This "duo" emphasises their incompetence on a satirical note, though maintaining their prestige and power throughout. ... Yossarian's dead man in tent scenario torments him perpetually as to him it seems that nothing can be done, until "Yo-Yo's roomies" arrive, and remove the deceased Mudd's belongings, which then gives reason for Yossarian to dislike the new air crew. ...
Eco's Postscript is also a manifesto proclaiming the authority of serious historical fiction: the characters in a historical novel may not appear in encyclopedias, he notes, but everything they do could only occur in that time and place. ... As he remarks, he gives his audience, "Latin, practically no women, [and] lots of theology," partially rewarding their attention by also providing "gallons of blood in Grand Guignol style" (Eco, 1983). ...
The use of the repetition of the 's' sound, sibilance, of the words 'ice' and 'freezingly' gives a sinister air to the situation and also adds to the already cold tense atmosphere between the two women and reminds us of other evil fictional characters such as 'The White Witch' for example or Cinderella's evil stepmother. ...
Seeking and Maintaining Balance: Rohinton Mistry's Fiction. (Critical Essay) Abstract: Balance is an important quality in the fiction of Rohinton Mistry, as suggested by the title of his second novel, 'A Fine Balance.' Mistry was born in India, a member of the Parsi community, and immigrated to Canada in 1975. Mistry's short story collection 'Tales from Firozsha Baag' and his two novels, 'Such a Long Journey' and 'A FIne Balance' focus on the Parsi community in India rather than on the immigrant experience. The Parsis and India become metap...
Seeking and Maintaining Balance: Rohinton Mistry's Fiction. (Critical Essay) Abstract: Balance is an important quality in the fiction of Rohinton Mistry, as suggested by the title of his second novel, 'A Fine Balance.' Mistry was born in India, a member of the Parsi community, and immigrated to Canada in 1975. Mistry's short story collection 'Tales from Firozsha Baag' and his two novels, 'Such a Long Journey' and 'A FIne Balance' focus on the Parsi community in India rather than on the immigrant experience. The Parsis and India become me...
1. INTRODUCTION It is truth universally acknowledge that a good novel in possession of a good love story must be in want of a screen adaptation. Yet no work of Jane Austen reached the big screen before 1940's Pride and Prejudice – which, though highly popular, was the last Austen film for a long p...
