Fable

The relationship between men and women in the texts are similar to what we have read in the ancient Greek and Indian texts The Iliad, The Odyssey and The Ramayana of Valmiki. There is a blatant divide between the status of the sexes, men are again the dominant gender, who rule and do as they please, while the women are once again just a part of man 's world. Like the Ramayana of Valmiki, men were allowed to have multiple wives, concubines and other relations, but such acts would be deemed…

In the short story, “Button, Button” by Richard Matheson, Mr. Steward and Arthur Lewis represent the theme “good versus evil”. Arthur Lewis represents “good” by being the moral voice who advises that pushing the button would go against all values possessed by him and his wife. Mr. Steward represents “evil” by being the hand that brings temptation into the story. Mr. Steward comes into the house of Arthur and Norma, telling them that “if you push the button… somewhere in the world someone you…

scavenge for food and build shelters for themselves. An allegory is a symbolic fictional narrative that conveys a meaning not explicitly set forth in the narrative, (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica). Allegory, which encompasses such forms as fable, parable, and apologue, may have meaning on two or more levels that the reader can understand only through an interpretive process, (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica). There are many examples of allegories within the novel such as the…

Plot Young Goodman Brown sets out on a journey from his Salem village home, bidding his young wife, Faith, goodbye. Faith was young, wore a pink ribbon on her hair and did not approve of his journey. On his way, he met and Old man who was referred to as the devil. He claimed to be friends with browns father and grandfather in the past. The old man urges Young Goodman Brown to continue his journey and offers to lend Goodman Brown his walking stick, which is carved in the shape of a snake.…

Introduction Evolution of Fairy Tales has caused drastic changes through their existence; these fables have been altered because of the time of writing and the cultures they were created in. They continue to work in efforts to entertain the popular culture of their time and sometimes teach a deeper message. Although the alterations stand, the various versions are still connected through central themes and core elements. The story of Snow White, originating from “Little Snow White,” by the…

In Chinua Achebe’s novel “Things Fall Apart” which centers on the struggles of the protagonist Okonkwo when he encounters with the British imposed colonialism on Nigerians opens a new prospective into the life of African tribes. In particular, the novel draws the unique picture of the cultural traditions and values of Igbo society. The interrelation is visible throughout the novel of religion beliefs, language customs and government structure. The authority of the clan is in the hands of the…

Eric Arthur Blair, born in 1903, was a famous English critic, journalist, and writer. Better known by his pen name of George Orwell, he received his extensive education from multiple private schools in England, including Eton. His suspicion of the failing class system was rooted in his dreadful experiences with social entitlement and elitism at the private institutions he attended. Since his parents were English colonists in India, his first hand experiences with British imperialism shaped his…

Animal Farm, a short fable written by George Orwell, is an allegory of the Russian Revolution, and could symbolize any kind of revolt in general. He did an amazing job setting up the characters and I loved how each of the animals had their own representation of a group of people in real life. Systems of government were also represented in animal farm, as well as in the game of musical chairs that we played beforehand. The story begins with a drunken and negligent owner, Jones, and a beautiful…

Benjamin Franklin evaluated the Indian men they encountered in “Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America,” and he commented on the civility the Indians displayed in their interactions with the white people. These interactions showed that the Indians knew more about civility than the white men in regards to education, religious beliefs, and hospitality. Both the white men and the Indians valued education, but each had two vastly different notions of what they considered the ideal…

he visited on his journey, such as the Carthage community, and “Oh-My-God Hot Springs”. A similar belief between McCandless and Thoreau was one of non-conformity, expressed in one of Thoreau’s metaphors, “Still we live meanly, like ants; though the fable tells us that we were long ago changed into men;”(Thoreau 1) McCandless deeply related to that belief as shown in one of his letters that he wrote to Ron Franz. In that letter, he writes, “Ron, you must lose your inclination for monotonous…