Gabriel García Márquez

Predictions are forecasts with a debatable reliability. Some follow auguries with a steadfast faith and others scoff at the idea of an omen. In Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, Pilar Ternera’s cards act as a driving force in some characters’ decisions, like one’s happiness or death. Although the prophecies of Pilar Ternera’s cards assuage uncertainty by generating comfort or a false reality, disregarding the omens of the cards results in near-death experiences or…

Metamorphosis and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Franz Kafka was born on July 3, 1883 in Prague, the largest city in the Czech Republic. He was part of a Jewish family that spoke German. The Kafka family was considered to be middle class and Kafka attended Law school and worked in insurance while writing in the evenings and late at night. People who worked with him liked him and thought well of him. He was a friendly person who worked hard and had a good sense of humor. Franz had two brothers who…

Rags or Riches Two different cultures who are on the chase for self-righteousness and conformity, African American and Latino/Hispanic’s have suffered throughout history trying to find their place in American culture. Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye and Richard Rodriguez in his narrative Hunger of Memory describe the hardships they undergo to assimilate and conform. Although a common theme of self-loathing is seen throughout both of the text, the road to assimilation and conformity is…

Reverend Herman Melville, known for being one of America’s greatest writers through his masterpiece Moby-Dick, has written several other pieces as well, which are not recognized, but set a significant image of how the world is portrayed. An example of a piece of Melville’s work which has a powerful image is Bartleby the Scrivener. The story is about a scrivener known as Bartleby, who works in a law office and refuses to take upon tasks. He continuously refuses which eventually drives the lawyer…

Abida Bibi Ms. Shumaila Noreen Research Methodology (ENG_514) 13th Feb, 2015 MAGICAL REALISM IN THE LIFE OF PI BY YANN MARTEL 1. Introduction: The term “Magical realism” is defined in different ways. Magical realism in art refers to a twentieth century movement which was started by European artists after World War 1 and which was followed by a second period that began in North America a decade later. The earliest period of Magical Realism began around 1919. Magical realism is a field where…

Constantly evolving, constantly transforming. A place where any outsider has to prove themselves before being welcomed with open arms, where fame or riches is not the predominant factor instead communication is the main concern. Art is such a dexterous community, with countless of people from different backgrounds, ideals or beliefs, as a result, it doesn’t belong to only one culture alone and it becomes a form of communication that can reach multiple people regardless of the language boundary…

Pedro Paramo: In-depth analysis of the novel through the image of protagonist. What happens to a person who gave a vow to his mother that he would find person he had never met in his life? What if this person is his father? How does a hero react when he finds out about the uncountable number of bastards and a legal child of his father? How does the “trip to his legacy” change him? How does he react when he finds out that his father is a pure devil? To make matters worse, what if the town of his…

SUMMARY Introduction Chapters: - Introducing “The bear came over the mountain” - The main theme: identity - Alice Munro’s identity - Canadian identity - Importance of identity in contemporary literature Conclusion 1. Introduction “Cogito, ergo sum” said Descartes as his conclusion in his Meditations about his methodical doubt in 1641; however, John Locke was the first to related the self to the memory, the empiricist philosopher found the identity and the self as…

and Observations: * The painting was sold to someone who later donated it to the college. * "Fiction was invented the day Jonas arrived home and told his wife that he was three days late because he had been swallowed by a whale." (Gabriel Garcia Marquez) * "America was discovered accidentally by a great seaman who was looking for something else . . .. America was named after a man who discovered no part of the New World. History is like that, very chancy." (Samuel Eliot…