Kirillov is viewed with good-humoured irony as a professed communist who is yet very much Indian at heart. Kirillov is proclaimed by the novelist as an ‘Inverted Brahmin’ (CK: 119) probably in the sense that as a Marxist, and quite unlike a true Brahmin. He has place the material ends of life over the spiritual. As a spokesman of India and all that is best in Hinduism, the protagonist remains a simple and unified personality but the sway of an alien ideology over his mind brings all the complexity in his character. The equation in his case is reversed as he uncritically receives what the West gives to a rational and inquisitive mind, changing the Brahmin into an anti-Brahmin. Nevertheless he remains a Brahmin, suffering, no doubt, from a conflict between honesty of mind – the intellectual loyalty to Marxism – and honesty of being – the emotional pull of being Hindu. Narsingh Srivastava’s comment is very appropriate in this regard: Undoubtedly, the crux of Kirillov’s character as well as the theme of the novel rests in the dangerous position as an Indian communist who after all remains a mere convert to an alien ideology preserving in his sub-conscious his deep-rooted affiliations to an age-old cultural heritage. As such instead of remaining a …show more content…
For the most part one ‘R’ is a narrator, and part of the narration is done through the excerpts from Irene’s diary. Given at the end, diary entries portray some of the salient features of Kirillov’s personality. No doubt, Raja Rao has used the diary entries in the narration of The Serpent and the Rope also but that entries are put in between the main course of the novel, whereas in Comrade Kirillov it occurs at the end of the novel. At the end of the novel, the diary entries reveal the distinct dimension of Kirillov’s character without obstructing the flow of the main narrative. Anurag Bihari imparts the importance of this technique with these
In the book “Letter From Rifka” Rifka changed throughout the book. This choice and challenge will discuss how Rifka changed from when her family left their home in Berdichev to America. One of the ways that Rifka changed is that she became braver throughout the story. Another way she changed is that the more challenges she faced to get to America and the longer she waited, the more and more she wanted to enter America.
Alex Louie and his peers saw a path for freedom when war was declared. They saw an opportunity to fight and return with the solid credential to demand full citizenship rights. They applied to join the Canadian Armed forces and were turned down numerous times due to their ethnicity. They drafted an official national policy forbidding the Chinese to join. Once they were turned down in Canada, they looked to the United States to join their army.
Introductory paragraph: Erik Fischer is an all star football player that makes poor choices that influence other people. Erick’s choices not only affect his life they also affect his family's life, especially his brother Paul's. Erik's choice to hit Tino, tell Arthur to hit Luis,and his choice to spray spray-paint in Paul's eyes all significantly affect Paul. Body paragraph #1: The first choice Erik made that affects Paul was when Erik hit Tino.
“He arrives in the Congo in 1959 without any knowledge of the county’s language or the least understanding of the understanding of its culture. He sets out to evangelize his village by insulting its leaders, tries to baptize children in a river he fails to realize is full of crocodiles, and mangles the language so badly he refers to Jesus as ‘poisonwood’, a local plant that causes hives and intense itching. ”(Verlyn Klinkenborg 7). Furthermore, he describes Nathan to have effectively “enslaved his household”(Klinkenborg 7) and disciplining his wife into believing any type of misery they suffer is God’s punishment to “failure of virtue”.(Klinkenborg 7). These are only among a few examples are his stupidity throughout the course of the novel.
Lastly Ivan is described as wearing a “crimson sash”(21). By using these colorful words, a leery suspense is created causing readers to ponder what will happen. By adding descriptive words a whole under layer of suspense is uncovered, just by using the thoughts of the reader. Similarly an evil presence is created in the character General Zaroff. By describing him with dark words, the reader knows that Zaroff is morally askew, but they can not quite put their finger on exactly how.
In life, people find different ways to cope with their issues. This is the case in “Vaclav and Lena” by Hayley Tanner, where the main characters Vaclav and Lena face many obstacles, but use their imaginations to help them deal with the struggles they face in reality. This relates to the quote “Imagination is the one weapon in the in the war against reality” by Jules de Gautier, because Vaclav and Lena use their imaginations and dreams of better things to come, to ignore the problems they currently face. Vaclav and Lena use their imaginations and dreams of the future to forget about their issues momentarily, and to be able to postpone dealing with them.
Taylor comes from a nontraditional family. She was raised by her mother, who worked long hours as a housekeeper to support Taylor and herself. Her father, Foster Greer, left her mother when he found out that her mother was pregnant. Her mother doesn 't mind that Foster left; in fact, she often tells Taylor that "trading Foster for [you] was the best deal this side of the Jackson Purchase." As Taylor matures and is exposed to horrible things that fathers can say and do to children, she feels quite lucky to have grown up without a father.
Firstly ,Elena Vilkas. A selfless, hardworking, fearless mother who installed strength and determination to those around her who may not have survived without. Also known for her unselfishness which she exhibited in many situations of the novel. For example,when Elena gave up her bread ration to a starving boy who was already dead but had his hand outstretched as if he was asking for food. The incredible thing about it was that she herself was also very sick and that bit of food could’ve ended up being very critical between life or death.
While reading one of Clare’s letters, the narrator doesn’t properly communicate the actual description of the message as it sends two different interpretations to the readers. Not to mention that the phone calls between Clare and Irene also fails to communicate both viewpoints as the narrator only mentions one side of the direct discourse. On that note, the direct and indirect discourses of their face to face conversation demonstrates two different conative discussions, giving us a better insight of their true characteristics. As the end approaches with a mysterious tragedy, we are to question Irene as her dialogue and interpretation ineffectively matches the reader’s perspective, due to her outlook bordering between accidental and intentional motives. With the characters and narrator using different methods of communication, such as the letters, phone calls, and in person conversations, it leads us to question their integrity and whether the discourse accurately represents the climactic fallouts of the
“The ways in which the characters in Lorraine Hansberry’s play, A raisin in the sun, are affected by racial imbalances and respond to the injustices engendered by such inequities are solely influenced by their gender.” I agree with this statement to an extent. Although it is correct that gender plays a big role in this play, there are other factors to consider. Context:
Leon Kuwata -Leon Kuwata hates baseball. So much, in fact, that he has never attended a practice session in his life. He enrolled in Hope’s Peak as an excuse to quit. However, after attending Hope’s Peak for a short time, he realized that he enjoys the game aspect of baseball, and he hopes that his former coach will welcome him back to the team upon his escape. -Kuwata’s dream is to become a musician.
Nineteen Minutes is Jodi Picoult’s staggering and heartbreaking story about the devastating aftermath of a small town tragedy. The story begins in the town of Sterling, New Hampshire, following the lives of the citizens on an ordinary day. That all changes when there is a shooting at Sterling High. Throughout the story, there are flashbacks to before and after the killings and the reader learns about the history of each of the characters, and how that has influenced their journey throughout the novel. We are shown the once close relationship between Josie and Peter, and also about Peter’s rocky home life where Peter is often outshined by his older brother whose death creates a rift that puts him even farther from his parents. .
Where the Wild Things are by Maurice Sendak is an interesting children’s picture book. The main character is a little boy named Max, who has a wild imagination. He uses all five senses as well as thought and his actions to express his personality as well as how he reacts and interacts with his surroundings. Max’s id, ego and super-ego are greatly shown in this book through the way that the author has portrayed him. Not only is this book a children’s story, but it can also be perceived as a life lesson.
The play “ A Raisin In The Sun “ wrote by Lorraine Hansberry is a inspiring play about the Younger family. A typical African American family in the late 1950’s trying to make life better for themselves. They’re a family trying to overcome the difficulties and obstacles that comes with being black in America in that time. Obstacles such as lynchings,segregation,racial discrimination and overall the difficulties that comes with being black in America. With external problems within the family the characters also internal conflicts within themselves.
When an individual finds the person who makes them happy, that person they can trust and will not give up on them regardless of what happens, the individual becomes a whole new person. That is the case of Sierva Maria; most see her as a possessed, evil young girl who has gone crazy, while Delaura sees the complete opposite. If we compare Sierva Maria from the girl she is at the beginning of the novel living in her basement, to the girl she becomes in the convent, most would be afraid to approach her. They would say she is a demon, but Delaura considers her a beautiful, amazing individual. He portrays her as an “angel” who deserves to be free and happy.