View about Frankenstein movie

 Thanks for giving this opportunity, I give my view about movie of Frankenstein. My view is that movie is helpful to understand the real aim of the novel. When we read original novel we do not get all the information easily but when we see movie we get all the information easily.We can says that it is Gothic masterpiece of Mary Shelley.The novel owes a great deal to the scientific progress and discoveries about electricity at the time. Movie starts with sea storm and end with sea storm. Some scene we feel that horror. Monster character is good for me because his identity as a monster but by heart he was good. After his creation Victor rejected him and society also not accepted. Otherwise he help the one Old man’s family and old man also accept his friendship but Old man’s son was rejected him as a result he crying a lot because he help them otherwise society not accepted. So as a result he burnt old man’s house. He was good but society not accepted so he behave like Monster. At the end we see that Victor rejected him otherwise he burnt with him because he feels that Victor was father of him. He feel guilty about all these situation as a result he destroyed his life. When Monster killed Elizabeth ,Victor recreate Elizabeth because he loved her so much so he accepted her ugly look but he rejected Monster .We can says that Monster look is ugly but his heart was not ugly and Victor’s look is good but his heart was ugly. Here we see that director used appropriate symbols like fire. This is a good information about novel and director is faithful to the novel also. So movie always clear our doubt and it helpful for our better understanding .

Comedy of menace in relation to the dramatic content of Pinter's play " The Birthday Party"

Discuss the concept of “ comedy of menace” in relation to the dramatic content of Pinter’s play “ The Birthday Party”.

As we know that phrase “ comedy of menace “ often applied to his early plays such as “ The Room”, “Birthday Party” and “ a Slight Ache”. It suggest that although they are funny, they are also frightening or menacing in a vague and undefined way. Even as they laugh, the audience is unsettled, ill at ease and uncomfortable.

And we also know that comedy of menace is a term used to describe the plays of David Campton and Harold Pinter by drama critic Irving Wardle, borrowed from the subtitle of Campton’s play The Lunatic View: A Comedy of Menace in reviewing their plays in Encore in 1958.

“comedy of menace” caught on and have been used generally in advertisements and in critical accounts, notices, and reviews to describe Pinter’s early plays and some of his later work as well.

The Birthday Party- the comedy of menace is a tragedy with a number of comic elements. It is a comedy which also produces an overwhelming tragic  effect. Throughout the play we are easily kept amused and yet throughout the play we find ourselves also on the brink of terror. Some indefinable and vague fear keeps our nerves on an edge. We feel uneasy all the time even when we are laughing or smiling with amusement. This dual quality gives to the play a unique character.

The menace evolves from actual violence in the play or from an underlying sense of violence throughout the play.

It may develop from a feeling of uncertainty and insecurity. The audience may be made to feel  that the security of the principal character and even the audience’s own security is threatened by some impending danger or fear.

This feeling of menace establishes a strong connection between character’s predicament and audience’s personal anxieties.

Pinter’s own comment

“ more often than not the speech only seems to be funny –the man in question is actually fighting a battle for his life”.

The atmosphere of menace is also created by Pinter’s ability to drop suddenly from a high comic level to one of deep seriousness.

The room or house represents security from the outside world but sadly it is impossible sustain. The menace in the  form of Goldberg and McCann represents a hostile outside world. They are the exception to the rule where life is normal and pleasant outside.

Here we find that general setting of the play is naturalistic and mundane. Involving no menace. However

One of Pinter’s greatest skill is his ability to make an apparently normal and trivial object, like a toy drum, appear strange and threatening. Pinter can   summon forth an atmosphere of menace from ordinary everyday objects and events and one way in which this is done is by combining two apparently opposed moods such as terror and amusement.

Much of Birthday Party is both frightening and funny. Stanley is destroy by ‘ a torrent of words, but mingled in with the serious accusations eg “ He’s killed his wife” are ones which are trivial and ludicrous eg “ why do you pick your nose?”

Another technique that Pinter uses to create an atmosphere of menace is to cast doubt on almost everything in the play. One method of doing this is to have a character give a clear and definite statement and then have him flatly deny it later on.

The nature of reality here is confused the audience no longer knows what is or is not true and out of this comes an atmosphere of mystery and uncertainty. Pinter does not give background information about the characters in Birthday Party. This means the characters are not fixed as belonging to any particular place or time! Stanly has no history, he does not belong to anyone or anywhere, he has no family.

Thus at last I would like to say that the absurdity of the play which is represented through menacing effect has its own symbolic significance. It tries to explain the human predicament in this indifferent & hostile world.

Friday as a subaltern

  Friday as subaltern

           As we know that Robinson Crusoe to communicate a point regarding subaltern language.  Upon meeting with Friday, Crusoe admits that although Friday’s words were very sweet to his ears, he could not understand them. His means of correcting their was not to learn Friday’s language and there by gain another tool of communication but to teach him English.

        Here we see that Crusoe is a ‘master’ and Friday is a ‘slave’. Here Friday and Crusoe to be companions and get Crusoe needed a slave, a man attendant and no one would trust the existence of a white slave. Friday wouldn’t just take orders from Crusoe, unless they are really true friends and Crusoe isn’t just using Friday as a servant. Since the island contains only the two of them until Susan come along , Friday would have no trouble taking over Crusoe since Friday is younger and stronger.

        However, I don’t understand why Friday doesn’t react against Crusoe is this because they are good friends? Or he’s the obedient servant, knowing nothing more than serving his master ?

At the moment when Crusoe teaches Friday to call him “Master” Friday becomes an enduring political symbol of racial injustice in a modern world critical of imperialist expansion. Friday is a key figure within the context of the novel.  

Sense of an Ending

                          I am share my view about the Sense of an Ending. Here we clearly find that Tony Webster give reason to look history in another way of looking.  We can say that Tony’s Journey is like

“ know all to know nothing”

Here we see that Blood Money direct connected with the Sarah and her relation with Adrian , her money given to Tony. Here we find that two things from Veronica’s perspective first is she may be think that Sarah is responsible for Adrian Suicide because his relation with his own girlfriend’s mother. Second reason is Tony Webster is responsible for Adrian’s Suicide because of letter.

The equation means  S means Sarah, V means Veronica, a 1 menas Adrian, b means baby

Here we clearly find that b is the reason of Sarah relation with Adrian and with the break relation with Veronica.

a2 + v + a1 X s = b?

a2 means Antony Webster, V means Veronica, S means Sarah and b menas baby.

Antony Webster whose relation leads Veronica to break up with him and to date his friend Adrian so it indirectly leads Adrian to date with Veronica’s mother and as a result it leads to formation of baby.

In his last day Adrian was more close to Sarah, she also say that Adrian was happy in his lat days so it clearly describe that Adrian was happy with Sarah, in those day’s she was with him. So Adrian dairy with Sarah. So their relation is affect the Tony’s letter. So until her Death Diary was in her possession . In her will she passed that Diary to Tony but Veronica was reluctant to hand it over to Tony.

How was Veronica related to Adrian…

Here we clearly see that if we connect Adrian who is suffer from mental trauma as Sarah and Adrian’s son than Veronica and Adrian are sibling. And  in another way we consider Adrian, Tony’s friend who is suffer from mental trauma and has gone mad than he can consider as step father of Veronica.

This is my view about the Sense of an Ending.

                                                                                                            

To the Lighthouse

      

            As we know that Virginia Woolf tries talk about reality of the society. She represent real image of the society. Her writing style is simple but effective one.And we also know that her works examines the structure of human life , from the nature of relationships  to the experience of time. As we know that her writing also addresses issues relevant to her era and literary circle. One of her most experimental work To the Lighthouse, she represent the real image of the society. She represent the real image of which type of women role in society. As we know that she try to convey her message with her writing and we also know that she drags reader into absurdity with her writing so we can say that it is her stream of consciousness. And she represent very well  in her writing. At the end we can say that  with her writing she represent very well and effectively in this and in this style only.

       Yes I am totally agree with this statement that “ The novel is both the tribute and critique of Mrs.Ramsay”. As we know that Virginia Woolf is highly intellectual writer. In this novel she represent two types of personality. One person focus on family and one is individual. One side we see that Virginia woolf tries to convey that Mrs. Ramsay is quite good in house work and best housewife.But at the same time she put one individual character Lily Briscoe and we can say that it is known as Virginia Woolf herself. So we can say that may be she is not satisfied with Mrs.Ramsay’s character. So we can say that she represent both the perspective of lady’s life. She represent one is good house work and one is individual human being. And we also see that Mrs.Ramsay’s painting give message that she is also a person outside the home, without home.So this statement represent the reality about the society.  

 
       My view is about this statement, as we know that symbol always say something and symbols are objects, characters, figures, or colors used to represent abstract ideas or concept. We can say that Lighthouse is not stand for only two it characters like Mrs.Ramsay and  Lily Briscoe But it is stand for individual. But it represent inner voice. As we know that one strong character Mrs.Ramsay does only household work but she is individual person, who handle everything in any time and in any situation. As we know that Lily is painter and she is individual and it is itself achievement for her. So we can say that they both did their work very properly and positively. Both character represent individuality. We also know that the light house suggest that the destinations that seem surest are most unobtainable. As usual Saryu say that it is for strong, personal self confidence, self assurance, faith, belief and support. So we can say that the lighthouse is stand for their strong inner foundation and their inner voice. 

          AS we know that “KUNSTLERROMEN” is German term and simple meaning of this term is growth of an artist. And it also represent the quality of artist.  So we can say that this term reflect in this novel. We can easily say that ‘ To the Lighthouse’ is a “KUNSTLERROMEN” novel because it represent two artist’s growth. One growth of Virginia Woolf’s and another is Lily Briscoes. So here growth reflect in side the novel and out side the novel. So in side the novel  we see that Lily’s painting represent growth of artist and out side the we see that growth of Virginia Woolf’s writing. So in this novel we clearly see that two artist growth. As a result we can say that growth is natural with the help of experience. So at end we can say that “ To THE LIGHTHOUSE” is true ‘ KUNSTLERROMEN’ novel. 

      Here I compared beginning and ending f the novel andfilm adaption of the novel. As per my understanding when we read original novel we can not understand all the things easily but when we see film we get better understanding. As we know that this novel open ended novel. When we look at beginning , we see that James desire to go saw the lighthouse is thwarted by an instructive father. And at the of the novel, he reconciles with his father as his desire to see the lighthouse is satisfied. So we can say that it is the major thing which different in it. And I accept that novel is more poignant than movie . As usual Saryu say that movie restrict our imagination. As we know that we feel tone in movie but in novel we can not feel anything. So movie is more powerful compared with novel. 

       As we know that Lily’s painting represent a struggle against gender convention, represented by Charles Tansley’s statement that women can’t paint or write. And we also know that Lily completed her painting but after completed her painting she realize that she make a mistake. She represent Mrs.Ramsay in her painting but she cannot do. And she also used words spoken by Mrs.Ramsay “ Closed doors, open windows”. So my view is that she  feel she never become Mrs.Ramsay and she cannot justify her painting also. As usual Saryu say that close door of thinking about her and open windows of understanding that she has to believe in herself.So here Virginia Woolf represent the real image of one individual women and her art and thinkingpower.  

One Night @ the Call Center

                          

I am share my view about the novel One Night @ the Call Center. It is the well known book of  Chetan Bhagat. In this novel Chetan Bhagat represent the reality of the life and he also describe how people face many problems in their life.

                        One Night @ the call center goes in very interesting way. It is the story about six people. In this novel Chetan Bhagat describe various human experience. Here Chetan Bhagat see different way in real problem of the world.

                         In One Night @ the call center we see that contemporary issues concern with six characters and their problems. For example their desire. So here we see that they wants but but they do not get it. So it is a one type failure. Yes I am agree that Bhagat has a talent for tapping into the zeitgeist.Because in this novel  we see that Bhagat portrayed reality of the life through six characters. Here we also see that he give  stress on the problem of individual characters.

                      Here we also see that Bhagat tone is pitch perfect. He give more stress on issues of the contemporary society. And he represent call center as central thing here.So here we can say that Bhagat keenly observed all the things verywell. Chetan Bhagat’s novel is youth centered, love stories in the backdrop of contemporary issues. He used easy language with the philosophical meaning. So reader easily get the meaning what author give the message. So we can say that his work concern with the philosophical meaning.

                     Yes here we see that Bhagat has an insight for the contemporary issues that are movers and shakers in India.We clearly see that his most of works concern with the contemporary issues like education, youth, globalization , anti-American, nationalism, importance of English in society. So in this novel we see that this type of issues  globalization, nationalism, anti-American.

                    Menipean satire is a seriomic genre. In this novel we see clearly see that menipean satire. Here Chetan Bhagat represent the idea of loyality, bossism, family values, satire on work culture. Satire on people’s mindset that god solve the problem. Some people think that god help us but it is only belief,In every time god not help. We only help our self. In this novel we see that all characters suffer a lot of their problems or we can say that their desire. For example Priyanka, Radhika.

                 The effect of Globalization also we see that in this novel. We know that globalization is the economic movement. Process of globalization concern with Man-God,Man-Nature,Man-Man,Man-circumtances.

               In this novel we see that Bhagat focus on human experience or we can say that man’s struggle with corporate world. Here Chetan Bhagat real image of the world.

              Chetan Bhagat describe verywell narrative structure in this novel. In this novel we see that he makes interesting prologues and epilogues.Here we see that plot governed by law of probalility, problem of dues ex machine, the god solve the problem, within the narrative by giving alternative to read the novel. Here we see that story goes in very interesting way.The story is about six people.Tell a story with Shyam angle. The story begins with train and end with train. Verywell done narrative structure by Chetan Bhagat.

 Here we can add more example like Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party, and Virginia Woolf and her philosophy. 

                Popular literature and One Night @ the call center. As we know that popular literature not deal with abstract problem but it goes with normal principle. And generalized the problem. It concern with moral teching.It focus on common sense ideas and values. It is a ground of social conformity. In this novel we see that characters like superhuman but it give negative impact of the readers or audience.  But in real life we do not see this type of things. In Some extent it is popular literature but we can not say that it is a peace of literature.

                  Self-help book and One Night @ the Call Center: As we know that self-help book is genre and it is non- fictional writing. But we see that some fictional writer used it. But it is not accepted by high literature. With help of self help book reader solve their personal problems. It is a good example of self improvement. This book One Night @ the Call Center has jumped to cultural prominence. Self help book support groups. So it is represent horizental movement.In this book we see that friends are help eachother. Here we see that “ home truths”. It represent self awareness.

                    God’s call play a vital role in this novel. It make twist and realized the characters what the importance in life. But here we clearly see that in real life this type of things not possible. So we can say that it is a dream or imagination of writer because this type of things we rarely see in stories not  in real life.

               In this novel we see that anti-American theme play vital role here. With help of Vroom character we see that this theme. Had you been God, what would have been your answer to Vroom he said “ If  only you had given India as much as America!”? So we can say that Vroom character represent this theme. And he represent the true reality of America. But my point of you is that every country represent  positive and negative side.

                   So this is my view about the novel One Night @ the Call Center.

                                                                                                                            

The Da Vinci Code

                            Here  I am share my view about The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown.  Here we clearly see that title itself is symbol. So we can say that symbol itself language. And it telling something. As we know that it is a conspiracy fiction. And it focus on the sacred feminine.

                            Movie is the faithful of the original text. It represent  Christine conspiracy. How pagan symbols are appropriate Christine religion. Here we find that psychological mindset of the people. Here we find that blind faith and devil worshiping. Here we also see that different puzzle. Here we see that how society is react. Here we also find that self impose morality is not good for everybody. So we can say that individual voice only individual not whole. We can easily see that social structure, refineness of society and exercise of power. Here we easily find that dialogue and discourse concern with book and movie. We know that very well text itself deconstructed. Here we find that how religious play a vital role. The novel is deconstructed.

                          Here represent idea of knowebility.Idea of ‘Sin’- i.e. physical intimacy.’Love’ for non-believers ‘pagan’.Female- Femmefatale- ‘FALL’. ‘Goddess’ worship. Blindness of followers like Opes Dei. Basic restore the idea of feminine secredness for example Eve. Here we also find that ‘HOPE’ . And it concern with the basic idea of religion.

                                                                                                                              

The White Tiger Themes

The White Tiger Themes

Identity:-

                The opening chapter also establishes the theme of identity. In particular, the novel explores how identity is malleable enough that one can construct one’s own selfhood. Balram prides himself on being a “ self-taught “ entrepreneur, his transformation from a tea shop worker in the Darkness to a successful businessman in the Light is accomplished wholly through his own incentive. He is drawn towards capitalism because it provides this very potential.

                Balram’s determination to take charge of his own identity can be traced through the many names he takes on throughout his life. At first, he is nameless, known simply as “Munna”. Later, he passively accepts the name Balram, which labels him as a “sidekick”, still a subsidiary of another. It is therefore a crucial moment when the inspector dubs him the “White Tiger”, not only because it evoked uniqueness, but also because it distinguished him. He accept this name because it allows him to define hi

mself. As he notes in the chapter, “there will be a forth and fifth name too, but that’s late in the story”. The idea here is that the process of forging his own identity continues over the course of the novel and his life.  

Globalization:-

                          The White Tiger takes place in a time in which increased technology has led to world globalization, and India is no exception. In the past decade, India has had one of the fastest booming economies.

                          Specifically in India has played its role in the plot, since it provides an outlet for Balram to alter his caste. To satisfy Pinky’s want for American culture, Ashok, Pinky, and Balram simply move to Gurgaon instead of back to America. Globalization has assisted in the creation of an American atmosphere in India. Ashok justifies this move by explaining “Today it’s the modernist suburb of Delhi. American Express, Microsoft, all the big American companies have offices there. The main road is full of shopping malls- each mall has a cinema inside! So if Pinky Madam missed America, this was the best place to bring her”.By blackmailing Ram Persad, the other driver, Balram is promoted and drives Ashok and Pinky to their new home.

                       Ashok is even convinced India is surpassing the USA, “ There are so many more things I could do here than in New York now…….. The eay thimgs are changing in India now, this place is going to be like America in ten years”. Balram is noticing the rapid growth as well. From the beginning of his story he knows that in order to rise above his caste he should become an entrepreneur. Although his taxi service is not an international business, Balram plans to keep up with the pace of globalization and change his trade when need be. “ I’m always a man who sees ‘ tomorrow’ when others see ‘today’”. Balram’s recognition of the increasing competiton resulting from globalization contributes to his corruption.

The Cast System:-

                              The White Tiger is the discussion of the India caste system. The caste system in India is a social system that divides the Indian population into higher and lower social classes. Although said to be disappearing in urban India, the caste system still remains in rural India. A person is born into a caste, and the caste one belongs in determines his or her occupation. Balram gives his own breakdown of the caste system in India, describing that it was “……clean, well-kept orderly zoo”. But no longer because that caste system broke down, and powerful with the big bellies took over anything they could and how there are only two castes in India the haves and the have nots. Balram was born into the Halwai caste, meaning “sweet-maker”, and was the son of a rickshaw puller- not a sweet maker, because someone with power stole his destiny of being a sweet-maker from him.

                              Adiga brings awareness to the corrupt India caste system by having Balram work the country’s system to get what he wants and to become an entrepreneur by any means necessary, including murdering his boss. Balram educates the Chinese Premier throughout his letters about the corruption and immoral ways of India’s caste system and its economic gap. Although it may seem that Balram’s position in society will forever remain the same, he manages to go from a sweet shop worker, to a personal driver for a rich man, and finally to an owner of a small business.

Balram’s quest to becoming an entrepreneur shows the oppression of the lower caste system and the superiority of the upper caste. He tells the story of how India still has a caste system and political and economic corruption is still present. Balram shows the country of India in which a person high on the caste system can bribe people such as police officers with money to cover up murders, sabotage political opponents by rigging votes and money, and have privileges such as shopping in a mall specifically for those of high social and economic importance. He also shoes the side of India in which those who are born into  poverty and low castes may forever remain there and so will their children. Balram is a rare exception, as he experiences both sides of the caste system and manages to move up the social ladder.

 Freedom:-

                       Arvind Adiga, he talked about how “The White Tiger” was a book about a man’s quest for freedom. Balram, the protagonist in the novel, worked his way out of his low social caste and overcame the social obstacles that limited his family in the past. Climbing up the social ladder, Balram sheds the weights and limits of his past and overcomes the social obstacles that keep him from living life to the fullest that he can. In the book, Balram talks about how he was in a rooster coop and how he broke free from his coop. The novel is somewhat of a memoir of his journey to finding his freedom in India’s modern day capitalist society. Towards the beginning of the novel, Balram cites a poem from the Muslim poet Iqbal where he talks about slaves and says “They remain slaves because they can’t see what is beautiful in this world.” Balram sees himself embodying the poem and being the one who sees the world and takes it as he rises through the ranks of society, and in doing so finding his freedom.

Individualism:-

                         Throughout the book, there are references to how Balram is very different from those back in his home environment. He is referred to as the “white tiger”. A white tiger symbolizes power in East Asian culture. Such as in Vietnam. It is also a symbol for freedom and individuality. Balram is seen as different from those he grew up with. He is the one who got out of the “Darkness” and found his way into the “Light”.

Immoral Corruption:-

                                   Balram was born to the low caste in India, meaning that he grew up in very poor living condition. As a child, Balram was seen as being smart. However, growing up, he was exposed into a lot of corruption and immoral behavior, for example the shopkeeper selling his employees’ votes to the Great Socialist during election time. His childhood molded the person he was going to become in the future. Balram ends up doing anything to get himself into a higher caste and into the “Light”. Balram becomes very selfish, evident by his many of his actions being equivocal in nature. This can be seen as both an immoral and moral way to improve oneself, especially if the country as a whole cheats, lies, and is full of deceit. His actions might be justified from the standpoint that anything since he was part of the losing crowd he might as well join the crowd that is winning, also known as “if you can’t beat them join them. “ Finding ways to ensure the competition does not succeed, finding ways to get ahead of everyone else, and coming out on top are all a big part of the world and if you are constantly losing then you might as well play dirty to win. It can be seen as being moral because of the competitive nature of our globalized capitalist economic system. Ina capitalist economy, any way one can ahead is fair game. However, if one is looking at this from a non-personal standpoint, the actions Balram does are very immoral. He cheats people to put himself ina position to gain for himself. Balram does everything in his power for personal gain for himself. Balram does everything in his power for personal gain, even killing his boss.

Reference: 
                   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Tiger