Fatherland

Patriotism Or, Love for Motherland Introduction: patriotism is one of the most sterling qualities of human life. Patriotism rouses in him a feeling of pride and glory. “Home, home, sweet home; there is no place like home.” Utility of patriotism: the utility of patriotism is too much to be described. Islam says “Patriotism is a part of religion”. Motherland actually stands next to one’s mother. A country cannot achieve her desired development without the patriotic zeal and sincere participation of

Life was different, you have to understand, the choices I made, they were because I had to, for the survival of the Nation. People do not seem to understand that, the fight for the survival of the fatherland, the idea is lost among people nowadays. There was a pressure amongst everyone, inbred in our bones, the need to fit in, to join the Party, if you refused...you could not refuse. Change became a constant that was always drastic. You did not make your own decisions anymore, I remember that even

what he says, and what others say about him—of all the Ibo men in Things Fall Apart. He serves specifically to contrast Okonkwo’s attitudes and foreshadow Okonkwo’s inability to adapt to the changes wrought by Western ideas. Okonkwo is from the fatherland and not his motherland so he has to get use to the changes and adapt to the difference between the two. When Okonkwo arrives in Mbanta, Uchendu does not look down upon less successful men

“Dulce et Decorum Est” the speaker’s argument against whether there is true honor in dieing for ones country in World War I contradicts the old Latin saying, Dulce et Decorum Est, which translated means, “it is sweet and honorable to die for the fatherland”; which is exemplified through Owen’s use of title, diction, metaphor and simile, imagery, and structure throughout the entirety of the poem. The first device used by Owen in the poem is without a doubt the title, in which he uses to establish

in Mbanta because “A man belongs to his fatherland when things are good and life is sweet. But when there is sorrow and bitterness he finds refuge in his motherland” (Achebe 134). Mbanta is Okonkwo’s motherland and he has arrived to take refuge in it since he is distressed. In Mbanta, prosperity and honor aren’t as important to Okonkwo as they are in Umuofia because in Mbanta, Okonkwo is too weak to yearn for success. However, when Okonkwo is in his fatherland, he is deft since life is satisfying.

make any location their home, but they do not fit in at that location due to their faith. In addition, this temporary fatherland is just that, temporary, as their eternal home is in heaven. The literal interpretation of this quote would be that as previous Jews, now converted Christians, are spread out over a vast area of land they may no longer be in the Promised Land, their fatherland. Jews were removed from the Promised Land when Babylon captured them and brought them into exile, and they have been

transgressing them. Each character expresses this theme in his or own unique, tragic way through interactions with Nazism and the exploration of the Fatherland concept. Central to the message of the movie lies the idea of tribal allegiance versus individual identity. As every character grapples with what it means to be a part of the effort to reestablish the Fatherland, we see a spectrum of positions ranging from outright rejection to fervent adoration of the tribal identity. Each member of the family occupies

Zander, in Tasks Facing the German Woman, women were to stand by their husband and raise their children to fight for the fatherland. The Nazis rejected the new woman in order to keep the fatherland in line. While the new woman is an independent and self-reliant person, the Nazis’ and other German civilians view womanhood as producing the ideal offspring to support the fatherland. Elsa Herrmann believed that the new woman was independent and powerful. Previously women were in charge of cleaning,

teacher of social work in Frankfurt. Diehl constantly preached a spiritualist, quasi-Christian, and nationalist message, that went against the postwar values of Americanism, materialism, and mammonism, which threatened to overpower Volk, God, and fatherland. Diehl wholly supported National Socialist goals, the Nazi’s anti-communism and anti-Semitism,

You may have heard of writer, Viet Thanh Nguyen from his Pulitzer (and other prizes/awards) winning debut novel The Sympathizer. And while the synopsis of The Sympathizer didn't really appeal to me, I was looking forward to The Refugees as my introduction to his writing. The Refugees is a collection of eight short stories that have previously been published before in some form. While all the stories are standalones they share the common themes of family, identity, love and often how the characters'