A Short Analysis of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness Heart of Darkness at a Glance Heart of Darkness : Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness retells the story of Marlow’s job as an ivory transporter down the Congo. Through his journey, Marlow develops an intense interest in investigating Kurtz, an ivory-procurement agent, and Marlow is shocked upon seeing what the … Read more
Dramatization of Leela’s Friend Dramatization of Leela’s Friend Dramatization of Leela’s Friend : We all know that dramatising a story is a difficult task. However, I have tried my best to dramatize the beautiful short-story, “Leela’s Friend” by R.K. Narayan. The final manuscript is given below : Leela’s Friend Original Text : R.K. Narayan SCRIPT … Read more
Mr Whymper | Character Analysis in Animal Farm by George Orwell Mr Whymper Animal Farm Mr Whymper Animal Farm : Whymper is a solicitor who acts as an agent of Animal Farm in the latter’s dealings with the outside world of the humans. He is an instrument of Napoleon’s new economic policy, and as such his role has an … Read more
A House is Not a Home: Summary and Analysis A House is Not a Home : The story, A House is not a Home by the author Zan Gaudioso shares a piece of his life. It is based on a real-life incident that the author went through as a teenager. He had a cat, who … Read more
Station Eleven Summary Station Eleven Summary : Station Eleven opens during a production of Shakespeare’s King Lear in Toronto. The lead role is played by Arthur Leander, an aging Hollywood actor minutes from his death. Onstage with Arthur is Kirsten Raymonde, a young girl playing one of Lear’s daughters. Suddenly, Arthur suffers a massive heart attack, and Jeevan Chaudhary, a … Read more
Ice Candy Man by Bapsi Sidhwa Summary Ice Candy Man by Bapsi Sidhwa Summary : Bapsi Sidhwa’s novel Ice-Candy Man deals with the partition of India and its aftermaths. This is the first novel by a woman novelist from Pakistan in which she describes about the fate of people in Lahore. Ice Candy Man by Bapsi Sidhwa Summary The novel opens … Read more
Discuss The Faerie Queene as an Allegory The Faerie Queene as an Allegory Discuss The Faerie Queene as an Allegory : An allegory is a story in verse or prose with double meaning: a primary or surface meaning; and secondary or underlying meaning. In an allegory something is presented in the guise of another. Allegorically, In … Read more
The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs :The tale has given rise to the idiom ‘killing the goose that lays the golden eggs’, which refers to the short-sighted destruction of a valuable resource, or to an unprofitable action motivated by greed. The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs ‘The … Read more
A Novel in Nine Letters by Fyodor Dostoyevsky A Novel in Nine Letters by Fyodor Dostoyevsky : Russian novelist, (Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Brothers Karamazov) philosopher, short story writer, essayist, and journalist. A Novel in Nine Letters, first published in 1847. A Novel in Nine Letters by Fyodor Dostoyevsky I (From Pyotr Ivanitch To … Read more
The Lion and the Mouse Once when a lion, the king of the jungle, was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down on him. This soon awakened the lion, who placed his huge paw on the mouse, and opened his big jaws to swallow him. “Pardon, O King!” cried the little mouse. “Forgive … Read more
