English Literature & Theology

"The Freaks"  by Kamaladas  Title : "The freaking distracted love " The theme of patriarchal dominance in the poem 'The Freaks' This is one of the famous poem written by Indian poet Kamala Das. In this poem the poet has tried to explain how the insecure and sluggish love brings uneasyness in one's life , especially in women's life.  In the poem, Kamala Das describes how in a male-dominated  society, a woman should submit to her husband though he may be ugly, older, lustful and problematic. She is supposed to satisfy him in all the ways without thinking about herself, her sexual needs and desires.  The poem begins with the description of a man as : ' sun-stained Cheek ,  a dark Cavern mouth ,and stalactites of Uneven teeth gleam.With this facial images we can understand that the man in the poem is an old man.  In Freaks, poet depicts the disappointment, senselessness and the torment of a woman who longs for true love but it is denied by her husban...

 "The First Book"  by  Amrita Pritam  I was there—And perhaps you as well, Standing perhaps a breath away, Perhaps perched in the darkness of a vision, Perhaps moving on a turning point of consciousness, But that was a tale of prehistoric times. That was our existence, yours and mine, Which became the first language of the world. Words were coined to identify me, Words were coined to identify you, And they wrote in that first language, their first book. That was our tryst, yours and mine, We slept on a bed of stones, And our eyes, lips and finger tips, Became the words of your body and mine. They then made translations of this first book. The Rig Veda was compiled much later. Summary and analysis  Amrita Pritam was an Indian novelist essayist and poet who wrote in Punjabi and in Hindi. She is considered the first prominent female Punjabi poet, novelist and the leading twentieth century essayist of the Hindi language . She produced over hundred books of poetry, f...

  Introduction Technology has the power to affect not only education but also culture, religion and personal thoughts and beliefs. While the world population is continually growing, our global world seems to be getting smaller as we are able to connect to people in a way that was never imagined. Radio and television were among the early contributors to this new form of mass media and played a role in affecting world political views and religious beliefs as well as changing how we view literacy in an educational setting. While these technologies started off as a form of entertainment, people quickly began to see the advancements and benefits that these technologies could bring to an educational setting. As with any new technology, the use of radio and television in the classroom faced resistance and limitations that set a pattern for inclusion of advancements even in today’s educational world. Radio. 📻   Radio broadcasting is one of the greatest educational tools which ha...

 Belinda the queen of contradictions  Alexander Pope is one of the representative satirist and literary figure of 18th century Augustan age in England .The Rape of the Lock, perhaps the poet's most famous poem, appeared first in 1712 with two cantos, followed by a revised and enlarged version in 1714 with five cantos.  Literature of the Restoration and Augustan ages strongly reflects the social functions of satirical exposing the limitations of contemporary society . When Lord Petre forcibly snipped off a lock from Miss Arabella Fermor's hair (the "Belinda" of the poem), the incident gave rise to a high-society quarrel between the families. At that time John Caryll, a friend of Pope and of the two families that had become estranged over the incident the poem relates. It was Caryll who suggested that Pope encourage a reconciliation by writing a humorous poem. With the idea of allaying this, Pope treated the subject in a playful and witty mock-heroic epic.  In the poem...