Dr.M.Mazumdar

"Everyday Use" has been written by Alice Walker, an American writer. She was born in 1944 in Georgia in the US. She was influenced by Martin Luther King Jr and became an activist in the civil rights movement. "Once" was her first collection of poetry "Everyday Use" has been written by Alice Walker, an American writer. She was born in 1944 in Georgia in the US. She was influenced by Martin Luther King Jr and became an activist in the civil rights movement. "Once" was her first collection of poetry. Her novel "The Colour Purple" was made into a movie by Steven Spielberg. The story "Everyday Use" took place in the mid to late 1960s when Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech occurred in 1963. Setting: This era features the explosion of the civil rights movement when Malcolm X encourages African Americans to shake off the limitations of Racism by any means necessary. He helps establish the Nation of Islam, c...

Island was Edenic. Slowly metamorphoses into a sinister place. Microcosm of the outside world. Lord of the Flies represents the serpent. Biblical dimension. We are genetically divine but we become beastly if, moral policing, laws, beliefs in heaven and hell, education, etc is needed. Otherwise, we can become very dangerous people. Otherwise, fear of the mythical future will break. Fear of the mythical beast grows. Civilisation of the boys break. Ralph's group shrinks. Evil takes over. Jack's camp grows. His boys colour the faces and chant. Ralph symbolises order and harmony. Jack is for megalomaniacal power. He represents the destructive principle. Simon is the saviour figure. Christ figure. Only boy in the novel who emphasises truth and encounters the beast. Piggy is the intellectual. Piggy represents rational thinking. Roger embodies malevolent aspects of human nature. Sam and Eric represent crowd mentality. Signal fire goes out. Conch shatters. Civility dies. Inherent evil c...

The Purloined Letter Edgar Alan Poe was born in 1809 and died in 1849. He has been known for macabre and innovative stories of gothic horror. He was also a literary critic. His short stories can be read in one sitting and every word used serves a purpose. He called this the Unity of Effect and explored the paradoxes and mysteries of life in a unique, curious way. This short story was first published in 1844 and republished in 1845. The story plays an important role in establishing the genre of detective story in American literature. Poe is often considered the first to start writing detective stories.  The word 'Purloined' means stolen. So the title means the stolen letter where the police and detective play the role to solve.  In the story, a young lady who is a royalist possessed a secret letter that could harm the image of a man. The name of the man has not been disclosed in the story. But it was a scandalous letter and could ruin the image of the man. As she was reading t...

The Harlem Renaissance. Harlem Renaissance: Harlem in New York city in the North of America brought thousands of blacks from the South because of New York's economic prosperity. They brought their art, music and literature here and Harlem became the cultural capital of the world.  1910-30s saw the African American artists, writers, visual artists, and intellectuals break all barriers and soar to new heights. Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston & others demanded equality through their writings and black culture which impacted the blacks. Jazz legends like Duke Wellington and Louis Armstrong, Aron Douglas an artist, all together filled the air with the same vibes. They were victims of black sufferings and they also wanted to share their music and art with the world. Blues and Jazz got best space here and spread to the whole world. It was also a political movement. Du Bois was a political writer. Together they reshaped American literature amidst racial segregation and riots. ing Q...

1. Chronology of American History: Puritans to Harlem Renaissance Colonial Period (1620-1763) The Puritan migration began in 1620 when the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock, carrying religious separatists seeking freedom from Anglican persecution. These settlers established a covenant-based community governed by the Mayflower Compact, America's first written framework for self-government. The Massachusetts Bay Colony followed in 1630 under John Winthrop, who envisioned a "city upon a hill" as a moral example to the world. Throughout the 17th century, English colonies expanded along the Atlantic coast. Virginia developed as a tobacco-based economy reliant on indentured servants and increasingly on enslaved Africans after 1619. New England focused on small farming, fishing, and trade, while the Middle Colonies became centers of commerce and religious diversity. By the 1700s, colonial society had developed distinct regional identities while remaining under British authority....

1. Critical appreciation "Because I could not stop for death" is written by Emily Dickinson who had very radical views upon life and death. She was one of the most famous poem who ever lived in 19th century America. She chosed a life of seclusion not mixing with many people. She never married and spent her life reading and writing rigorously. But most of her poems were discovered after her death and published by her sister. She was greatly influenced by metaphysical poetry. She was greatly influenced by metaphysical poetry. Her life was very short. She was born in 1830 and died in 1886. But within this short span she developed unique poetry with her own signature style- utilising short sentences loaded with extensive meanings. Her topics were life, death, and immortality. These same topics also made her poetry very controversial. Critics engaged in huge discussions over just one line of her poem. The title of the poem is actually the first line of the poem. So, the unnamed p...