The Four Loves

Earth” wove together disparate tales concerning central themes—assimilation and biculturalism—while her novel “The Namesake” spanned two generations of the same Indian-American family. “The Lowland” outdoes them all: over the course of five decades and four generations, Lahiri examines the lives of various members of the Mitra family. From California to Calcutta, their experiences are inexorably affected by the politically motivated murder of their son, brother, and husband Udayan. His…

events, unfolding somewhere, in the Cosmos? Many, claim that nothing ever happens by accident. Or is there something much more menacing going on around us? Who or what is in control of our lives? No matter how well-groomed, Tank’s home is, he stares at four empty walls. They mirror the hollow parapets of his heart. Drowning in a labyrinth of pain and sorrow, he sits broken by his yesterdays. In his sweaty hand is a “Glock 40.” Will he have the courage to end it all? Just the sound of one last…

We walked up a pavilion sitting alone in a field surrounded by trees. The layout of the building was symmetrical, with four doorways to an cozy arrangement of picnic tables and outdoor fireplaces on both ends. The walls were stone and seeped a sense of abandonment. We made conversation while he began setting up his equipment. I explored the setting, admiring the crevices and graffiti left behind. When I came to the fireplace, I noticed feces covering the mantel and ash that saturated much of…

On November 25, 2011 at 11:34 AM, my life changed forever. As I lay on the operating table in a daze, I heard the muffled cries of my tiny newborn son for the first time. From the moment they rose him up over the sheet, I fell in love. I had a handsome little boy. The feelings that I had experienced were greater than I have ever felt before. Even though he was covered in vernix, a greasy white substance that protects the skin from the amniotic fluid (“First Day”), to me he was perfect. With…

By incorporating rain and repetition into this passage, Jhumpa Lahiri is able to better develop the character of Moushumi and the relationship that she has with Gogol. Right before this passage, Moushumi begins to have an affair with her old love interest, Dimitri Desjardins. The affair continues for many weeks and they begin to meet every Monday and Wednesday at Dimitri’s apartment. However, Gogol is completely unaware of the affair and does not suspect a thing. Therefore, because Lahiri uses…

images clearly, unconfident, he does not be courageous to confess that he loves her, and daydreaming, it was his subconscious told him that he was falling in love with her at first sight. Next, the rhyme scheme of this poem is ABABCDCD from the first stanza, EFEFGHGH from the second stanza, and IJIJKLKL from the last stanza. Then, the setting of this poem is under the tree or inside his farm. Therefore, the theme of this poem is love at first sight. He was talking in his own thought. Because…

Love is a basic human emotion that creates conflict within the people. Twelfth Night, a 1605 play, written by William Shakespeare focuses on various types of love. The following types of love are repetitive throughout the play; familial, hidden, friendship, unrequited love. The characters variety of relationships portrays different types of affection throughout Twelfth Night. Twelfth Night had four characters in the play that were related. Viola and Sebastian were identical twins; Olivia and…

Analyzing Romeo and Juliet through the view of Aristotelian principles of a tragedy Romeo and Juliet is one of the famous love story as well as a Shakespearean tragedy written by William Shakespeare probably in 1591 and 1595. The play was published in 1597. It is mainly about two young lovers whose family did not get along, but later a tragic death occurs to them which reconcile the two families. Shakespeare got inspiration from a poem called “The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Luliet,” by…

of a feather flock together when it comes to romantic relationships. This is certainly true in reality just as much as it is true in literature. In William Shakepseare's Much Ado About Nothing, the relationship of Benedick and Beatrice proves that love is not blind because they are kind to each other, they are respectful to each other, and they accept each other's bad qualities. Benedick and Beatrice are kind to each other. They communicate with each other very often throughout the novel. Most…

asks for the Indian boy and Titania finally agrees. Titania and Bottom sleep together in Titania’s bed. Titania sends the fairies away. As Oberon finally gets what he wanted, he decides to undo the love juice using a different flower. Titania wakes up and tells Oberon that she had a dream that she was in love with a donkey. Oberon points to Bottom and Titania is confused. Oberon explains to Titania that he will turn Bottom’s head back and Titania can play music to make Demetrius, Lysander,…