is best represented in the novel by Mali through the industry of story-writing machine which he wants to set up in Malgudi. This machine, as a symbol, evokes two major modernist values – mechanization of an area of activity which requires to remain human and a frenzied effort for material prosperity. Jagan refuses to promote the project, quite against the expectation of his son. Jagan's refusal is based partly on ethical and ideological reasons and party on the sheer absurdity of it. This aggravates the already existing distance and differences between Jagan and his son, representing traditional and modern values respectively. But it may be right to presume that even if Jagan had agreed to finance Mali’s stupid project, the sea of distance …show more content…
Even the critical and evaluative processes are to be mechanized as if to add qualitative refinement in the product. Jagan, who has been a writer himself (his book on nature cure awaiting printing for years), considers Mali’s efforts as perversion of art and creative activity. In his opinion books being a form of Goddess Saraswathi must be treated respectfully. He feels that no one can be a writer unless one receives So the difference in the cultural values is obvious enough. For Mali, creative writing is as much a mechanical effort as manufacturing tooth¬paste or paper, where as for Jagan, it is an aesthetic experience. Even before leaving for America, Mali had expressed his desire to become a writer and Jagan was eager to render all his support towards Mali’s writing career. But at the same time Jagan also has misgivings about his son’s experiences of life and his equipment to become a writer. In the opinion of Jagan, muses, languages, the experiences of life, the ideal to help humanity, are some of the basic conditions of creative writing. This traditional and yet realistic approach is sharply antagonistic to what Mali visualizes – writing stories by mixing various components like the preparation of a drug. For Mali, writing has relevance only in the terms of materialistic gains. Jagan is also ‘furious’ as much as his calm nature can allow him to be, at Mali’s idea of going to America to learn the technique of story-telling. inspiration from
The essay “Tlilli Tlapalli: The Path of the Red and Black Ink” written by Gloria Anzaldua grants the reader insight into a writer's mind. The essay reveals the reasons and process of becoming a writer and therefore an artist.
The two essays, Splintered Literacies and Writing in Sacred Spaces, both revolve around the inherent “why” of storytelling. Each addresses a different facet, with the former delving into how the types and varieties of writing we experience affect our identities. Meanwhile, the latter explores the idea of thought concretization. Humanity developed writing as a tool to capture the otherwise intangible. Whether belief or abstract concept, the act of putting something in writing creates a concreteness, trapping the thought in a jar like a firefly. The thoughts and ideas we manifest onto the page or into the air give life to our knowledge, perpetuating its’ existence.
The American slam poet, humorist and former teacher, Taylor Mali, is a National Poetry Slam champion. As a strong advocate for the nobility of teaching, Mali has published many works, such as books, audios CDs, poems
Richard Brautigan’s short fiction stories incorporate protagonists that are recognizably fictionalized versions of the author himself. He writes in order to extract his own struggles of the past and the difficulties of discovering himself in the present. Through the characters in The Weather in San Francisco and Corporal, the portrayal of his optimistic view of life as a consequence of the rigors of daily life, and the use of symbols, Brautigan presents his personal story through the words on the paper.
There is no doubt that the literary written by men and women is different. One source of difference is the sex. A woman is born a woman in the same sense as a man is born a man. Certainly one source of difference is biological, by virtue of which we are male and female. “A woman´s writing is always femenine” says Virginia Woolf
Storytelling has a special importance in culture throughout the African continent; Anansi the spider in Ghana, is one great example of an African fable that teaches children important lessons including respect for elders, the importance of wisdom, and the importance of culture. These stories have been retained and perpetuated by oral tradition, despite the western emphasis on written records; African tribes have preserved history and culture well thorough oral historians. The translator, D.T. Niane, explains the validity of oral history well by stating that written text can contain inaccuracies as well (xv). The importance of the oral aspect of djelis method relays the information in a personal manner, as Djeli Mamoudou Kouyate states, “writing lacks the warmth of the human voice,” therefore by creating a written text of an oral story it “does violence” to it (xvi). I was raised in an African community, here in DC and was lucky enough to attend Djeli performances by family friend, Djimo Kouyate, and later his son Amadou. Although I do not speak Manding, Djeli Djimo Koyate, performed the music in such a way that I was able to relate and...
Humanities 1301 (Introduction to Humanities) is a literature course which links student between their lives and the works of human creativity and ideas. This is done through participation in art work, research, reading literature, providing peer review and summary of the selected books, watching cultivating video, visiting museum, monuments, and architectural building. Students are also exposed to several cultures around the world to which they are asked to comment. Their work are expressed through presentations, exposé, written memos, peer review, book summary, oral presentation, and journal articles. The purpose of this writing prompt is to review all portions of course number CRN 92776, Spring 2016, delivered by Dr. Laurel Lacroix, PhD, in Houston Community College, Stafford Campus, on Wednesdays from 14:00 to 15:30.
To be artistic or a creative is a dangerous role to play in society. Edwidge Danticat writes a collective of stories about Haitian artists in her novel “Create Dangerously”. The novel includes Danticats perspective and excerpts of other artists to appeal to both ethos and pathos to help explain the importance of the artist, especially the immigrant artist.
Every author has an identifiable style of writing. Each writes by using specific subjects and features that make his or her novels unique. An example of this is Sara Gruen, who demonstrates characteristic features of her writing in her novel Water for Elephants. The first characteristic that sets Sara Gruen’s novels apart from her colleagues’ is that she tends to write from different perspectives throughout her novels. Water for Elephants displays this feature, as the narrative switches time periods from the main character Jacob’s young adulthood to his old age. Next, uniqueness is constantly seen in Sara Gruen’s novels, including Water for Elephants through her use of sympathy and good versus evil and right versus wrong. Sympathetic behaviour
In sub-Saharan Africa, thousands of languages, cultures, and geographical regions helped influence our African society. The ways in which we produce our artwork, spiritual ideals, and ritual performances are organic and raw. From the tropical regions of Congo and Ghana, to the arid regions of Mali; I pass through the global gateway into a domain where the Western world lost its roots and artistic imagination and grandeur. Africa appeals most to me for its ability to create a realm where the living, dead, and artistic ideals come into a single unit of tranquil philosophy.
Vogler, Christopher. The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers. 3rd Ed. Studio City: Michael Wiese Productions, 2007.
Literate arts is what makes the world more creative and everlasting with inventions. Mae Jemison once said,“The difference between science and the arts is not that they are different sides of the same coin even, or even different parts of the same continuum, but rather, they are manifestations of the same thing. The arts and science are avatar of human creativity.” Literate arts are a way for us to express ourselves; they are ways of communication such as poems, songs, or artistic works. In a transcript of literature arts Miller says that reading and writing do not determine a person’s behavior, they majorly reflect on what people are going through in life. Human life is expressed through communications; through this, people come to learn
For Michel Foucault, it is important to be aware of the relation between the author and text. Moreover, it is important to know about author figure. Foucault asks “What does it matter who is speaking?” accordingly and his question conveys the main ethical principles of écriture-meaning for instant writings. There are several rules for instant writings; therefore, Foucault splits his assumption into two categories. The first category is related with designing that he believes writing should be “freed” from the need to “express” and should able to agent for only its own self which refers to writing expands in a similar ways that it conflicts its own concepts of rules, then it vanishes during the establishment of space upon writing. His second category is related with connection between the writers and their death which means that for him the concept of the author is a component of a historical continuum. It is important to know about the idea of that authorship is flexible because the texts we read take on shapes by readers in communities differently. Foucault argues about the concept of writing, which is called –simply ‘écriture’- , that writing is not interested in its aesthetic and intimations. Basically, écriture remains in transcendental custom that it helps to open more gates for authors in writing.
The writing process is no simple task. From brainstorming, creating an outline, to implementing ideas into a coherent paper requires a strong understanding of the task at hand. Looking back at the classes leading up to first year writing this semester, I can seee were my prior knowledge has proven to be helpful. In Ap language and composition in high school, the writing process began to be something of enjoyment. The most important information was how to identify aspects of a paper that would answer the general question of analysis, “What is the author trying to convey to the reader?” Responding to this question is it important to look at the aspects of writing which including: tone, diction, style, syntax, and word choice. These five aspects
Sefi Atta is a notable Nigerian writer born in Lagos, winner of Wole Soyinka’s prize for Literature in Africa in 2006 and the Noma award for publishing in Africa in 2009. “Last Trip” is a short story taken from her collection “News from Home” (2010). Atta declared in an interview that she was influenced by newspaper articles for her short stories, thus, she provides readers with realistic portraits of the actual Nigeria and its urging problems. “A writer observes and interprets the norms, values and the customs of society. He or she affirms or negates those values according to his or her personal convictions” (Lauretta Ngcobo) in other words, the contemporary African writer acts as an interpreter in the way he or she interprets some aspects of his or her society and projects them in his or her artistic creations. In her short story “Last Trip” Atta tries to expose the illicit drug smuggling as it is, from the perspective of an unnamed woman, we come to know only her alias “Simbiyat Adisa”. She is a single mother, raising her handicapped son Dara alone. Atta kept her narrator unnamed, a sort of a common experience narrator that serves as a case study, for hundreds of drug mules, which should be observed, studied and learned from. The short story is full of flashbacks, ...