Category: poetic justice
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Eugene O’Neill’s Mary Tyrone in Long Day’s Journey into Night |HSC|A-levels
Mary Tyrone: A Fragile Spirit in a Patriarchal Cage Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night digs into the tragic lives of the Tyrone family. Mary Tyrone, the play’s central figure, embodies the complications of womanhood within the confines of a patriarchal society and the throes of addiction. Lost Dreams and Stifled Potential: The play…
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Sujata Bhatt: Garlic in War and Peace|poem|Analysis |Notes
In peace they rubbed garlic pasteacross their lower backsbefore they lay together.A slow cleansing – it wassticky, then strangely cool.It was their secret bitetheir strongest aphrodisiac.And they preferred green garlicwith large purple cloves. In war they dabbed garlic pasteover each wound –such endless wincing and endless those white cotton bandages.The stench of pus and garlicfinally…
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Sujata Bhatt: For Nanabhai Bhatt |poem | analysis |notes
In this dream my grandfathercomes to comfort me.He stands apartsilentand in his face I seethe patience of his treeson hot typhoid daysthat promise no rain.His eyesthe colour of a crow’s feather in children’s mud,yet filled with sharp mountain-top light. I’m sure this was the face the true bald man,Gandhiji saw when he confessedabout the Harijan…
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Sujata Bhatt: Eurydice Speaks | poem |Analysis | notes
Orpheus, I tell you I’m not in hell,this place is called Maine.All winter the cold wind burns my face,and I sweat, wading through all this snow.But it’s spring now:sounds of snow melting,water dripping off eaves, flooding crocusesand jack-in-the-pulpits.Pussy willows, cattails, forsythia suddenly awaken junipers tipped with pale new shoots. The wind flings pine cones my…
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Mark Twain: The frustration of Huckleberry Finn |Notes|Analysis |The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain’s novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, offers a rich exploration of the frustrations experienced by its eponymous protagonist. Through Huckleberry Finn’s encounters and experiences, Twain sheds light on the societal constraints, moral dilemmas, and personal conflicts that contribute to Huckleberry’s frustrations. Twain employs narrative methods to depict and amplify his character’s struggle. I.…
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Jackie Kay: Life and main themes in her poetry. | Analysis | Notes
Jackie Kay, a renowned contemporary Scottish poet and writer, has emerged as a distinctive voice in the literary landscape. Born in 1961 to a Scottish mother and a Nigerian father, Kay’s unique background and experiences have deeply influenced her poetry. This essay aims to explore the life of Jackie Kay, focusing on her multicultural heritage,…
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Emily Dickinson: A still Volcano | Analysis |Notes
Emily Dickinson’s poem ‘A still-Volcano -Life-‘ is a complex and evocative piece that delves into the hidden power and intensity of life. Through vivid imagery and skillful employment of poetic devices, Dickinson explores themes of transformation, secrecy, and the imperceptible forces that shape our existence. The poem begins with the metaphorical image of a ‘still-Volcano…
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H.G.WELLS : The Door in the wall. |Analysis |notes|A Levels|CIE |Past exams questions
Basics: ‘The Door in the Wall’ is a short story written by H.G. Wells, first published in 1911. It explores themes of escapism, the search for meaning and fulfillment, and the conflict between societal expectations and personal desires. The story revolves around a successful politician named Lionel Wallace, who recounts his experiences as a child.…
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Chaucer: The Merchant’s Tale | Marxist analysis.
Marxist criticism views literature as a reflection of the economic and social conditions of the time in which it was produced. Applying Marxist analysis to Chaucer’s ‘The Merchant’s Tale’ we can see the tale as a commentary on the class struggles and power dynamics of medieval England. https://literarybl.blogspot.com/2023/04/marxist-analysis-of-merchants-tale.html?m=1
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Aminatta Forna: analysis of Haywards Heath |notes
Haywards Heath by Aminatta Forna is a poignant and introspective short story that explores the complexities of memory, aging, and relationships. Through Attila’s character and his interactions with Rosie, the story delves into the themes of nostalgia, love, loss, and mortality, leaving the reader with a sense of melancholy and reflection on the fragility of…
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Aminatta Forna: Haywards Heath | notes | Analysis
Aminatta Forna: Aminatta Forna is a British-Sierra Leonean writer, born on September 18, 1964, in Glasgow, Scotland. Her father was a Sierra Leonean doctor, and her mother was Scottish. Forna spent her early childhood in Sierra Leone but was forced to flee to the UK with her family due to the civil war in the…
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