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This document summarizes themes in the novel "Swamp Dwellers" including tradition vs modernity, death, getting lost in city life, spirituality, relationships, and optimism vs pessimism. It analyzes characters like a beggar who represents optimism and Igwezu who represents pessimism. The document was submitted as a paper for an African Literature course at M.K.B University of Bhavnagar.
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This document provides a summary of Frantz Fanon's book "Black Skin, White Masks". It discusses Fanon's analysis of the psychology of racism and colonial domination. Some key points include: how language constructs ideas of civilization, the concept of blackness, stereotypes like the "happy darkie", Fanon's view that colonized people do not truly have a dependency complex, and how black men are dehumanized in white societies and seen only by their skin color rather than their humanity or achievements. The document was prepared by Thakar Aneri R for their MA Sem 3 paper guided by Dr. Dilip Barad.
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This document summarizes the key themes in Eugene O'Neill's play The Mourning Becomes Electra:
- The play is a trilogy that explores the Electra complex through the character of Lavinia and the Oedipus complex through the character of Orin.
- It examines themes of revenge as Lavinia seeks revenge for her father's death and Orin seeks revenge for his mother's love.
- Major characters like Lavinia, Orin, and other members of the Mannon family are introduced in relation to these Freudian concepts of the Electra and Oedipus complexes.
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every day life and cultural studies
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northropfrye's methodology
The document summarizes two types of literary criticism: formalistic criticism and historical criticism. It discusses formalistic criticism's focus on analyzing elements like rhythm and pattern in a work. Historical criticism examines the historical context of a work and its analysis through the inductive method. The document was prepared by Aneri R Thakar for paper number 7 on literary criticism, guided by Dr. Dilip Barad.
English elixir or poision
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Historical context in robinson crouse
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Myself
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