Humanities

Different cultures have diverse ways of experiencing aspects of their culture. There are many commonalities and distinctions between the Yanomamo and Samoan peoples. They have different and similar subsistence methods, divisions of labor, occupational specializations, exchange of goods, and economic links to power. These differences and similarities are striking and deserve thorough examination. One of many aspects Samoan and Yanomamo life that is different is their subsistence methods. The…

The author, the History, and the Story The author’s personal experiences and the history of the worlds past are used as a literary masterpiece: from Khaled Hoessini’s The Kite Runner that tells of the last days of the Afghan monarchy in the 1970s to the post-Taliban near present or Markus Zuask’s exploration of the Holocaust in The Book Thief to Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird that tells a story by depicting life-altering events throughout his childhood. History is the study of change…

Literature enlightens one’s mind; it opens a gateway to another dimension it captivates our thoughts and takes us to and fro into other cultures, writes Gurjyot Singh. A ustralia is one of the most multicultural countries in the world. This multiplicity of cultures brings with it diversity and differences. Literature thoroughly discusses these key components and makes us re-think our thought process about multiculturalism. Therefore, literature should be studied to its full potential because…

A literary work exists because of society. Literature is a written work and relates to the society, they cannot be separated. Through literature, we could see how the author depicts the society and their social circumstances. Therefore, literary work is the reflection of the real life. It can describe the events in our life, and also contains the stratification which indicates that literature and society is closely related because literature expresses the situations and problems existing in…

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you 'll go," said Dr. Seuss. These famous words by a great author show that the love and understanding of reading are important parts of learning. Both of these issues are part of the struggle educators now face: let students choose their own books to foster a love of reading or select books for their class to teach the skills necessary to understand the material they read. Some teachers believe that…

William Golding in his famous novel Lord of the Flies shows the character development and change that the reader witnesses throughout the novel. Golding has witnesses humans at the lowest a person could succumb to in nature; it has left him with this perspective of humans that can’t be easily undone that perspective went into Lord of the Flies. In the novel Golding portrays children from age six to twelve to represent human nature at the fullest in dire situations. The novel has a dark twist in…

Both novels provide proof that a novel does not need an overarching plot or continuous characters. Despite appearing as distinct parts or stories, the narrative becomes both clearer and more complex when the parts are joined. The rise and fall of each narrative, or their cyclical style, allows for a more in-depth theme to be more prominantently pronounced. These themes, mostly revolving around the characters in the novels, are emphasized by the disjoined parts in a way that a normal narrative,…

In his essay, “Decolonizing the Mind,” Ngũgĩ wa Thiong 'o claims language “is a product of history” and, in turn, “reflects” that history (899). This “reflection” take the form of traditions, idioms, and customs which structure a culture (899). For Ngũgĩ wa Thiong 'o, the culture which language creates is defined as a “collective memory bank of a peoples’ experiences in history;” a history often filled with outside influence (900). These experiences give rise to a culture’s unique worldviews.…

When I started this year off I had no idea how hard the curriculum actually was for an English class at the college level. This made my under-preparedness show in much of my early works and my understanding of upper level novels. Once into the class, I could see myself actually growing as a student in all aspects of school not just this class. Although my journey through this class has not been the easiest I have found the benefits of this higher level of thinking which allows for much brighter…

At first glance, an examination of the totality of historical fiction seems rather trivial—showing little to no purpose other than displaying a historical concept; but with some deconstruction, the genre reveals itself to be much more complex. Historical fiction adopts the factual material from a moment in history with the intent of using it in the development of a fictional narrative, opening the door for the use of a variety of literary devices that would be inoperative otherwise. The genre of…