological development, the diversification of culture, and the acceptance of Disney products and services. Introduction: India with its rich and various cultural heritages is now on one of the top industrialized nations in the world. India being the seventh largest country in the world with the coverage area of 32,87,263 sq.km (Indian government, 2010 a). India is divided into 27 states and 7 union territories (Indian government, 2010 b). According to WHO (2011), the total population of India was 1,151,751,000 approximately. The Walt Disney Company was founded in 1923 by Walt Disney and the first Disney theme park was opened in California in the year 1955, ever since Disney theme park has expanded to encompass Disney Cruise Line, eight Disney Vacation Club reports, Adventures by Disney, and four more resort locations. This report will analyze the profitable venture of The Walt Disney Company to India through PESTEL, SWOT and further on this report will use Porters’ 5F and self-referencing criteria as a tool to analyze the possibility of achieving success in the Indian market and will discuss in the discussion section. Finally it will give a conclusion at the end. PESTEL Analysis Political Analysis Since the independence of India in 1947, India has generally...
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...effects of this act? Can this be threat to the society that may lead into negative outcomes? Media reports often link bullying with suicide. However, most youth who are bullied do not have thoughts of suicide or engage in suicidal behaviors. Although kids who are bullied are at risk of suicide, bullying alone is not the cause. Many issues contribute to suicide risk, including depression, problems at home and trauma history. Additionally, specific groups have an increased risk of suicide, including American Indian and Alaskan Native, Asian American, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth. This risk can be increased further when these kids are not supported by parents, peers and schools. Bullying can make an unsupportive situation worse (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2010). Some people think bullying is just part of growing up and a way for young people to learn to stick up for themselves. But bullying makes people upset. It can make you feel lonely, unhappy and frightened. It can make you feel unsafe and...
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...Student’s name Professor’s name Course Date Literature and Freedom The literature on freedom is one that provides empathy on the narration about the characters that are portrayed by the writers. Freedom is a perception of the minds as well as a belief of the particular status whether on an individual level or not. Freedom presents an image of the beliefs of the society in defining what is wrong and right. Different communities have rules to which those who believe in them follow and this is diverse depending on culture. Literature is mutually related to freedom as the writer chooses the direction the story will head and the reader has the option of acceptance or denial about the theme in the story. The analysis is presented of two artists who have dwelled on the subject of freedom in their narration providing a clear understanding of the association between liberty and literature. The woman’s swimming pool is a story by Hanna Al-Shaykh, who portrays the conventional fights women face in Islamic-Arab countries. In the story, she plainly depicts the depleting pressure the young storyteller faces as she satisfies the objectives of going to the sea. The presentation of the narration is from a young woman side where accompanied by her grandmother embark on the journey to Beirut to make her fantasy on visiting the sea one day come true. The story denotes the contention of strict religious points of view and customary views, and the restrictions that a young woman faces when in...
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...comments suggest about this society? * They think that the punishment for her sin is not harsh enough. their comments suggest that this society values obedience and punishments. They can be harsh and cruel toward those they consider to be going against the Puritan ideals and moralities Chapter 3 • Why wasn’t Hester sentenced to death for her adultery? * They wanted her to live with her shame. They think that her beauty may have led her to temptation now after the “decease” of her husband. • Where has the stranger been? What motion does he make to Hester? * He was held captive by Indians in the south. (p.57) "he slowly and calmly raised his finger, made a gesture with it in the air, and laid it on his lips" Chapter 4 · What does Chillingworth ask Hester to promise? Why does she agree? * Chillingworth asks Hester to promise to not tell anyone about his identity. She agrees because she felt ashamed that he had to witness her on the scaffold and out of a great amount of fear. Chapter 5 · Give two reasons why Hester decides to remain instead of moving to a less-restrictive colony. * Hester believes that she has to live with her sin and what she did and when she died she will become a saint. Chapter 6 · What is the significance of Pearl’s name? * The significance of Pearl’s name is that shes such a treasure to Hester. Chapter 7 · How is Pearl dressed, and what is her dress compared to? * Pearl is dressed in elaborate...
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...This article was downloaded by: [148.85.1.113] On: 16 March 2015, At: 06:02 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/riij20 Contemporary Bhakti Recastings Laetitia Zecchini a a CNRS, France Published online: 03 Jun 2013. Click for updates To cite this article: Laetitia Zecchini (2014) Contemporary Bhakti Recastings, Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies, 16:2, 257-276, DOI: 10.1080/1369801X.2013.798128 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1369801X.2013.798128 PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in the publications on our platform. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shall not be...
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