The book The River Runs Salt, Runs Sweet depicts the time of the division of Yugoslavia and the Bosnian war. The book contains a number of stories that tell the readers about the life in Bosnia and the desire of people to survive. The historical landscape at the time covered in the memoir is characterized by the disintegration of Yugoslavia that was strengthened by the beginning of the intolerance among the races. Those factors influenced the lives of people and broke many of them. The most important historical event that took place at the time described in the book was the split of Yugoslavia into several independent countries. While being a part of Yugoslavia, Bosnia was witnessing peace and prosperity. They had high rates of employment,
The River Runs Salt, Runs Sweet gives a great story, of one’s point of view, experiencing a horrible life during the war. The River Runs Salt, Runs Sweet was written by a Muslim lady who goes by the name of Jasmina Dervisevic-Cesic. Jasmina grew up in Visegrad, a village in Bosnia, and after a horrific explosion, she had to come to the Americas for further medical treatment. She wrote The River Runs Salt, Runs Sweet after arriving to the Americas in 1994. Jasmina wanted for the people living in the Americas to be well-informed about what was going on in Bosnia at the time against the Chetnick’s.
Journal 1 I am reading “the bass, the river, and Shelia Mant ” by W.D Wetherill. So far this story is about this boy who likes a girl that joust moved near bass boy. In this journal I will be questioning and As I read this story, I wonder if the narrator will pick bass or Sheila. It is possible that he’ll pick the bass.
In the book A River Runs through It, the question of the true meaning of life and the purpose of everything around the Macleans exists masked through the metaphor of the Blackfoot river and the “it” that flows through it. The Blackfoot river symbolizes life’s journey and the ups and downs of the Maclean family during their time on earth, whereas "it" represents the beginning and end of their life, tying them together with pristine grace and eventually flowing through them all. The Big Blackfoot river is more than just a body of water or a great place to fish. It is a powerful symbol of life's journey, and the lessons Norman and his family learn all stem from it.
In the novel A River Runs Through It, the author Norman Mclean is faced with the difficulty of helping someone who does not want to get help. Mclean writes about trying to help his brother through the struggles of gambling, addiction, and fighting. Because he doesn’t know how to help or what is required to help, Norman finds it difficult to help his brother with his problems. Mclean employs figurative language to highlight the bond between him and his brother while also presenting the theme. Figurative language is used to convey how challenging it is to provide support.
O’Brien presents a variety of stories to present the complexity of war. “On The Rainy River” is a pre-war
Which, in my opinion, is pretty meaningful. There were a lot of horrors discussed in the book, that is unimaginable to think that so many people from all over the world, endured such terrible conditions. The author, Laura Hillenbrand, wanted to show some of the horrors that occurred during
That is when Nazi Germany occupied the famous Hungary and things were not the same again. Children from the Jewish families were denied rights from attending schools and were being sent to the Jewish Council. This was a big step behind and usually affected the lives of these children. Tivadar had many alternatives and decided to change their family documents from Jewish to Christianity. He was able to learn a lot of things that, made his life so different.
I agree with your interpretation of the tone and theme of "Salt Peanuts" and "Dream Boogie. " Both works have very jazzy, upbeat tones and rhythms that make it seem like the two pieces were written for one another. I personally listened to "Salt Peanuts" while I read "Dream Boogie," and I believe that each helped enhance my understanding of the other. As you said, I would recommend that anyone who wishes to better understand the meaning “Dream Boogie” should listen to “Salt Peanuts” or another similar song while they read the poem. The song and the poem complement one another excellently, making it seem like Hughes and Gillespie planned each piece around the other’s
An individual’s response to the drastic changes in their life reveals a lot about their character. In Steven Galloway’s novel, The Cellist of Sarajevo, the author follows the lives of three distinct characters affected by the siege on their beloved city. In the face of such compelling and often violent circumstances, the character Arrow learns to adapt her behaviour and attitude to fit her stark surroundings. While working as a sniper, Arrow faces a moral conflict as she tries to resolve her motivations for fighting back. Much like Sarajevo itself, Arrow experience the deterioration of her principles and morals.
The Bosnian genocide was the mass killing of Bosnian Muslims starting in 1992. Similar to the holocaust which was the destruction of jews living in german territory the bosnian genocide was the systematic destruction of bosnian muslims living in serbia. According to History.com starting in april 1992 “Bosnian Serb forces, with the backing of the Serb-dominated Yugoslav army, targeted both Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) and Croatian civilians for atrocious crimes resulting in the deaths of some 100,000 people” Durring the Bosnian Serbs campaign to capture and control bosnia which According to Histroy.com was “44 percent Bosnian Musslims, 31 percent Serb, and 17 percent Croatian”. Bosnian serbs attacked bosnian muslim villages evicting them from the
Certainly, the film critics have been giving their opinions over the story, and the way that the movie has been recorded; however, nobody goes deep enough to recognized that Danis Tanovic shows us everything about that war, all its aspects, actors, and yet, he is showing the audience who is who through the symbolism and the images of his characters and surroundings in the movie; moreover, he directs the attention of the audience to the issue: who really started the
The novel The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway is a fictional story based on true events from the war in Sarajevo. Galloway tells the story through the eyes of three different characters named Arrow, Kenan, and Dragon. Galloway depicts through his characters how surroundings altogether influence their lives, morals, values, and state of mind. He especially shows this theme through Arrow, a young woman in which the war has affected her deeply. The surroundings from war overall changes and shapes Arrow’s moral traits and her relationship with others, such as taking away her innocence, kindness and making her emotionless, showing no remorse for those who die.
In 1992, the Yugoslav republic of Bosnia declared its independence from Yugoslavia. By 1995 over 100,000 people were killed for being Bosnian Muslim or just Croatian citizens. The Bosnian Serb forces were responsible for the killings. It was worst act of genocide since the killing of six million Jews during World War ll. These terrible acts of killing come from a clash of Serbian separatist and Croatian forces.
Serbian Nationalism and the First World War Nationalism is a patriotic feeling, common to a whole nation. Historians tend to blame the actions that lead to the Great War on the nationalism of the nations in Europe, which lead to international tensions. It made countries feel superior and also gave them the desire for political independence. In the Balkans, it was Serbian nationalism that was significant to the outbreak of the war. (“Nationalism”)
There were an estimated 200,000 people who were killed between 1992-1995 in a genocide commited by the Serbs against the Muslims, and Croats in Bosnia. On top of this, another 2 million Bosnians were displaced from their homes and placed in dangerous environments. Three main groups fought each other within the country, Bosnian Muslims, Serbs, and also the Croats. This was a horrible and important genocide that killed thousands of people between 1992-1995. Like the Nazi’s cleansing Europe of it’s Jews, the Serbs aim was the ethnic cleansing of any Muslims or Croatian presence in Serbian territory.