“Hindu goddesses are traditionally conceived to be strong figures,even indomitable ones. By comparing his female characters to these goddesses, Rushdie attributes them with a force of character.He perceives India as a matriarchy, where maternal power, energy, and love is the means to social cohesion.” (Jennifer Takhar) Durga, the washerwoman who had nursed Saleem’s son in [...]
Sweat dripping down my face and butterflies fluttering around my stomach as if it was the Garden of Eden, I took in a deep breathe and asked myself: “Why am I so nervous? After all, it is just the most exciting day of my life.” When the judges announced for the Parsippany Hills [...]
The Scarlet Letter - Puritan Society
In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, life is centered
around a rigid Puritan society in which one is unable to divulge his
or her innermost thoughts and secrets. Every human being needs the
opportunity to express how he or she truly feels, otherwise the
emotions [...]
Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath is an epic story of the Joads, though it is full of desert and drought, water is the purifier in this novel. It starts with Tom getting out of state prison on parole. When he meets Jim Casy on his way home the plot starts rolling. When [...]
“So, sweetheart, what would you like for Christmas,” my dad asked while I was sitting
down flipping through some catalogs one December afternoon. As I put the last of the
catalogs down, I went into my room and thought about what I wanted. I never truly
desired anything until that year. I was eleven. [...]