the past and the present; history and historical figures, etc., and where everything is interrelated to each other (Norman and White). Other Colours is considered as the biggest assemblage of Pamuk's first nonfiction writings (Iyer). It contextualizes his memories, his unexpected flight from Istanbul, and the past lives. He outspokenly speaks against his own country for censoring freedom of speech, and abuse of human rights (Such outspokenness later led Pamuk to be arrested and put into trial for a short time) (Iyer). But above all his criticisms, Pamuk shows a profound love and deep respect for his beloved Istanbul. However, since he finds difficulty due to limitation in freedom of expression or different political and social view, Pamuk have shown …show more content…
The dimension of his escaping the reality can be seen in the text contextualizing innocence and childishness, or what can be termed as Peter Pan optimism. Although Other Colours remains successful, the novel also shows Pamuk to be obsessed with Istanbul and the past like many of his novels. The only consolation is that Pamuk shows strong faith in writing as a consolation and refuge, and imagined stories as an escape from reality and cruelties of life.
As an unprecedented project for a writer, in terms of making a book to become museum in itself, Orhan Pamuk's Museum of Innocence is another celebrated book in the fiction world and in the world of intertextuality and allusion (Larson). This novel's setting is an epic love and romance woven in memorabilia. As seen earlier, the novel Museum of Innocence is set between 1975 to the early 21st century, and depicts the love of a couple in Istanbul - Kemal Basmaci, who belonged to a wealthy Istanbul family, and Fusun Keskin, who is his distant relative from lower class, and
“There is in fact no such thing as an instantaneous photograph. All photographs are time exposures, of shorter or longer duration, and each describes a discrete parcel of time.” -John Szarkowski
Galchen creates the character of her narrator to be very similar to that of the young narrator in “Araby” in a modern setting. In their youth, each narrator becomes infatuated and obsessed with someone who does not realize. The narrator of “Araby” falls in love with his friend Mangan’s sister, as seen in that he states that “when she came out on the doorstep [his] heart leaped” (123). He forms an obsession with her, as evidenced by the fact that he “had never spoken to her . . . and yet her name was like a summons to all [his] foolish blood” and in that “her image accompanied [him] even in places the most hostile to romance” (123).
Dialogue and characterization are effectively employed by Ruta Sepetys to create a forced atmosphere where choices are limited. Told from the perspective of an adolescent girl, Lina, the excerpt portrays a character who combats between appearance and her own ‘reality’ through her artistic expression. Her drawings are “very realistic” because she draws them based on her view of the world (Sepetys). In the ‘real world’, however, they appear to be rather unflattering and therefore, although she “longs to draw” it as she sees, she is forced to conform (Sepetys). In Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys, through the utilization of dialogue, imagery and characterization, conveys the contrast between reality and appearance in the protagonists’ artistic interpretations in order to convey the contextual setting of the novel.
Malouf effectively uses images to reinforce attitudes, feelings and emotions. Though the descriptions are long and detailed, they are worthwhile and evocative. Many of the descriptions are symbolic, such as the descriptions of the garden. Malouf’s use of language is casual, which enhances the story, causing it to come alive. Through Malouf’s descriptions of each house he creates an atmosphere to reflect the characters’ feelings.
To what lengths would you go for a loved one? Would you destroy something in hopes that it would save them? That 's what Lyman Lamartine did in hopes to fix his PTSD afflicted brother. "The Red Convertible" was written by Louise Erdrich in 1974 and published in 2009 along with several other short stories. Lyman, and Henry, are brothers. The story starts by telling us about how the two brothers acquired a red convertible. Henry ends up being drafted into the Vietnam War, and comes back home suffering from PTSD. One day the pair decided to take a drive to the Red River because Henry wanted to see the high water. Ultimately, the story ends with a cliff-hanger, and we are left wondering what happens to the boys. The symbolic nature of the red convertible will play a key role in this literary analysis, along with underling themes of PTSD and war.
The composer has aimed this text for general reading by all people over the age of ten. However as this publication is the young reader’s edition, it is targeted at young readers. People who may wish to read the book may be able to attain it through mediums such as book stores and libraries etc. Although this publication of the novel is the young reader’s edition, there is a publication aimed at adults.
reflects upon the theme of the novel. As it highlights the fact that if people in the society
In the Historical fiction, “The Red Badge of Courage”, written by Stephen Crane; a young man try’s to find courage in himself in the time of war. After watching your commander die in war, would you stay and fight or return home and be a coward? Enlisting Himself into war Henry, to be more than the common man to prove worthyness and bravery. With the sergeant dead will Henry lead his men to victory, or withdraw his men in war. Not being the only are faced with the decision Jim and Wilson Henry’s platoons will have the same decision.
From the beginning the article presents a cold psychological approach to the characters that James' has made live for me in the short novel. The article covers the character's name, gender, a short description of him or her, the role that character plays in the piece and then goes on to list the basic characteristics of him or her. Motivation, methodology, evaluation and purpose are the four characteristics that are used to describe a character.
First of all, the book follows the themes of isolation, innocence, and corrupted maturity through the setting. In
In “Araby”, author James Joyce presents a male adolescent who becomes infatuated with an idealized version of a schoolgirl, and explores the consequences which result from the disillusionment of his dreams. While living with his uncle and aunt, the main character acts a joyous presence in an otherwise depressing neighborhood. In Katherine Mansfield’s, The Garden Party, Mansfield’s depicts a young woman, Laura Sherridan, as she struggles through confusion, enlightenment, and the complication of class distinctions on her path to adulthood. Both James Joyce and Katherine Mansfield expertly use the literary elements of characterization to illustrate the journey of self-discovery while both main characters recognize that reality is not what they previously conceptualized it as.
The short story “Araby” by James Joyce is told by what seems to be the first person point of view of a boy who lives just north of Dublin. As events unfold the boy struggles with dreams versus reality. From the descriptions of his street and neighbors who live close by, the reader gets an image of what the boy’s life is like. His love interest also plays an important role in his quest from boyhood to manhood. The final trip to the bazaar is what pushes him over the edge into a foreshadowed realization. The reader gets the impression that the narrator is the boy looking back on his epiphany as a matured man. The narrator of “Araby” looses his innocence because of the place he lives, his love interest, and his trip to the bazaar.
Several parallels are drawn between the central character and Mustafa Sa'eed. Both speak English and had studied in London. Even though the central character had grown up in the village, his education and time abroad had made him as much an outsider as Sa'eed. Upon seeing his own reflection in the darkness, he believes it to be Mustafa, who he had grown to despise. As he moves closer to the object of his hatred, he discovers that he is "standing face to face with" himself. Mustafa represents to him all that he despises in himself.
Istanbul memories and the city is an autobiographic memoir written by a Turkish novelist ferit orhan pamuk and translated by Maureen freely. The memoir tells us about Istanbul, culture and melancholy of pamuk. And this memoir is mostly about Bosphorus and the past of Istanbul and also the home place of orhan pamuk. From the childhood orhan pamuk was attracted towards literature that is why he mentioned many writers and poets names like Yahya Kemal, Ekrem Moçu etc. in his book. He also included his school life adventure and how he found interest in painting. And most of all he tells readers about Bosphorus and how the culture was changing. Bosphorus was fishing village for Greek for centuries but in eighteen century when ottoman worthies began building their summer homes mostly around Goksu Kucuksu Bebek Kandilli Rumelihisari and Kanlica there arose an ottoman culture that looked Istanbul to the exclusive of the rest of the world. River is an important factor for the development of the city. River is the easiest way to provide water in huge amount at any time. Bosphorus was the river which was very deep and wide so the chances of it drying up were very less. In the memoir pamuk wrote many things about Bosphorus and culture. The style of writing is melancholic that means pamuk tells the readers about his feelings and memories. My understanding about the memoir is that people of Istanbul are the reason for getting influenced by the western culture. the another main reason for change in culture is Bosphorus because it is a rich source of unlimited water for the city. For any place to improve faster, river is a very efficient source. At that time steamboats were used for transportation so business starts because of Bosphorus. To expan...
The characters in this narrative are few: namely the protagonist, "I"; her estranged husband (she refers to him as "her lover"); her daughter, Lucy and her husband's old nanny, Um Sabir. Since it is only the protagonist that appears most often and to whom the readers interact directly, I shall focus most of my discussion based on her development . Our protagonist, "I," can be further differentiated into the narrator, I-now and the character, I-then. I-now is the present figure that has ...