A TRYST WITH DESTINY About the Author Born in Allahabad, India, in 1889, Jawaharlal Nehru was the first prime minister and a statesman of an independent India. He was also a freedom fighter, a social reformer, a lawyer by trade, and the author of many books. Because he went to Harrow, Cambridge, and London for … Read more
Our Urgent Need for Self Esteem by Nathaniel Branden About Nathaniel Branden Nathaniel Branden “the father of the self-esteem movementâ€, is a leading psychologist in America and a pioneer in self-esteem development. Following the publication of Ayn Rand’s magnum opus Atlas Shrugged, Nathaniel Branden established the Nathaniel Branden Institute and gave lectures on Rand’s philosophy … Read more
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Introduction Edgar Allan Poe’s poem The Raven is a narrative poem. The poem is remembered for its musicality, stylized language, and surreal atmosphere, and was first published in January 1845. It tells the story of a mysterious visit from a talking raven to a distraught lover, charting the man’s gradual descent into madness. The lover, who appears to be … Read more
Ode: Intimations of Immortality by William Wordsworth Introduction Ode: Intimations of Immortality by William Wordsworth is an eleven-stanza poem that recounts a child’s loss of purity and divine sight when he becomes engrossed in his toys from the soft lap of its mother. Wordsworth believes that even if one has a lot of duties in … Read more
Character Analysis of Nils Krogstad Nils Krogstad, one of the major characters of the play, uses some villainous tactics during the course of the play. He intimidates, blackmails, and threatens Nora to keep his job at the bank. After Helmer terminates him from his job, Krogstad takes a step further saying, “It will be Nils … Read more
A Comparison Between Nora and Helmer “A Doll’s House†reflects the general behaviour and attitude of the contemporary society which was basically a male-dominated society. The main protagonist of the story, Helmer surfaces as a man who looks at everything realistically. In his approach towards the matters of life, he appears as a person who … Read more
Character Analysis of Nora The two very important characters of Ibsen’s play in “A Doll’s House†are Nora and Helmer. They are husband and wife who love each other. Ibsen portrays in the first act that they are happy and enjoying their life in their sphere. Although they belong to a middle class family, suffering … Read more
The Victorian Age (1830-1900) The Victorian age in English literature, though commonly associated with the reign of Queen Victoria, who came to the throne in 1837, does not exactly cover the period of that august Queen’s reign. This designation, however, is particularly given because of the importance of the age of Queen Victoria and its effect on the literature of … Read more
The Major Characters Krishna Krishna is a lecturer at Albert Mission College in Malgudi, where had been a student earlier. He is about thirty when the novel opens and he goes about his job of teaching students mechanically by rote. He finds no satisfaction in it as he feels that his true calling is writing … Read more
The Elements of Humour and Pathos Humour and pathos are the integral parts of Narayan’s work. Narayan’s earlier novels like Swami and Friends and The Bachelor of Arts are mainly comic. In his third novel, The English Teacher, there is a judicious blend of comedy and pathos because it is based on a personal tragedy. … Read more
The Autobiographical Elements The English Teacher is essentially an autobiographical novel. What Dickens wrote about his novel David Copperfield is true of Narayan’s The English Teacher. Dickens wrote:The pen that wrote David Copperfield was often dipped in my own blood. This is, really speaking even more true of The English Teacher than of David Copperfield. … Read more