In Wilson Rawls novel, Where the Red Fern Grows, several underlying themes construct a timeless, American classic. The themes of determination, love, and sacrifice each come together to impact the audience in an emotional way. In the novel, the author presents a young boy who...
In the acclaimed novel “Purple Hibiscus” composed by Nigerian feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the narrative is dominated by the themes of systematic silence and abuse. The Achike family unit involved father Eugene, mother Beatrice, girl Kambili and child Jaja, is constantly brimming with calm pressure....
Abstract Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus is discussed here as a dialogic novel, with a focus on multiple consciousness and the multi-voiced perspective of the characters, and the interpretation of the characters and the novel based on the ensuing consciousnesses. Bakhtin’s idea of dialogism and...
Introduction The novel, Purple Hibiscus uses many types of symbolism to express Papa’s abusive behavior towards his wife and children. Within the novel, there are many symbols being used to help develop the novel, in the text; the four major ones being Love Sip Tea,...
Originating from the Latin word “rule”, a canon is a standard of judgement for ecclusiastical laws based on an accepted set of religious texts. Purple Hibiscus, a novel written by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is a perfect example of a literary canon considering that Adichie analyzes...
In this amazing short story, “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”, by Ursula Le Guin. It is all about a society, that has a perfect image of itself and its people. However, there is a dark and twisted secret, a child that sacrifices its...
The tale of ‘The One who leaves Omelas’ is composed by Ursula K. Le Guin. The story opens with the depiction of a perfect city Omelas, brilliant transcend via ocean and residents commending celebrations. The harbor sparkled with flags on the rigged boats. All people...
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas is an allegory in the form of a short story based on an utopian society in which displays philosophical ideologies and theories on society and its relation to scapegoatism. One of the main focuses throughout the text is...
Individuals in the public eye endeavor to discover bliss in one’s self, others and their locale. What factors are there to get extreme satisfaction in one’s life? What moral choices does one need to defeat to acquire this incomparable satisfaction that each individual undertakings? The...
“A very old man with enormous wings” is a short story by the Colombian writer, Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It is a teaching story about social values and human reaction to the unknown. The story takes place in a fishing village, humble, where in the courtyard...
Introduction Gabriel García Márquez’s short story “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” focuses on the theme of the complex nature of human behavior when confronted with the extraordinary and the unfamiliar. Through the allegorical portrayal of an old man with wings and a young...
Gabriel García Márquez was known for the way he would create vast woven plots and tightly knit narratives within his works. His world is mostly that of provincial Colombia, where medieval and modern practices and beliefs clash both comically and tragically. In “A Very Old...
The fictional world of Haruki Murakami is famously populated by solitary people. But they like stories and do not mind telling them. A characteristic feature of Murakami’s novels is that they draw references to many stories or tales which are totally unrelated to the primary...
Faulkner’s ‘Barn Burning’ is a character-driven story, as what moves it forward is Sarty’s internal growth as a character. We see him begin as a young child with strong trust in his beloved father and end as a young boy beginning to think for himself...
William Faulkner’s story “Barn Burning” presents us with this story showing ideas that follow the same pattern as those in Marxism. The idea Karl Marx presented is that what social class you are born into is the one in which you are influenced to become...
In William Faulkner’s short story, “Barn Burning,” a possible theme that could be interpreted is how strong loyalty to one’s family can be, no matter the details of the dynamics, but also the moral dilemma of how stressing that loyalty is to uphold. The short...
In the short story, How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, Halfie, there are many different forms of identity that can be taken from the story as a reader. This short story is about a boy who is about to go on a date with...
The short story “How to date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie” was written by Junot Diaz, a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and is centered around a young teenage boy giving instructions about readiness for a date with a“Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie.”...
The book The Hunger Games, is about a society similar to ours. The poor live in horrible conditions while the rich control everything. The people take pleasure in watching teens compete in a death match. The story focuses on the character of Katniss Everdeen, from...