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    Despite his emphasis on the father's unrestricted love for his son, Cormac McCarthy persistently reminds the reader of the novel's dire surroundings through his introduction of malevolent characters, and the use of a disheartened setting thus conveying his bleak suspense for the future of civilization and cracking light on humanity's naive nature. “The man,”( Wilson) as McCarthy like to call our mysterious fellow in the book. McCarthy never reviles his full name to anyone.Unqualified maternal love

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    IDENTITY CRISIS IN SELECT NOVELS OF SALMAN RUSHDIE The question of identity is the most controversial issue in postcolonial time and literature and it can be regarded the most important because of its crisis exist in all postcolonial communities. Due to the circumstances of post colonial era and the problematic conditions that faced newly freed nations and countries in their search and formation of self identity the crisis floated on the surface. In the following of World War II, the act

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    Rashid Khalifa's Life

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    Storytelling is a critical part of Salman Rushdie’s life. It creates relevance for the audience, providing visual details making them easier to understand for the reader. Rashid Khalifa, his admires called him the Ocean of Notions and his enemies who were jealous of him called him the Shah of Blah, plays a crucial role in a part of people’s lives. Story telling is a critical part of a politician’s likelihood in the novel since they rely on the storytellers to persuade and convince people to vote

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    Haroun and the Sea of Stories Essay Storytelling plays an important role in people’s lives. In Haroun and the Sea of Stories, Salman Rushdie explores the vital role stories have in the lives of multiple characters. Politicos need stories in their lives in order to succeed. Without stories, the politicos would never be able to persuade or convince voters in an interesting way. The stories Rashid Khalifa tell are a vital part of his everyday life. Without the tales he spins, Rashid wouldn’t have a

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    Language in Indian Writing in English I am here to present on the topic ‘Language in Indian Writing in English’. Basically I will be talking about the usage of language, the writing style, of blending language and culture and my analysis of it in the text - The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. The story of the Indian English novel is really the story of a changing India. There was a time when education was a rare opportunity and speaking English was unnecessary. The stories were already there-

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    From How to Read Literature Like a Professor Thomas C. Foster Notes by Marti Nelson 1. Every Trip is a Quest (except when it’s not): a. A quester b. A place to go c. A stated reason to go there d. Challenges and trials e. The real reason to go—always self-knowledge 2. Nice to Eat With You: Acts of Communion a. Whenever people eat or drink together, it’s communion b. Not usually religious c. An act of sharing and peace d. A failed meal carries negative connotations 3. Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires

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    John Milton is the lead protagonist in the John Milton series of novels by British mystery, thriller, and suspense author Mark Dawson. John Milton made his first appearance in the 2013 published title The Cleaner. The series of novels are best classified as mystery thrillers. John Milton was a ruthless killer who was the man that the government sent to eliminate targets that proved too hard to track or kill. Milton, killing was more of art and he considers himself a highly skilled craftsman. He

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    Margaret Atwood is evenly concerned with encouraging a discrete Canadian literary identity. In her novels, Atwood naturally creates women characters who are strained to rebuild themselves in a more self-contained and audacious figure as they seek out to set up their relationship to the world and to the individuals around them. Atwood’s dissections of contemporary urban life and sexual politics have been chiefly welcomed by feminists. She is no less concerned in setting up what it means to be Canadian

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    Use Of Irony In Batcheat

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    People do not always turn out to look or sound how a person would expect. Rushdie examines this idea through irony. Rushdie uses irony to show his son that people do not always turn out the way you would expect. Rushdie uses the irony of Batcheat’s image to teach his son important lessons about making assumptions about people. Rashid Khalifa was caught as a spy but is now explaining what he saw when he saw Batcheat get kidnapped. “‘I was struggling through the tangles of thorn-bushes towards the

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    It was his first novel, Such a Long Journey, in 1991 that built up him as an essayist of notoriety. It won numerous honors: Canada 's Governor General 's Award for fiction; the Commonwealth Author 's Award for the Best Book of the Year; and the WH Smith Books in Canada First Novel Honor. It was likewise named for the UK-based Booker Prize (now known as the Man Booker) what 's more, the Trillium Award. Be that as it may, his compositions come back to India on numerous occasions for topics and topic

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