The Giaour

“…we are not asked to condemn this being with the mad heart, this being with whom there is something constitutionally wrong. On the contrary, we are invited to understand and sympathize. But there is a limit to sympathy. For though he lives among us, he not one of us” (Coetzee, 2000: 33). The afore stated quote from the novel Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee, is used when discussing a poem by Lord Byron- Lara- in the novel. Yet it is directly applicable to the protagonist, David Lurie. Coetzee appeals to

Gothic literature and oriental tales frequently focus on different aspects concerning ethics, where the violation of ethics is often portrayed in a way not harshly condemning. Unlike his grandfather, Haroun Al-Raschid, Vathek is a proud, cruel, ambitious and voluptuous man who kills his subject even little children in order to reach the underground realm of Eblis. Encouraged by his mother, Vathek starts his exotic quest and on his way he finds the city of Istakhar where he meets Nouronihar, daughter

(1960’s), after ten years the Armenians were known as a minority; not only that but also isolated. Balancar used to live in an area called “Giaour Neighborhood”[4] (Balancar, 36). The existence of the Giaour neighborhood and the fact that even little kids know about it displays the prejudice towards Armenians. Indeed, there is somebody who taught these kids the word “Giaour”. Whether it the school or the family, this kind of teachings has one goal “elimination of native” or forcing them to leave. She states

I really hoped that Scott would accompany me to the dance, but I don't know if he felt the same way, but I didn’t want think about that. I want to go to the dance with him even if it means wearing a dress. I felt like I couldn’t meet with him in person to ask him, so I grabbed one of the small posters and wrote out Let’s Go. I roamed around his locker, debating if I should do it, thinking about what he would say, trying not to be suspicious. Then, I just did it. I slipped it into one of the three

An Education in Escape: Madame Bovary and Reading A theme throughout Flaubert's Madame Bovary is escape versus confinement. In the novel Emma Bovary attempts again and again to escape the ordinariness of her life by reading novels, having affairs, day dreaming, moving from town to town, and buying luxuries items. It is Emma's early education described for an entire chapter by Flaubert that awakens in Emma a struggle against what she perceives as confinement. Emma's education at the convent

history is false, and that they themselves are to be feared and discriminated, even today. In the Eastern Anatolia, the traditional Armenian homeland, anyone with Armenian roots can be subject to ostracization and racial slurs like “feleoglufele” or “giaour”: these are Muslim citizens of the Republic of Turkey, with maybe a grandmother or great-grandmother that was Armenian, who usually identify as either Kurdish or Turkish. So it should not come as a surprise that there are so-called “Crypto Armenians”

George Gordon Byron was born on January 22, 1788, London, England died April 19, 1824, Missolonghi. He was British Romantic poet whose poetry and personality “captured the imagination of Europe” (britannica.com). Byron was known to have influencing the gothic period and many popular american authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde,and Mary Shelley. Byron was the son of Captain John Byron nicknamed “ Mad Jack” and his second wife a scots heiress, Catherine Gordon. Byron did not have

During the Romantic Era, Lord Byron was figuring out how to overcome his hardships and guilt. Byron knew people wouldn't understand his unconventional lifestyle or his depression; so he wrote poetry that would spark people's emotions. Writing became his only hiding place from the outside world. His poetry reflects his hardships,guilt and depression that he tried so hard to escape, but never could. Byron’s childhood, many escapades,and travels would come to influence his poetry. It is beyond question

George Gordon Byron was born on January 22, 1788, London, England - died April 19, 1824, Missolonghi. He was British Romantic poet whose poetry and personality “captured the imagination of Europe” (britannica.com). Byron was known to have influence many popular american authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Osar Wilde Byron was the son of Captain John Byron nicknamed “ Mad Jack” and his second wife a scots heiress, Catherine Gordon. Byron did not have a great childhood. Both sides of his

“Sorrow is knowledge, those that know the most must mourn the deepest, the tree of knowledge is not the tree of life.” - Lord Byron Lord Byron was exceptional poet whose work would stick around forever and awe inspire many. Though born in the late 1700’s, Lord Byron was one of the leading figures of the Romantic Movement in early 19th century England. The notoriety of his sexual escapades is surpassed only by the beauty and brilliance of his writings. After leading an unconventional lifestyle