Here is a summary and review of His First Flight by Liam O’ Flaherty, a magnificent story on the need for courage and self-confidence. ‘His First Flight’ by Liam O’ Flaherty is a true parable about overcoming fears in life. Every journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step. But that single step is the most
Nissim Ezekiel’s Night of the Scorpion is a strong yet simple statement on the power of self-effacing love. Full to the brim with Indianness, it captures a well-detached black and white snapshot of Indian village life with all its superstitious simplicity. The poet dramatizes a battle of ideas fought at night in lamplight between good and
Here is a summary and review of The Reason by E.V Lucas, a magnificent essay on the lack of unity among human beings. E.V Lucas’s The Reason is an essay written in the lighter vein. It tells us humorously how the unity and cooperation of animals helped the rabbits to scoot away from the hunter. The
Robert Browning’s ‘The Patriot’ is a brilliant piece of dramatic verse. It deals with the fickleness of public opinion and hero-worship. The same people who lift you up to the skies will also pull you down into the ditch. The speaker of the poem is a patriot. He thinks of his glorious past. A year
Kamala Das’s ‘Middle Age’ is a deeply touching poem about the agonies of a mother. It reveals how shockingly painful it can be when you are neglected by your own children. The speaker of the poem is a mother . She thinks about her adolescent son who has come out of the cocoon of her
Growing up for the black man in America is a truly painful process. He is made to forget all his dreams. As he comes of age he discovers that he is destined to live in the shadow of the white man who tramples over him. ‘As I Grew Older’ is a typical Langston Hughes poem
