Dariush Mehrjui

committed some offense. As opposed to being distinctly threatening when one is annoyed, the Iranian who is ‘ghahr’ with somebody pulls back from any further action. This withdrawal is not just silence; it is an inward mental withdrawal from the individual who has irritated their partner. Individuals from all societies have this inclination, however Iranians have created and refined this sort of reaction more than others. It could be said that being ‘ghahr’ may have some helpful qualities, since it

Rahmanian 1 Pari and Leila Dariush Mehrjui made two progressive movies, Pari 1995 and Leila 1998, each concentrating on an Iranian woman attempting to discover satisfaction in the public who are not ordinarily mindful to a woman’s endeavors towards self-acknowledgment (Sufi 2013). Pari presents the social anxiety, hopelessness, identity disorder and superstitions based on religious beliefs, which are rooted in Iranian culture. The deeply rooted superstitions and religious beliefs, which come from

     In Anzia Yezierska’s novel entitled Bread Givers, there is an apparent conflict between Reb Smolinsky, a devout Orthodox rabbi of the Old World, and his daughter Sara who yearns to associate and belong to the New World. Throughout the story, one learns about the hardships of living in poverty, the unjust treatment of women, and the growth of a very strong willed and determined young woman—Sara Smolinsky.      After leaving Poland to venture out

Characters in A Perfect Day for Bananafish by J.D. Salinger The characters in Salinger?s ?A Perfect Day for Bananafish? seem to exist in opposite worlds. On one hand, Salinger creates Muriel to represent materialism and superficiality and on the other hand, he creates Sybil to provide justification of the child-like innocence rarely found in society. Salinger?s main character, Seymour, is aware of the superficiality expressed in Muriel?s world and chooses not to be apart of it. Seymour

Effort Determines the Outcome Rick Yancey’s science fiction novel, “The Last Star,” takes place in a modern day society where the government has become corrupted and is now working against the human race. Most of the people left after the 5 waves, barely even try to stay alive. They know the odds of surviving is a lot to a little, so they think what is the point of staying alive a week longer. Although, a group of 6 people try their hardest and their best to stay alive. These 6 people are probably

The Fall From Innocence “To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly” (Henri Bergson). The transition from childhood to adulthood, immaturity to maturity, is an inescapable reality of life. This transition is characterized by one fundamental aspect -- change. In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, 17 year-old protagonist Holden Caulfield gradually begins to grasp this concept and change his perspectives on life. The story begins with Holden

In the story “The House of Scorpion”, written by Nancy Farmer, the main characters are Matteo Alacran who is a clone from El Patron. Matteo was made by a scientist in lab in the mexican border. Another main character is Matt’s caregiver which is a woman named Celia, where she worked at the Big House. Lastly, the third main character is El Patron, who is a powerful drug lord of opium in mexico. The main settings is in the future where they now know the knowledge of cloning. The main problem is that

Life, in my opinion, was quite boring. Waking up every single day of my teenage life at the same time, eating breakfast at the exact same time, taking practically the same lunch five times a week, taking the bus with the same people I've known all my life and eventually ending up spending eight hours out of my day being around those people. At the end of the day, I still have to go home to meet my family. And yes, it may seem as if I'm a very moody and arrogant teenager, but in my defense, that was

3.1.1 Victor Delamonte First character appearances to be analyzed here is Victor Delamonte (87)–an American businessman, who embrace living within Individualism values. In the beginning of the story, it is mention in the text that “Victor Delamonte is one of those voices.” (2012:2) which has assumed as one of representatives where the word ‘voices’ could be implied as individual thoughts or mindset to say or to express is realized by others. Each individual has their own freedom and a right to protect

Maturity is defined as “the state, period, or fact of being mature”. Childlike is defined as “having good qualities associated with a child”. These two qualities are considered to be very different and total opposites, but in The Catcher in the Rye, they are both found to be the centralized theme of the story. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger contains the theme that the inability to mature and remain childlike leads to loneliness, displayed by the character Holden being alienated and lonely