What was the significance of the Amritsar Massacre for British Relations in India?
How far can partition be considered to be a British catastrophe? Partition can be considered to be a British catastrophe to a very high extent and the matter did not go as planned in the short period of time given. In the years 1945 to 1947, the labour government was voted for in Britain and ensured independence for India at the end of the war. The new viceroy, Lord Mountbatten was to be the final viceroy of India; it was he who was given the duty to give India its independence but in a short amount of time. The short amount of time is one known as a catastrophe because the British did not have time to prepare but situation in India was not stable either. The relations between congress and the Muslim league were breaking down to an extent where it made it very difficult for the Mountbatten to give India the partition meaning that this would be catastrophic as the British would have to deal with both Muslim league and congress to get them to come to an agreement, but also, they would have to try and do this in the short time given as the partition had to be given in its due date which was very short. "Nehru had said that he would not work with the Muslim league while Jinnah was strengthening the demand for Pakistan" worsening the situation. There were violence and massacres which where happening at a time where the British were about to leave. The partition can be considered
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Giving Things Fall Apart a Rhythm: Achebe’s Method and Purpose of Manipulating his Novel’s Pacing
Giving Things Fall Apart a Rhythm: Achebe's Method and Purpose of Manipulating his Novel's Pacing Josh Farr IB2 HL English Mr. M. Webb Final Word Count: 1,464 The perception of time in Things Fall Apart is governed by the lives and actions of the people it affects. Only after reading all three sections of the novel do we realize the various methods in which Achebe alters time's pace to support the tone of his narrative. As the story progresses, Achebe manipulates time with greater intensity. In doing this, he envelops his readers with a view of how quickly and easily a culture can be destroyed by Imperialism, and thus reinforces the underlying themes of this novel. Achebe meters the narrative as it would seem to Okonkwo, the story's greatest victim of the White insurgence into Umuofia. By examining time and how it affects Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart, the novel's title's meaning becomes more profound than it could be without this perspective, and we reach a greater understanding of Achebe's message. Part I of Things Fall Apart, arguably an extensive exposition to the book's conflict, dominates the novel in terms of length. Surprisingly, although Part I is the longest section of the book, it does not accomplish much in terms of plot progression or character development, but rather provides the reader with a detailed overview of Igbo life. The section is peppered with
Comparing and Contrasting The poems 'Vultures' by Chinua Achebe and 'What were they like?' by Denise Levertov.
Comparing and Contrasting Two Poems. The poems 'Vultures' by Chinua Achebe and 'What were they like?' by Denise Levertov are the same in that they both about war and conflict between two different tribes or regions within one country. Both poems reflect the effects of war and how can dramatically change history. Chinua Achebe uses vultures to explore his thought and ideas of war. He starts by introducing us to their foul diet of dead humans and animal flesh, and then they appear to care and love for one another. Achebe feels that people should be hopeful that the goodness and love will one day overcome the evil inside others an that deep down there lies goodness and love in even the worlds most evil people, like Aldolf Hitler for example. Vultures is about the Biafran War in Nigeria which began in 1967 between the Hausan and Yoruban tribes. The poem is also about the concentration camps in Belsen. The theme of the poem is to show a contrast between good and evil. The poet uses metaphoric images of vultures to describe how a person or creature can be horrible and disgusting and do evil, horrific things but somewhere deep down inside there is a tiny speck of goodness and love. 'Thus the commandant at Belsen Camp going home for the day with fumes of human roast clinging rebelliously to his hairy nostrils will stop at the wayside sweet-shop and pick up a chocolate for his
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Aaron Hartselle Enc. 1101 T/R 8:00-10:00 a.m. Professor Marn Outline: Edgar Allan Poe style analysis Thesis: Edgar Allan Poe creates a style of his own featuring defining features of point of view, themes of horror, setting, and character in his works The Black Cat, The Tell-Tale heart, and The Cask of Amontillado. I. Introduction II. Point of View A. The Black Cat 1. First person narrative 2. Few flat characters of the cat and wife B. The Tell-Tale Heart 1. First person narrative 2. Few flat characters of the elderly gentleman and the police C. The Cask of Amontillado 1. First person narrative 2. One flat character- Fortunado III. Themes of Horror A. The Black Cat 1. Black cat bites the narrator, sending him into cycle of madness 2. Wife takes the side of the cat, which results in her murder B. The Tell-Tale Heart 1. Evil eye enrages old man's tenant 2. The eye leads the tenant to murder and dismember the old man C. The Cask of Amontillado 1. Suspense is created, as fortunado is lead to his death 2. Narrator chains fortunad and blocks him into cellar of catacomb IV. Setting A. The Black Cat 1. Jail cell recollection 2. Flashback to the narrator's old residence where the murders took place B. The Tell-Tale Heart 1. Residence of an elderly gentleman 2. Dark
Vultures by Achebe is a very vivid and memorable poem. It has evocative images because the author shows how life can be alluring and disgusting at the same time,
Essay: "Vultures" Poem by Chinua Achebe 'Vultures' by Achebe is a very vivid and memorable poem. It has evocative images because the author shows how life can be alluring and disgusting at the same time, and he makes everything very lifelike. The poem has memorable images as it makes you think that we can't see life just as light or darkness because sometimes they fuse together paradoxically. It is also memorable because the author is comparing humans with vultures in an extended Metaphor. This poem begins with the scene of two vultures (which are a couple) on a tree. The day before they had eaten human guts, this makes it very unusual to locate dead corpse in that setting. This poem reflects the idea of being strenuous that love can exist in such a dull scene. The poem describes how a tremendously evil and cruel commandant entered a sweet shop and bought some chocolate for his children. This manifests that the poem is an extended paradox and it also exposes how Achebe compares this brute and simultaneously lovable man, to the vultures. Additionally, it commences in a negative manner, with the phrase "In the greyness", this occurs because the word 'greyness' makes the reader expect a dull atmosphere throughout the poem. The author uses alliteration to make the images more remarkable, for example; 'drizzle of one despondent down' it uses the letter'd' to create a heavy
Vultures - poem review.
Vultures In the greyness and drizzle of one despondent dawn unstirred by harbingers of sunbreak a vulture perching high on broken bone of a dead tree nestled close to his mate his smooth bashed-in head, a pebble on a stem rooted in a dump of gross feathers, inclined affectionately to hers. Yesterday they picked the eyes of a swollen corpse in a water-logged trench and ate the things in its bowel. Full gorged they chose their roost keeping the hollowed remnant in easy range of cold telescopic eyes ... Strange indeed how love in other ways so particular will pick a corner in that charnel-house tidy it and coil up there, perhaps even fall asleep - her face turned to the wall! ... Thus the Commandant at Belsen Camp going home for the day with fumes of human roast clinging rebelliously to his hairy nostrils will stop at the wayside sweet-shop and pick up a chocolate for his tender offspring waiting at home for Daddy's return ... Praise bounteous providence if you will that grants even an ogre a tiny glow-worm tenderness encapsulated in icy caverns of a cruel heart or else despair for in every germ of that kindred love is lodged the perpetuity of evil. charnel-house (line 26) a vault where dead bodies or bones are piled Belsen Camp (line 30) Bergen-Belsen was one of the most notorious concentration camps of World War II. It was
Poetry Assessment
Poetry Assessment 'Nothings Changed' is a powerful piece of poetic literature which portrays in a provocative way, the poverty and apartheid in Post-Nelson Mandela South Africa and how 'Nothings Changed' since he has been elected as president. It starts in a harsh abrupt way 'small round hard stones' quickly brings forth a strong image of a dirty pathway littered with stones, the next few lines 'cans trodden on, crunch' and 'tall, purple-flowering, amiable weeds' add to this picture and describes in greater detail the untidy, poorly maintained wasteland. The 'purple-flowering weeds' border the rocky causeway and give stark contrast to the ugliness of the area as it has been described insofar. The character in the poem goes into a 'Whites Only' area, where he feels very unwelcome. At first, he seems contented to walk through a familiar area and revisit the place where he had lived. However, this mood changes abruptly when he comes across a 'Whites Only' inn which makes him feel very angry and even violent. The rhythm of this poem is very slow and thoughtful and the stanzas act like paragraphs. This works well because it creates a sense of him crushing his growing anger and hostility as he remembers his childhood. There are however some striking short lines for effect, these represent a growing struggle inside him to keep his fury under control. Examples of this are 'Anger
From two / three poems you have studied, write about how the poets bring their experiences of other cultures to life
From two / three poems you have studied, write about how the poets bring their experiences of other cultures to life. The poets; Imtiaz Dharker; Denise Levertov and Chinua Achebe, all bring their experiences of other cultures to life in their respective poems; Blessing; Vultures and What Where They Like? This is achieved in many ways including, through the use of; subject; character; language; viewpoint and structure. The poets explain what is happening to culture in their habitats by using metaphors to build up a picture in the readers mind " the sudden rush of fortune" in Blessing , describes the fact that there is a lack of water in the area and when they do have water it is a "Blessing". "Voice of kindly god" is another metaphor used to describe what the inhabitants think of using the water which shows how the citizens of the village feel about the water. Similarly in Vultures, Achebe describes the vulture as a "pebble on a stem" this immediately leaves the reader with a bad image about vultures. Furthermore "telescopic eyes" gives the effect that the eyes can see everything Achebe has created this because he wants the reader to know that the vultures are constantly looking for dead bodies. In What Where They Like? "Light hearts turned to stone" is a metaphor Levertov uses to describe how all the happiness has gone in Vietnam during and since the war. Similarly to how