Lilia, a 10-year-old daughter of an Indian American couple is the narrator of the story which is set in 1971 at a time when there was a civil war going on between East Pakistan and West Pakistan. Her parents who had recently migrated to America had the feeling of separation. Father of Lilia found Mr … Read more
Chapter 1 “The Canterville Ghost” starts with the sale of an old British mansion called Canterville Chase to Horace B. Otis, an American minister. Though the prior owner, Lord Canterville, notifies Mr. Otis that the mansion is haunted, Mr. Otis is not feeling terrible and replies with bravery that ghosts do not exist even its … Read more
Introduction The novella, Animal Farm was penned down by British author George Orwell and published on August 17, 1945. In her book, British Literature and American Literature (1996), Leila Borges states that this novella portrays the events which led to and which occurred during the Stalin era before World War II. In the novella, the … Read more
Introduction Characters, the backbone of literary fiction, give voice to the narrative through their worth-reading and worth-remembering actions, deeds and dialogues. One of the major elements of a tragedy as described by Aristotle, the characters, in a literary piece, act as its founding pillars driving the plot forward and highlighting the major themes and motifs. … Read more
