The Great Gatsby is an American novel. It is a ripping and incendiary tale about the single minded pursuit of a love interest and the stoic determination to renew the strands of an existence interrupted by misfortune, loss, war or in equal social position. Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, pursues Daisy Buchanan, his love-mate, idol…
Thank you for posing the question, as it has helped me arrange a few thoughts about both the writers. When you read the works of Tolstoy you get a feeling that you are listening to the words of a saint. Tolstoy's work can be compared to a mighty ocean or a pinnacle of glory beckoning…
Gogol writes with fantastic clarity and energy. His realism is no artificial endeavor. He sees everything exactly as it is. His hero-villain of the novel Pavel-Ivanovich Chichikov is by all means a rogue. But the novelist at no place goes to excesses either to vilify or to redeem his character. He sees him as he…
Reading ‘The Cloak’ by Gogol, I felt the sights and smells of St Peters burg swimming in my head. The poor nameless clerk, loses his cloak and in his effort to retrieve it, he loses his life. Gogol’s effort is not to evoke our pity for the Lilliputian hero (protagonist), but level his subtle sarcasm…
Who is happy in Vanity Fair? Who has not a desire in Vanity Fair? This is a world of charades. The subtitle of the novel “A novel without a hero” appears to be apt as all the characters appear to be flawed to a greater or lesser degree. Among all of them Rebecca Sharp is…
A reflection on Pearl S. Buck’s China, Wang Lung’s devotion to the land, O-lan’s stoicism, and the changing values of a society in transition.
The nature of Sociology can be methodological, empirical, interactive, analytical, dialectical or phenomenological depending on the orientation of the sociologist or thinker. The nature of sociology is also evolving and as a discipline sociology has interacted and been influenced by other subjects like anthropology, philosophy, Political Science, Economics and Law. A fundamental difference is that sociology is concerned chiefly with the society or sections of the society as opposed to psychology for example which is concerned with the individual. A sociologist is concerned with establishing the patterns or tendencies which seemingly influence routine or abnormal social behavior.
An inter disciplinary approach would be best. The emerging world view will be greatly in favour of those with skills than degrees or grades. In India English is greatly in demand but not perhaps English Literature ,which means English is one of the prerequisites for success given that it is the language of management, content development, corporate governance and Law. The sheer volume of research or material available in English than in other languages gives this distinct advantage.
The number of Indians settled abroad or working in the US or UK and writing fiction has been steadily increasing. One could look at this critically in terms of the expat experience, cultural interface and so on. In India English is the answer for breaking social barriers, gainful employment and also acceptance. You can think…
Fathers and sons is a sad novel. The wasting of a life; of an existence gone awry, all great ideas strewn to dust in the case of Bazarov, the compromise, the decisiveness in love and marriage, the reflective, unperturbed existence in the case of Kirsanov. These are the major themes of the novel. The novel…