Introduction Clarissa Dalloway is the protagonist of the novel. She is 52 years old lady, having dark and exotic looks, belongs to high society, as her husband Richard Dalloway is the member of the conservative government. Novel precedes with a party as Clarissa Dalloway plans a party. Clarissa Dalloway feels that her parties are gifts … Read more
Introduction Lihaf is an Urdu short story that made Ismat Chughtai popular for its controversies. Because it was branded as a feminist work (feminism – not attacking men but the social structures. It also involves the freedom to express ‘sexuality’ which is not right according to society) and was banned. A Terrifying Memory The story … Read more
Introduction The first novel written by Indian author Aravind Adiga was ‘The White Tiger’, which was published in the year 2008. He was born on 23rd October 1974 in Chennai; Madhava Adiga and Usha Adiga were his parents. He completed his secondary school from St. Aloysius College in 1990. With his family, Aravind migrated to … Read more
Young Boy He was a fifteen-year-old boy who was given to Umofia from the neighbouring clan- Mbaino to end the war or conflicts between them. He was given as a sacrifice of killing one woman from Umofia. Right from their clan, he lived with the Okonkwo‘s family, and Okwonkwo tends to love him as oppose … Read more
Beloved Daughter She is the most beloved daughter of Okonkwo and the only child of Ekwefi. She is a character who is known to be bold and at times confronts or contradicts her father. Okonkwo, her father, always had wished and hoped that she would have been born a boy as opposed to a girl … Read more
Different from His Father Nwoye was the eldest son of Okonkwo. He was 12 years at the beginning of the story, and he was a very sensitive man. He did grow under the shadows of his successful, demanding and powerful father. However, his interest and purpose for life were quite different from his father, and they … Read more
A Tragic Hero Okonkwo is considered to be a tragic hero in Umofia, and the protagonist in Things Fall Apart. In his case, a tragic hero held the positions of prestige and power. He is a leader of the Igbo community and more specifically a son of the lazy Unoka. He did strive to make … Read more
Introduction James Joyce in his work A Portrait of the Artist As a Young uses the technique called Künstlerroman. The term Künstlerroman is a Greek term that means artist novel (an artist‘s Bildungsroman). Thus while Bildungsroman refers to a special type of novel that focuses on the moral and psychological growth of the protagonist or … Read more
Aspects of Novel a series of lectures on the English novel, delivered by E. M. Forster at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1927. Forester is the view that there exist two types of critics in literary world-the one who “follows the method of a true scholar without having his equipment.” (pseudo-scholar). Such a critic focuses mainly on … Read more
A Young and Attractive Noble Orlando is the protagonist of the novel. The story of Orlando spans over 300 years. Orlando is a young and very attractive noble. His forefathers fought the war and spent their lives in action. Orlando has the ambition to follow the footsteps of his forefathers. But he is bored and … Read more
