Literature
- Pride & Prejudice - Difficult Marriages
Elizabeth feels that there are disadvantages in the parents? marriage.1. Discuss what disadvantages Elizabeth is talking about?2. How are children affected by difficult marriages?3. ...
- The Limits Of The Spectacle
Anthony Lane, in his June 25, 2007 review of ?A Mighty Heart,? writes ?Only once does Mariane [Pearl] crack. Informed of her husband?s death and of its savage circumstances, she goes to her room, crouches over, and keens.? This is a significant misreading...
- The Hollow Of The Three Hills Summary
THE HOLLOW OF THE THREE HILLSThe Hollow of the Three Hills is a story of dishonor, deceit, and death. The author, Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays the main character as a beautiful woman with a shameful and abominable past. She tries to run from her problems...
- The Conflict - Oedipus The King By Sophocles
CONFLICT Protagonist Oedipus, the king of Thebes, is the protagonist of the play. Oedipus is born with a terrible prophecy to kill his own father and marry his mother. To prevent this from happening, Oedipus? father orders the baby to be killed but instead...
- Former 'write Stuff' Editor Loses Wife
Former editor of ?The Write Stuff?, Mallam Ibrahim Sheme, has lost his wife, Binta S. Muhammed. She died on 4th May 2009, after a protracted illness. She died while returning from Egypt, where she was flown for treatment. A lecturer in the English Department...
Literature
Meeting the Morels
A description and history of ?The Bottoms? which succeeded ?Hell Row? opens the Prose. It moves on to a description of Mrs. Morel?s house and the feelings of superiority she possess (3rd page). The preparations for the fair which she is taking her children to precedes the fair scene where a hint of Oedipus complex is seen (?For no other woman looked such a lady as she did pg.5). She believes that her husband goes to the bar after speaking to her neighbor. The unease of her pregnancy is aired. Mr. Morel?s is revealed; he is a drunk and a bad husband. A reflection on Mrs. Morel family history and past precedes the contrast which her husband emphasizes in the present though his past with his is pleasurable. After their marriage problems begin after a year; first the restlessness, then the discovery of his unpaid bills which unearths the poverty of Mr. Morel and deception. Information is divulged about her husband regarding different aspects. Oedipus complex is shown. She does loathes her husband after he cuts William?s hair is where the relationship changes. Mrs. Model?s perception of her husband, children and life is spoken about. The chapter ends with a big argument between Mr. and Mrs. Morel which results in her being locked out for a few hours.
- Pride & Prejudice - Difficult Marriages
Elizabeth feels that there are disadvantages in the parents? marriage.1. Discuss what disadvantages Elizabeth is talking about?2. How are children affected by difficult marriages?3. ...
- The Limits Of The Spectacle
Anthony Lane, in his June 25, 2007 review of ?A Mighty Heart,? writes ?Only once does Mariane [Pearl] crack. Informed of her husband?s death and of its savage circumstances, she goes to her room, crouches over, and keens.? This is a significant misreading...
- The Hollow Of The Three Hills Summary
THE HOLLOW OF THE THREE HILLSThe Hollow of the Three Hills is a story of dishonor, deceit, and death. The author, Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays the main character as a beautiful woman with a shameful and abominable past. She tries to run from her problems...
- The Conflict - Oedipus The King By Sophocles
CONFLICT Protagonist Oedipus, the king of Thebes, is the protagonist of the play. Oedipus is born with a terrible prophecy to kill his own father and marry his mother. To prevent this from happening, Oedipus? father orders the baby to be killed but instead...
- Former 'write Stuff' Editor Loses Wife
Former editor of ?The Write Stuff?, Mallam Ibrahim Sheme, has lost his wife, Binta S. Muhammed. She died on 4th May 2009, after a protracted illness. She died while returning from Egypt, where she was flown for treatment. A lecturer in the English Department...