“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others” — George Orwell Book Intro Animal Farm is about a farm being taken over by overworked and mistreated animals and ended up being ruled under totalitarianism. Stalinist Russia was considered the target when the book was first published. However, this masterpiece could apply toContinueContinue reading “Unity and Conflicts- Animal Farm”
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Social Change by Colonialism- Things Fall Apart
“Turning and turning in the widening gyre, the falcon cannnot hear the falconer; things fall apart, the center cannot hold; mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.” — W.B Yeats, “The Second Coming” Book Intro Things Fall Apart is the first of three novels in Chinua Achebe’s critically acclaimed African Trilogy. It described Africa’s encounter withContinueContinue reading “Social Change by Colonialism- Things Fall Apart”
The Necessities of Suffering- The Fault in our Stars
“My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations.”– John Green Book Intro The book is about the love story between Augustus and Hazel, a boy and a girl with cancer. They are fond of each other and give each other comforts, and slowly they become inseparable. Through all the obstacles between them, the authorContinueContinue reading “The Necessities of Suffering- The Fault in our Stars”
The Sense of Belonging- When the Emperor was Divine
The Sense Of Belonging One major question philosophers seek for answers is who we are, and to answer that they often ask where people are from and where they belong to. Each individual in the planet belongs to a family or a home, where their parents gave birth to the individual; people belong toContinueContinue reading “The Sense of Belonging- When the Emperor was Divine”
Social Norm and Social Constraint on Gender Roles- The Awakening
“The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth.” Book Introduction The Awakening is written by Kate Chopin in 1899 and deals with the issue of solitude and gender inequality in theContinueContinue reading “Social Norm and Social Constraint on Gender Roles- The Awakening”
Creon’s Big Mistake- Antigone
” Never to grant traitors and subversives equal footing with loyal citizens, but to honour patriots in life and death.” Play intro The play is written by Sophocles and is a tragedy. The story happens after the death of Oedipus, and it is about Antigone’s decision to act against Creon’s orders and to bury her brotherContinueContinue reading “Creon’s Big Mistake- Antigone”
Why Racial Profiling is Wrong- When the Emperor was Divine
” The sign had appeared overnight. On billboards and trees and the backs of the bus-stop benches. It hung in the window of Woolworth’s.” Book Intro The book is a about a Japanese American family that has been reclassfied and sent to an internment camp in the Utah desert. Like thousands of Japanese American family,ContinueContinue reading “Why Racial Profiling is Wrong- When the Emperor was Divine”
Experiences are the Best Teachers- Siddhartha
“Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish.” Book Intro Siddhartha is a novel by Hermann Hesse, and it deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha. It is written in German andContinueContinue reading “Experiences are the Best Teachers- Siddhartha”
The Art of Forgiving– Wuthering Heights
“If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger.” ContinueContinue reading “The Art of Forgiving– Wuthering Heights”
The character development of Julien–The Red and the Black
“This was a look that desired revenge upon the higher class; such moments inspire people like Robespieree and his Jacobins, who led the French Revolutions.” Book Introduction In the book, a young man from a peasant family tries to rise himself beyond his upbringing, and developes romantic relationships with two ladies from the upperContinueContinue reading “The character development of Julien–The Red and the Black”
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