A Thousand Acres

the author’s personal quest for finding a ‘home’. The title of the poem refers to the character of ‘Sinbad the Sailor’. He is the hero of a cycle story of Middle Eastern origin. That cycle story is actually part of a bigger framework called ‘One Thousand And One Nights’. Sinbad is the narrator of seven of the tales in this framework. During his seven voyages Sinbad travels to strange lands, encounters new people and phenomena, meets unique creatures and he has to go through a lot of danger. In…

All My Sons is an American play written by Arthur Miller. It’s about an American family where the family was divided and conflicted just after the second world war as their sons were sent to war to fight and sacrificed greatly for the safety of their own nation while their father had sacrificed other pilots’ safety, directed the guilt towards his own partner and made money. This was a metaphor of the divide between the new American society that were in fury of the wealthy people that made money…

We all make mistakes in our lives. Some of them are more forgivable than others. The novel, The Kite Runner revolves around the main characters, Amir and Hassan, their childhood, and the incident that vastly changed the course of their lives. The author, Khaled Hosseini, develops the idea or theme of forgiveness through the characters of Soraya, Baba, Hassan, and Amir. Forgiveness is something that can bring the forgiver peace of mind and free him or her from anger that can repair one’s…

For some people, tragedy is what it takes to realize core values and grow. In Jonathan Foer’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Oskar Schell is a gifted nine year old in search of a meaning for his life outside of his central tragedy--the passing of his father in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. More than anything, he cannot escape from his own mind and his obsession with his father: “It doesn't make me feel good when you say that something I do reminds you of Dad” (Foer). Despite his gloom, one…

The River Underground - Richard Tromans Immigrating from one country to another country always has its hardships, but it is also about how a person view the hardship the way they tackle it. The river underground, written by Richard Tromans (2003), is a short story where two cultures clashes and where two completely different classes meet. It is about a man who tries to tackle the hardship as an invidual in the modern society. In the short story the reader gets to meet the dynamic protagonist,…

Hassan is a motherless Hazara boy who lives with Ali, his “father”, in Baba’s backyard (Hosseini, 2003). He is Amir’s best friend, servant, and half-brother, as well as, Baba’s son. He is known for his loyalty to Amir and Baba, even after Amir betrays him by allowing Hassan’s rape and telling Baba that Hassan is a thief (Hosseini, 2003). He enjoys listening to Amir’s stories and kite running, however, one day of kite running changed Hassan and Amir’s relationship forever. After Amir had won the…

Simply Fly is a remarkable story of G.R.Gopinath a village boy who’s journey through life, the challenges he faced, the ups and downs he experienced and the unbridled optimism with which he approached every event of his life. The early part of this book talked about Gopinath’s childhood time which he spent in his native village Gorur. Then he moved to Sanik School in Bijapur and from there he finally joined National Defence Academy (NDA). After this he joined Indian Army and fought…

Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns narrates the lives of two Afghan women through three generations of war and conflict in Afghanistan. At first glance, the novel appears to be a appalling depiction of the injustice and cruelty towards women in Afghan society. However, Hosseini’s message may be far more hopeful than the novel’s grim atmosphere may suggest. A Thousand Splendid Suns depicts the conflict in Afghanistan through the lens of the country’s oppressed women. Yet, the novel…

Throughout human history, recurring stories and themes pop up around the world, crossing borders of both language and culture. Though they can vary from tales of a great flood to how the world came to be, the most common and easily-identifiable is the Hero’s Journey. Outlined by Joseph Campbell, the Hero’s Journey is the story of a great person travelling to a strange, otherworldly place (literal or metaphorical,) facing a fearsome enemy, and returning to the “normal” world having gained wisdom…

The calling for gold is actually the hidden calling for Milkman’s hero’s journey “Road of Trial” (Campbell). Milkman’s hero journey started out as a quest looking for gold, but instead he encounters trials that ultimately brought him to a higher stage of mind. On his trip to the Deep South, Milkman encounters “a series of tests, tasks, or ordeal that the person [hero] must undergo to begin the transformation. Often the person fails one or more of these tests” (Campbell). Furthermore, the…