20th-century women writers

In the beginning of 20th century India was imbued with the spirit of patriotism. The people were coming out of their houses; even the women were also taking active part in struggle for freedom under the influence of Mahatma Gandhi. He was a man of action. He practiced what he preached. When he asked the people to speak the truth, he himself became the embodiment of truth. He spoke the truth, whatever the cost. The acknowledged his weakness by writing “My Experiments with Truth”. He believed in…

The Great Gatsby Classist ideologies dominated thinking during the time The Great Gatsby was written, which lead to problematic bigotry in the novel. The Great Gatsby is a romantic story written in the early 20th century by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The novel follows Nick Caraway as he retells the story of Tom Buchanan, Daisy Buchanan, Jordan Baker, and Jay Gatsby in fictional New York. Jay Gatsby has accumulated wealth in order to woo Tom’s wife Daisy. After spending a majority of the text trying…

has been to make people aware of their surroundings as well as themselves. While many writers of today might digress from the true purpose of writing, the classics have always held a special place in what may be called as the awakening of the individuals. In this context, George Orwell’s Animal Farm- A Fairy Story, which is a dig at the then contemporary political scenario is one of the finest reads of 20th century that grips the readers from the very start and provides a terror-inducing…

The term "Modernism" refers to activities and creations of those who felt the traditional forms were becoming ill-fitted to their tasks and outdated in the new economic, social, and political environment of an emerging fully industrialized world. Modernists often use ideas and methods which are very different from those used in the past. The following essay includes a total of 6 readings which can be summarized into 3 categories: Modernism in European countries, Modernism in Soviet Russia and…

the the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men. Over the years, feminism has taken many different forms in order to achieve this goal. First wave feminism took place during the 19th and early 20th century. It focused on legal issues, primarily on gaining women's suffrage, which is the right to vote. Second wave feminism started in the early 1960’s, and ended in the 1980’s for the United States. This wave focused on a wide…

brought about a paradigm shift in American literature and culture so that the works, and the gifts, the talents of women writers, including women writers of color, could be brought to the foreground and appreciated” ("Maya Angelou, Poet, Activist And Singular Storyteller, Dies At 86."). During her lifetime, Angelou was credited as one of the most renowned voices of the 20th century, for her writing and her work in political movements of the time ("Successories Honors Maya Angelou with New…

activist. She has been widely influenced from the literary atmosphere of 20th. century. She was born in a wealthy southern family. Her southern ancestry and childhood played an important role in her literary identity. In The Norton Anthology of American Literature it is written that , “ She herself declared that she was the grandchild of a Lost War” (1574). Surprisingly, she has a unique place in American Literature of 20th century. Her place in American literature is clearly stated in Harry…

The stories “The Lottery” by Jackson and “A Rose for Emily” by Faulkner were also written in the 20th century. By reading these two stories, one can find the central conflict in both is individual versus society theme. It’s drawing the individual struggle against collectively accepted rules. Both also characterized the struggles one goes through to avoid the loss of family traditions during these changing times, in “The Lottery”, Tess Hutchinson is a victim while Emily is a victim in “A Rose for…

At the beginning of time, women were made from men. God, the creator of the earth, took a rib from Adam to create Eve. Since then, men have taken the superior role in the relationship. They have often controlled women in every aspect of life. In some cases, this pushes women to the edge, causing them to suffer from depression, which some used to call madness. These women were usually treated using what was called the “rest cure.” During this treatment plan, they were taken out of their normal…

Non-Dalit Autobiography in Marathi: The autobiographical writing in Marathi Literature emerged with different structure, themes and dimensions in the 19th century. Lokhitwadi’s letters, Mahatma Phule’s writings, Mukta Salwe’s ‘complaint’, Chiplunkar’s essays and Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s speeches were autobiographical in tone. In this phase, preaching was the main impulse of their autobiographical literature. Those who lived an extra-ordinary life got the authority to explore their…