CHAPTER I CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE ASPECTS OF RELATIONSHIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH INDIA’S CULTURE AND TRADITION Divakaruni portrays the importance of love and marriage through her characters in the novel. She brilliantly moves the plot with the bond of marital relationship that exists between the couples. She also depicts the actual idea that exhibit within the tradition, culture and religion of India with a strong implication to the characteristics of relationship. Divakaruni also states the…
The movie, “Groundhog Day” is a successful 1993 American film that captures the interests, mind and heart of its viewers because of its astonishing, innovative, and unique storyline, and in which this requires clear mind when watching in order for it to decode and unfold its purpose and in order for it to discover how great it is. This was directed by Harold Ramis and written by Ramis himself and Danny Rubin, based on a story by Rubin .It was starring by Bill Murray, Andie Macdowell and Chris…
experience. Her fans observed, “For her first major film performance, the 24-year-old Hepburn won an academy award for best actress. Three days later, she took home a Tony Award as well for the Broadway show online (1954)” (Sonneborn). Audrey Hepburn was not as confident as she portrayed in all of her performances. She did not believe in herself, but she still emanated out on top winning two awards in the short time of one week. Hepburn was a beautiful but fragile actress, “Thin, longed…
Ivan’s actions in the novel portray a character who is truly lonely, yearning for the company of his own kind. His loneliness is particularly evident when he states he has lived in captivity for years. Ivan admits to almost believing he was the last gorilla to exist, due to not physically seeing one in so long. His loneliness is emphasised more as he spends his time observing humans, attempting to gain attention to fill the void of loneliness. Ivan’s loneliness is particularly evident when he…
they are. Angelina Jolie, for one, can be seen as a motherly nurturer, an award-winning actress, or a devoted humanitarian. She is seen by many as not only an icon, but a role model to look up to. Angelina Jolie is one of the most fascinating women in Hollywood, on and off of the screen. Jolie was born Angelina Jolie Voigt on June 4, 1975, in Los Angeles, California to actors Jon Voigt and…
In the best essays, speeches, stories, and general writings, the author always strikes their reader. I do not mean this in the literal sense of striking someone, though in Berry’s essay Compromising, Hell it may feel that way at times. That being said, this an element of good writing, and Berry uses this strategy as a way to speak to his sympathetic audience. So do not become disheartened or even threatened by Berry while reading this essay, as he is simply just doing his job. Berry’s essay…
Throughout history, the human species have not always been able to read or write. One thing humans have always understood are pictures. The cavemen painted on walls in order to document and tell the stories of their lives. In the more modern era, books, especially for children, are filled with pictures in order to help convey the ideas of the writer to all who read his books. This idea of pictures to help support book is shown very well in Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco’s book Days of Destruction…
“Ask Me” by William Stafford is a contemporary poem that compares the author’s life to a river. The reader is instilled with a strong sense of nostalgia, placidity, and introspection as Stafford reflects on his past and the meaning of his actions and life. The theme of this piece is life and its relative pace, similar to a river which is used as an ongoing metaphor Stafford introduces himself early on because this work is a conversation between the author and the reader. In the first stanza,…
Conflicts of Stress “A Brief Encounter with The Enemy,” by Saïd Sayrafiezadeh is a short story about a young man named Luke and his experience in the United States Army. The story begins with Luke describing how he felt getting to “the hill,” through a path that terrified him. While traveling through the path, Luke starts to think about his crush Becky, who takes an interest in him right before deploying. She gives him her email to keep her up to date on his adventures during deployment.…
her brother William was allowed to. While William went to school to learn Latin, grammar, and logic, Judith would be kept home, constantly being chastised for wanting to study as well. “He (Shakespeare) got work in the theater, became a successful actor, and lived at the hub of the universe, meeting everybody, knowing…