Violence In The Vultures

In the novel ‘Lord of the Flies’, Golding uses the theme of violence surfacing throughout the text. One reason for this was, Golding believed that every individual has the potential for evil and that the flawed human nature is seen in ‘mankind’s essential sickness’. His belief in this arrived through his time spent in war, so his aim was to challenge Ballantyne’s novel ‘Coral Island’, and in which Golding’s book the truth would be shown about his own thoughts of the darkness of mankind. As the theme of violence is in the heart of the novel, another reason of this is due to the quick breakdown of civilisation on the island. Through the breakdown, an ideal situation of

The Narrator feels suffering is something we cannot control and is ridiculous to cry over as she

Ramayana, translated by William Buck, is an ancient Indian epic telling the story of a prince named Rama who fights against his adversary, Ravana. Although there are many important female characters throughout the book, they are often seen as subordinate to their male counterparts where intelligence and strength are concerned. One character who proves this stereotype wrong is Sita, Rama’s wife, who often shows that she has the capacity of being just as powerful as the men of the story. By being more mindful than most people around her, Sita defies the expectations that many characters have placed on her. Sita lets the reader see another side of women’s power and shows us the strength that women could have. The reason that Sita proves to be powerful is that she seems to have an understanding of the deeper meaning of her life; precisely the quality that men don’t expect her to have.

The original The Ramayana is a great epic that has stood the test of time, and has been influential yet controversial throughout history. R.K Narayan’s version has been the same; his composition of stories adds another layer to the already plentiful themes, leaving the reader satisfied with his brilliant description and insight. Through Narayan’s constant comparison that parallels Rama to a perfect specimen, he is demonstrating a “Straw Man” argument. Its effect illuminates Rama’s flaws rather than his seemingly perfect composure. Narayan consciously chooses moments at Rama’s darkest hours to transform him into the relatable human figure he was meant to become.

“Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” The words of Martin Luther King perfectly illustrates the difficulties of fighting for social injustice. Similarly, the two works of literature Antigone and In the Time of the Butterflies can also teach us about the sacrifices and rewards from taking direct action against injustice. Antigone is about a girl sentenced to death by the king for burying her traitor brother. In the Time of the Butterflies is the story about three sisters who fight for freedom against the Dominican Republic’s dictator,

Euripides’ Medea is a controversial play which explores the actions of the protagonist as a result of a moral dilemma. Immediately, the audience’s sympathies for Medea are stirred by the Chorus and Nurse who describe Medea’s suffering coupled with betrayal and immoral actions of her former husband Jason. Despite this however, the audience cannot help being disgusted by the extent Medea goes to in order to guarantee the questionable revenge of her traitorous husband. Although it is without a doubt easy to see that the sorceress’ situation is miserable because of the betrayal by Jason, it is nevertheless very difficult for the viewers to forget that she is vindictive and heartless due to the events that occur during the play’s climax.

After analyzing the novel “Sold” and discussing for the first novel study, some topics exhibited were the unfair treatment of Lakshmi and women in general, how poverty and the environment severely affect people’s lives, and also how unfortunate many people’s lives are. Furthermore, a significant key point that is continuously expressed throughout the book is how men and society would treat and perceive women differently, and how men held a higher form of power and status because of their gender. Throughout the book, we see the complicated relationship between Ama, Lakshmi, and the stepfather. To further explain, a question from the discussion, asked by Alessia “Do you think Lakshmi’s stepfather will stop gambling and change his ways?” A further

The admirable or “good” characters in the play are hard headed like the Greek myth of Cleopatra.The myth has her emotion and moral problem to sophocles story and the problem of loyalty to god or blood. In cleopatra's story it also points out that

This is what Rani says to Naga in guise of Appanna: “You talk so nicely at night. But during the day I only have to open my mouth and you hiss like a … stupid snake” (p. 42). We are really moved by the pathetic picture of Rani’s predicaments. The play has contemporary relevance with today’s male-dominated society. Her loneliness, fantasies, hallucination really touch our hearts. One can imagine the misery of a newly married bride who is left all alone by her husband. She leaves her loving and caring parents for the sake of her husband only to meet the sad fate.

The author, Narayan, says these words about Rama, “Rama felt a pity for her, and, not wanting to seem hostile, tried to argue her out of her purpose” (The Ramayana page 65). The author directly tells us what Rama is feeling, the shame and disappointment for the desperate demon Soorpanaka. Other times, the writer of The Ramayana gives us personality traits of the characters through their actions or words, therefore, indirectly. For example, we learn that Rama is wise and selfless when he speaks these words, “Even when you realize that the one before you is an enemy and must be treated sternly, do not hurt with words.” (The Ramayana page 106). Characterization allows the reader to analyze the characters in different ways.

The title of the play, The Vultures itself signifies the unpleasant atmosphere of the play. The vulture is a ferocious and ruthless bird that eats the flesh of animals that are already dead. A person who hopes to gain from the troubles or sufferings of other people can be termed as a vulture figuratively. The play tells the story of the Pitale family: Mr. Hari Pitale, his two sons, Ramakant and Umakant, daughter Manik, and daughter–in–law Rama. Another member of the family is Rajaninath, Pappa’s illegitimate son. The play shows the cruelty, greed and cunningness of the vulture in all the members of Mr. Pitale’s family except Rama and Rajaninath. Pappa, Ramakant, Umakant and Manik display the

It shows the suffering of women and children after every war. It has been used many times to protest against war and to act as a warning for audiences who see them. It can also be a consolation for those who are suffering from the aftermath of war, because in it they see that over the ages others too have suffered. These plays have something for everyone: the gods who orchestrates the major actions in the play; soldiers who collect their loot after a war; women who suffer the worst fate: the loss of their city, their men, and their children; there is a comic interlude when a femme fatale meets her ex-husband whom she deserted; and then darkness again, before the play ends with a faint ray of hope in the human spirit. Various characterization of women is showcased in the plays: the recklessness of the young beauty secured in her power of seduction, as in the case of Helen; the enterprising but helpless beauty, as in the case of Iyunloye; the mother concerned for her child and the fate that is to befall her; the grandmother giving advice to the young while lamenting her losses (Hecuba and Erelu) and

According to Tendulkar there is a vulture in the mind of every human being and if given the chance, this viciousness which is at the bottom of his mind comes to surface level. The play Vultures is divided into two acts. Rajaninath is shown as the narrator of the story. Scene first of the first act draws the description of a senseless night and the screeching of the vultures is heard. Vultures is a tragedy of vicious people as well as virtuous people. In Pitale family except Rama and Rajaninath every character is involved in money making. In the modern era the man is after money-making and seeks happiness in carnal desires. Pappa, Hari Pitale cheats his brother, Sakharam and becomes the sole master of Pitale plumbers. Ramakant tries to deceive his brother Umakant. Ramakant and Umakant beat their sister, Manik. Ramakant, Umakant and Manik beat their father and make him to write a cheque. Ramakant, Umakant and Papa beat Sakharam Pitale and make him to run

As I lay in this bed, surrounded by beeping machines against white walls, my mind is clouded with that foreboding number and its awful implications. Out loud, it sounds longer than it really is - just a single day. And, though I wish it was longer, I 'm just not blessed with fortune. Never was, honestly. My youth was littered with misfortune: death, the entailing grief, and the drawing of the shortest straws. Mother had passed by the time I was nine; and Father followed within a year, thus leaving me in the care of a this secluded Catholic orphanage.

Violence is an integral part of the life of human beings. Tendulkar’s plays illustrate violence in its fullest form. Violence is noticed everywhere in Tendulkar’s dramatic world – excessive sexual lust of the protagonist in Sakharam, the Book Binder, the cruel cunning game in the form of a mock trial in Silence!, overambitious young journalist’s craze for money and fame in Kamala, the rude and brutal interactions of the family members in Vultures, Ghashiram’s revenge on the Brahmins of Poona and vice-versa in Ghashiram Kotwal, a young Dalit’s brutal treatment of his pregnant wife in Kanyadaan and the mob’s physical violence in Encounter in Umbugland . Sakharam the Book Binder explores violence at the verbal level.