Who Is D. T. Niane's Sundiata?

Literature work always has some lesson for the people that could even leave a thought-provoking effect on their lives and compel them to understand the reality of the world. However, there are some people, who just read literature as a source of entertainment, but the real meaning, of the reading or encountering any literature work, is realized when a reader understands a message. Which writer intends to give to a reader. It is because the literature work has a connection, in addition, influence on the character building process.

The two short stories “Like the Sun” by R. K. Narayan and “The Open Window” by Saki (H. H. Munro) the authors both use irony and paradox to explore ideas of honesty and deception. In this essay I will present some details from the two stories and how they relate to the ideas of irony and paradox. Both of the stories have different ways in which the characters go about using the two concepts.

There were few differences between the movie and the book Raisin in the Sun. I felt that the movie just gave you a visual to understand and relate to the characters more. The one major difference between the two was the sequence of events from the movie to the book.

Every young child is told to always tell the truth and that being honest is good. However, some information can create much chaos and is sometimes better unspoken. R.K. Narayan demonstrates the importance this of balance in his story “Like The Sun.” By using dramatic irony, figurative language, and situational irony, Narayan shows that the truth can have consequences.

Throughout time, storytelling has evolved and changed with society. While oral storytelling is not as prevalent as it once was, the stories that were once passed down orally have now been written and passed through generations and cultures in this manner. However, the form that the story takes has not had an effect on storytelling as a whole. Storytelling has provided a way for tellers to pass along ideas on culture, ways of life, and traditions that may otherwise have been lost. Oftentimes, stories can become convoluted after being passed on via word of mouth, yet, others keep their integrity. No matter the truthfulness of the story, storytelling has consistently been harmful due to its ability to influence the listeners’ or readers’ thinking. In this paper, I will prove that stories are inherently harmful due to the ability the teller has to influence the listener through relatable or believable stories, whether they be fact or fiction, to solidify the gender hierarchy as shown in literary stories such as Lysistrata, the Tale of Genji, and Sunjata.

One example of how the sun is significant in the story is that he relates how he feels to the sun. He stated, “The

In this literary analysis, I will talk about two stories which they are similar to each other from a point of view of an author and a story's point of view and to see the differences from one another. One of the stories that will be discussed is a novel from Julia Otsuka entitled When the Emperor Was Divine. This book will then be compared to the short story Welcome Signs by James Tate. First, I will discuss how Julia Otsuka uses elements from the other story James Tate’s story in order to provide a comparison.

Stories are powerful. In the past, long before books, people used stories to pass down history and legends to create a deeper understanding of their heritage. It was also a way to pass down morals and values from generation to generation. More than just a way of preserving the past, storytelling is a great way to bridge the gap between a reader’s heart and that of the writer. Everyone has a story to tell no matter what kind it may be. Although there is an art to storytelling, at its very foundation, the practice is merely a means of communicating one’s experiences. Perhaps out of a lack of

“An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind” says Mahatma Gandhi as he explains his views on conflicts and their outcomes. Gandhi is explaining how someone has to be generous and kind; otherwise conflicts will arise and make the situation worse. One has to make the best of it and drop it. In the readings “Because my Father…”, “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, and “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”, they each have multiple conflicts that contribute to the final conclusion of each story. Although each stories’ conflicts vary in theme to entertain the readers, these three short stories have unique conflicts that entice the readers.

the story is an important one, which brings to the forefront the particular allure of

The anecdotal style in That Evening Sun allows the narrator, Quentin, to have a viewpoint and an attitude that is more

The story starts with a smile, “Truth… is like the sun” (Narayan 81). This simile develops the whole theme of the story. Narayan also uses another simile “He croaks like a dozen frogs. He is bellowing like a buffalo” (Narayan 83). The simile used the start the short story is followed up by personification, “Truth… I suppose no human being can ever look it straight in the face without blinking or being dazed” (Narayan 81).

Yadav has cleverly written the book in such a way that he contradicts each and every idea and set beliefs that we carry with us in the voice of the character Shirish, Samar’s friend. For there are two Rajendra Yadav- the imaginative fiction writer who enjoys his dreams and delights in the mystery of existence, and the ideologue who attempts to explain away complex phenomena such as religion or culture by imposing his ideology on them, compelling the readers to give a thought and process

The God of Small Things can be defined to have featured numerous themes and styles that allow authors to communicate with audiences effectively. It entails a story of a family that loves in Ayemenem, a town in Kerala India. This paper seeks to offer a detailed analysis of the above story in term of themes, styles, characters, and other elements that are featured by the authors. Some of the significant characters that are featured in the story include Sophie, Rahel, Ammu, and Cochin among other individuals (Arundhati, 15).

Re-tellings, translations, or transcreations of Classical Mahābhārata in English, vernacular, or any other language are the dominant literary medium mostly in Mainstream Culture to know about Mahābhārata – and one might add with this the medium of scholarly writings on Mahābhārata too.