Stranger in a Strange Land

In Homers poem the Odyssey, we are introduced to Odysseus in book VI. We first see Odysseus as a naked, dirty, and fatigued man, longing to return back to his own land. Contrary to what we believe Odysseus should look when we think about the heroic Trojan warrior. Odysseus finds himself pleading with the phaeatian princess Nausikaa to direct him into town so he may seek help from the king and queen to return home. Odysseus’ speech to Nausikaa attempts to show his worthiness of her help. Despite…

Babur considers women wearing jeans in the mosque unethical while the imam (Amaar) is quite flexible and perplexed due to Babur’s demand. Babur’s character portrays the pure conservative Muslim, fighting over a petty issue in a foreign land. Babur’s foolishness, stereotypical adherence to Muslim believes and his eagerness represents the White man’s or oxidant’s view of orient. Babur’s character addresses orientalism in a typical manner as orients are supposed to be…

humans have always lived- by fishing, by clearing land and by planting the soil. (The Hungry Tide, 261-261) Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide presents the dichotomy of wild life versus human suffering and the destruction of the ecosystem versus human survival. Set in the Sundarbans, a place where nature is harsh and vengeful making the struggle for human existence an intense task, the novel explores the plight of displaced people in their struggle for land and the constant fight for survival in…

Arielle Macpherson Dr. Jessica Murphy English 603-HSE-VA 17 11 April, 2016 A moral compass Morals teach us right from wrong as well as give us hope. They are found in all forms of entertainment: from articles, to magazines, to movies, to television shows and books. The novel Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, although originally meant as a training manual for horses, has a main message that comes directly from the main character’s attitude throughout the book. Even though, the children’s book The…

Fairy tales have been a part of nearly every culture for what seems like forever, and show no signs of dissolving out of our culture any time soon. A fairytale is defined as a story taking place in a magical, far away land with magical creatures or elements. Almost every known fairytale has a moral or message that it is trying to send to its readers, even if it might not be obvious, it might be hiding in plain sight. Fairytales have arguably impacted our culture with more iconic settings and…

Berendt reports what he sees. Dozens of character passes through the field of Berendt’s view some clever rogues and a few mysterious strangers who reveal to be more strange than mysterious. Savannah a city removed from the world, filled with larger than life personalities that could only exist in Savannah. Desperate to protect the lifestyle they have constructed around themselves. Berendt’s story is about…

from bed to bed and destroy them all, swallow every last man. I am blazing, half crazy with joy” (Gardner 168).“. I burst in when they were all asleep, snatched seven from their beds, and split them open and devoured them on the spot. I felt a strange, unearthly joy… I was transformed” (Gardner 79-80). Grendel with enormous joy, laughs while committing these vicious crimes. “I laugh, crumple over; I can’t help myself… While they squeal and screech and bump into each other, I silently sack up…

God is someone many people believe in, but they are some people who start losing faith in him as life goes on. People often lose faith in God for different reasons, while everyone’s believe in God can be put in a different way, some people however tend to keep believing him and never dare to think of losing faith in him. One could say the way some people loyalty is dedicated to God is always something rare, there is not a solid explanation of why some people just do not lost faith in God after…

The Deportation of Wopper Barraza by Maceo Montoya, the author tells a story about Wopper Barraza, who is suddenly forced to live in a culture where he has no prior experience. In Make Your Home Among Strangers by Jennine Capó Crucet, the author describes how the main character, Lizet, enters a strange new setting, and goes through self growth, as a result of the waning absence of her family. The two stories coincide due to their common theme of leaving home and trying to make it without their…

it all the way to the house. Opening my sleepy eyes, I see Mama sitting in the corner, cooking a handful of beans over a smoky fire. Good – the smoke will keep the flies away. She looks tired too. The strangers in village must have worn everyone out. Everyone was talking about them today. Strange…