Analysis Of Ind Aff Or Out Of Love In Sarajevo

In my research paper I want to discuss the concept of freedom for a woman in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”, and how the wrong news can make the happiest person in the world and then cause her death.

The short story, “IND AFF or Out of Love in Sarajevo,” by Fay Weldon, depicts a young woman vacationing in Sarajevo, the scene of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination by Princip Bridge. The narrator is in the midst of an affair with her married professor, Peter, and over the duration of the trip, she realizes the fragility of her relationship with him. Her realization is played out in conjunction with the historic relevance of Princip’s assassination due to the setting being in Sarajevo. As the narrator notices the parallels between her and Princip’s lives, she ultimately decides to end things with Peter in a moment of self-reflection. Upon this discovery, thematic parallels of love, consequences, and second chances are used to

The author agrees with the idea of women as victims through the characterisation of women in the short story. The women are portrayed as helpless to the torment inflicted upon them by the boy in the story. This positions readers to feel sympathy for the women but also think of the world outside the text in which women are also seen as inferior to men. “Each season provided him new ways of frightening the little girls who sat in front of him or behind him”. This statement shows that the boy’s primary target were the girls who sat next to him. This supports the tradition idea of women as the victims and compels readers to see that the women in the text are treated more or less the same as the women in the outside world. Characterisation has been used by the author to reinforce the traditional idea of women as the helpless victims.

Young women in particular face serious forms of abuse during this time. The author describes on multiple occasions when she was assaulted by Russian soldiers. While she describes how horrible this makes her feels, she knows that having the Russian officers around her does protect her in certain ways. She is the companion of Russian soldier by the name of Anatol. He and other soldiers

Narrative conventions have been used to position the reader to respond sympathetic and have the view on how identity also power are important for one’s self. The issues presented in Victim are shown

In 1914-1919, the assassination of Franz Ferdinand was the cause of World War One, resulting in conflicts between Austria-Hungary and Serbia. In the Great War, No Man’s Land was a dividing field from the opposing trenches located in France. Soldiers were forced to cross the land to push forward their side of the battle, to either take control or defend the territory. Gas was often used in the trenches to wipe out large groups of soldiers at a time. During the battle, soldiers would come across harsh conditions such as disease, treacherous terrain, and the passing of men. Soldiers sent into war experienced hard decisions and tragedies which can change their mentality. In the story, The Wars Timothy Findley develops the idea that when an individual faces dilemmas in life, one’s innocence can vary due to a person’s human nature.

War is always the worst tragedy of mankind in the world. We, as human beings, were experienced two most dolorous wars that were ever happened in our history: World War I and World War II. A young generation actually does not know how much hardship the predecessors, who joined and passed through the wars, undergo. We were taught about just how many people died in the wars, how much damage two participations in the wars suffered or just the general information about the wars. We absolutely do not know about the details, and that’s why we also do not know what the grief-stricken feeling of people joining in the wars really is. But we can somewhat understand that feeling through war novels, which describe the truthfulness of the soldiers’ lives, thoughts, feelings and experiences. All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque, which takes World War I as background, is the great war novel which talks about the German soldiers ' extreme physical and mental stress during the war, and the hopeless of these soldiers about the “future” – the time the war would have ended.

On her knees deals with themes such as family, pride and self-respect. The most important part of the story is when the narrator Victor, is advising her mother not to return to her place of work as the latter was accused of having stolen a pair of earrings in the house she works as a servant to make ends meet. At this point, the story has reached an important situation which will be discussed in this essay with close reference to the mother-son relationship. On her knees reflects the reality of life where one has to struggle and where those who work for honesty always face trouble.

In both texts, it is important to understand the nature of society prior to the war in 1914 and the importance of raising “War Fever.” War fever and propaganda are used to inspire a nation to admire the idea of war in 1914 and World War One. In these texts we see the romanticizing of warfare and the creation of a specific type of pro-war attitude that is especially stark in “The Storm of Steel”. Essentially, these characteristics are obvious in

The novel, “All Quiet On The Western Front”, centers its self around the events that shape the lives of the soldiers involved in the German army, of World War I. The novel takes focus on the actions of a young, enlisted soldier, named Paul Bäumer, who, through his words, gives the audience a window into the hardship that he, and his classmates, are bearing, while in combat. The novel not only delivers the emotional aspect of the fight, but also, sheds light on the real life, gruesome situations surrounding the lives of the soldiers, to ultimately, tell of a generation of young men who must live, but who must now also, inhabit a form of self mercilessly annihilated by battle.

This essay will explore the function of the narrative which helps the readers to perceive the meaning of the narrative. It will do so in terms of the point of view, narrative voice as well as the structure of the narrative. Furthermore, the setting of the story will be another focus which exploits the generic convention which reflects the social anxiety behind the story at the time. I

This first World War is described as if it was experienced and takes over the prestige of the heroes and charming picture. It is rapidly replaced by bloodbaths, fear and horror. World War 1 represented more than a simple war between many nations, it was the point where the conception of the humanity in the military conflict took a turn. It attained a terrible and disastrous level of violence that lasted for months and years. Morover, new methods and technologies were used to fight the enemy. The introduction of toxic gas, trenches and machine guns, that made the battle easier and in a way more indirect to fight, because soldier did not have to be close to the enemy and be exposed to fight. All along this novel Remarque intensifies on the conditions of World War 1 and describes the terror and horror that impacted physical and psychological damages. At the end of the novel most of the main characters are dead and this symbolizes the devastating outcome of this war to this young boys that were pushed into the war. Thus the novel can be categorized as an antiwar novel because of the themes that describes the young boys that had planned other ideas for their future. The author writes his ideas through an ironic tone to make us feel the brutality of this war and how death become a routine for him until the

The young nameless boy in this story is in love with his friend’s sister who lives across the street. Although he has hardly spoken to the girl, he becomes so infatuated with her that he begins to watch her every move and fears that he will not build up the courage to express how he truly feels about her. He starts every day sitting in the front room of his house peeking through the blinds, so he can see her leave and quietly follow in behind her until their paths diverge and he can pass her. The young boy narrating this story can show the reader the thoughts and emotions that go through a young person’s mind when they develop their first crush. Making it a relatable story as many people find their first love at a young age and go through the ups and downs associated with young love. One day the young boy gets everything he has hoped for and is approached and spoken to by the girl. She asks him if he is planning to go to the bazaar and claims she cannot because she made to commitment for a school retreat. Being the hopeless romantic the young boy he is intoxicated with this new feeling joy and offers to bring her something back from the bazaar. The boy then spends days waiting for this bazaar, “At night in my bedroom and by day in the classroom her image came between me and the page I strove to read”. She was the center of his world at this point in the story as he explains his struggles focusing in school and everyday life until the bazaar. The first-person viewpoint works perfectly for this short story because without that viewpoint we would have no understanding of the young boy’s impressions or feelings towards the girl. Therefore, influencing the plot because our perceptions are based on the

The Bosnian War was an international arms conflict that involved 2 main sides, the Republika Srpska, and Herzeg-Bosnia. The Republika Srpska would show very little sympathy towards the Non-Serb population of cities they would occupy. 1995 of the Bosnian War reached its most violent climax, Bosnian Serb Forces in occupied Srebrenica began an ethnic cleansing of the Non-Serb population, and massacred more than 8000 people. Many generals and other people of high class within the Republika Srpska were tried for their actions, but none confessed and denied everything, this is what makes the following person so significant. Dragan Obrenovic, who was the only person who admit guilt for the Genocide and it taking place. The accused, Dragan

Viewpoint, is an outlook of a story, poem, or diary entry one chooses to write from. In the short story, “Story of an Hour”, the viewpoint is from a third person perspective of a lady, Mrs. Mallard, who has been struggling with heart troubles for a large percentage of her life. To write in a third person viewpoint of the main character is a remarkable skill that the author, Kate Chopin, has developed over her years of writing. In this short story, Chopin certainly explores the mind of Mrs. Mallard, who has received news on a railroad disaster that has killed her husband Brentley Mallard. This perspective shows the high intensity of emotion in each character, giving the reader a great understanding of how Mrs. Mallard is truly misunderstood and holds back from everyone around her including her husband. Third person, not only showed the reader the emotions stirring within the house, but the reactions of each and every character and how they dealt with the position of having to inform Mrs. Mallard of the shocking news of her husband’s death without initiating any of her heart problems, as well. Although, when having her Epiphany of her new life crushed by the news of her husband being completely safe was what initially caused initiated her heart problems. In the short story “The Story of an Hour” the reader is shown a third person point of view, which clearly shows all of the most important aspects of the story to help one understand and comprehend the shocking twist with ease.