The ”Master and Margarita “ is a complex narrative which was wren from three standards. In the present write up I would takeup the role of the tricksters in the novel. I will give a reading of each of the trickester’s role in the novel. Sometimes the trutal ra\omp of woland and his entourage ( behemoth the talking cat, Fagot/ Korovyer. Hella the maid with a purple scar on her neck and Azazello – walteyed member) have supernatural powers such as transformations of people and objects, transporting the people instantly to faraway places, and changing people’s own appearance and that of others. This tricks tours gang will be sometimes violent, sometimes strangle sympathetic, they direct their punishments and mischief against Muscovites …show more content…
Here Muscovites means the punishments meted out by Woland and his followers, as they were differently beheaded, hording foreign currency, confined to the mental institutions, turned to pigs, spirited away to Yalta, or in the streets left as naked because of greedily exchanging their old clothes for brand new dresses. Woland and his associates were not motivated be the loving compassion of yeshna. If represents an advance materialist consviousness of the Muscovites. They entirely focus on following their appetites only for money, fine apartments, sophisticated and fashionable clothes, tasty food, alcohol, power, reputation, praise, status etc., “ Manuscripts don’t firn” Woland remarks this when he restores the destroyed manuscripts to Margarita. (14) The trickster’s transformation in S.V.S.S.R culture said to be an agent of the divine justice. The speech of Woland had been variously interpreted and also as an affirmation of writer’s presentiment of the post modern rejection between the evil and the good. Woland gives his voice to the cruciality of shadow not only in the writing but also …show more content…
The tricksters Woland, Behemoth, Korovyer, Hella, Azazella and Abadonna all have mythological antecedents and all of them represent a revival of a pre-christian cosmos where the divine suffused the day to day world with order. These trickster would not motivated by the loving compassion of yeshna and represents only to the materialist consciousness in the world. Finally Woland remained as unchanged from inside since his last visit to the city. Woland and his crew focused light on the limited awareness of life’s depth and meaningless dimensions. Woland gives his voice to the importance of shadow in the following sentences. “ What would your good do if evil did not exist, and what would the earth look like if all the shadows disappears. Shadows are cast by things and the people. But here is the shadow of my sword. But shadows are also come from living beings and tress. Do you want to strip the earth of all the trees and the living beings. Justt because of your fantasy of engaging naked light ? you are a stupid. (Bulgakov 1995, Page no. 305.) (16). Here Woland’s speech had been interpreted differently. Many interpreters of this book say that woland as an admirable character because he tells about the show
In order to effectively draw the similarities of the two themes, McMillan supports his interpretation of the theme by accurately characterizing Marmeladov and setting the scene for Marmeladov’s vision in Part I, Chapter 2 of Crime and Punishment. As a responsible critic, McMillan must present the details of this chapter and name the theme in order to compare it with the theme of “Revelation.” A list of adjectives and actions that characterize Marmeladov and a description of Marmeladov’s circumstances help the reader understand the theme apparent in his vision of “that day ‘when God will call forth the blessed to be with him in Paradise’” (McMillan 17). Marmeladov is identified as a low-life in an utterly destitute position who acknowledges his own degradation. McMillan includes the actual text about Marmeladov’s vision to support his interpretation of t...
Valle’s most significant contribution to the Spanish theatre is his invention of the literary style of esperpento, which is best represented in one of his most famous plays, Luces de Bohemia. Valle created esperpento with the aim of representing the harsh realities of Spanish twentieth century society through the concave lens of grotesque deformation, so that he could present the lives of the Spaniards in the light of mockery and absurdity. During his writing of Luces de Bohemia, the Spanish society has been brought to a halt, along with the lack of political progress and social improvement, therefore this concerning political situation has influenced and steered Valle towards his literary evolution, the exaggerated grotesque, which he though was the only suitable way to represent the shocking reality and problems of Spain. In this way, he could alarm the people to terminate their complacent acceptance of this reality and he could also produce a distancing effect which renders the reader immune to the play’s purpose, thus making the artistic experience more tolerable. His experience in the killing fields was what made him t...
Junot Diaz’s “Otravida, Otravez” depicts a perspective of life where one’s present and future always reflects their past in some way. Diaz’s representation of symbolic figures, convey how a person’s past can be carried into the future. Diaz’s use of symbolic figures includes the dirty sheets washed by Yasmin, the letters sent by Virta to Ramon, and the young girl who begins working with Yasmin at the hospital. These symbolic figures and situations remind the readers that the past will always play a major role in one’s present. Additionally, Diaz’s word choice, where Spanish words appear in many different parts of the reading, suggests that indirectly, one’s past habits are not easily broken.
Family is one of the most important institutions in society. Family influences different aspects of a person’s life, such as their religion, values, morals and behavior. Unfortunately, problems may arise when an individual’s belief system or behavior does not coincide with that of family standards. Consequently, individuals may be forced to repress their emotions or avoid acting in ways that that are not acceptable to the family. In the novel The Rain God, written by Arturo Islas, we are presented with a story about a matriarchal family that deals with various conflicts. One major internal conflict is repression. Throughout the novel the characters act in strange ways and many of the family members have internal “monsters” that represent the past that they are repressing. In his article, “The Historical Imagination in Arturo Islas’s The Rain God and Migrant Souls”, Antonio C. Marquez’s implicitly asserts a true idea that The Rain God is a story about repression. Marquez’s idea can be supported from an analysis of secondary sources and a reading of the primary text.
2. The first reason for this thesis stems from the point of view used in the story. The point of view exemplified is one of third person, more specifically one who is omniscient. The story’s message could not be conveyed from the first person, due to the fact that virtually everyone in the writing at hand is not only unable, but unwilling to figure out the true nature of their surroundings.
Poe’s fantastic use of imagery holds an idea to the questioning of his character's motives. In “The Cask of Amontillado”, Montresor's face was covered by a black mask, he not only represents blind righteousness but also revenge. In contrast to Montresor's apparel, Fortunato wears a colorful jester costume, and gets precisely and dreadfully fooled by Montresor’s underco...
it is unmistakable that life situations inspired Juan Rulfo to write this story. He like no other person had a greater understanding of how to portray the theme of family especially missing a father as a role model, death, survival and revenge. Moreover, through the use of local Mexican language it furthermore developed the society in which peasants had to live during the post-revolution. Additionally Juan Rulfo tries to add all five senses in the story forming magical realism and a vivid picture that the readers can understand. Overall, the readers learn a lot about peasant’s approach to life after revolution that the main drive was
It is said that this book is considered as one of the most famous horror novels, if not the most famous one. The Gothic descriptions in the novel are very prominent at the beginning. The portrayal of the countryside of Transylvania, of the ruined Dracula Castle, etc, all provide the effect of horror in the sense of spooky and gloomy atmosphere, which you can obtain close at hand. Everything is so obvious. The originally beautiful scenes are changed by the writer¡¯s magnification of some specific details which provide certain effect on the readers. All of the above reminds how one¡¯s personal feelings can alter their attitudes towards what they see or what they experience. Sometimes when you are sad, everything look so depressing. It is like the whole world is against you. The sunset could be a fantastic scene when you are filled with joy but an extra source of sorrow when you are not in the mood. Harker is separated from her lovely fianc¨¦e to meet some foreign count in the exotic and unknown eastern world.
In the book “Bless Me Ultima”, by Rudolpho Anaya, there were two families represented, the Marez family and the Lunas family. These two families were very different, but were brought together by the marriage of Gabriel Marez and Maria Lunas. Through the eyes of their son Antonio one may see the comparison of the two. The differentiation of these two families is very clearly noticeable, such as in their personalities, the expression of their religion, and their everyday ways of life.
In Tamburlaine the Great, the Song of Roland, and Othello, the protagonists face a myriad of external trials to test them, yet some of their most challenging struggles relate to the clash between their self-perceived and externally recognized identities. Each of these characters must reconcile their own self-perception with their projected image recognized by the world at large. For Tamburlaine, his outward projections of divinity played counter to his ever growing, driving awareness of his own essential mortality. For Othello, the composed and confident demeanor he presented would crumble and shatter under to reveal the fragile core that lay within. For Roland, the circumstances of his birth consigned him to a live of vassalage, and imposed boundaries on his achievements that he could never break through, though he was never tempted to. In the end, the trials and tribulations facing these protagonists are manifestations of these internal battles, defining not only the experiences of the characters but also their essential being. These veiled conflicts compose the heart of these stories, from which the rest of the narrative flows. In each of these tales the reader’s are given glimpses of these hidden sides only through constant observation, but it is especially these brief windows of vulnerability that offer us true understanding of the characters portrayed.
The composer has aimed this text for general reading by all people over the age of ten. However as this publication is the young reader’s edition, it is targeted at young readers. People who may wish to read the book may be able to attain it through mediums such as book stores and libraries etc. Although this publication of the novel is the young reader’s edition, there is a publication aimed at adults.
In “The Fortune Teller,” the author, Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, uses symbolism to prove to one that an affair is not worth a person’s life. He uses the letter to symbolize hate between Villela and Camillo regarding the affair. This very ambiguous letter has terrified Camillo and put an end to his life. The letter enhances the theme of the short story by showing the anger and hate that Villela now had for Camillo. This hate is a focal point in the short story that leads to ending the affair along with Camillo and Rita’s life. Ultimately, the affair caused a large amount of tension between the three. However, the author was successful in grabbing the reader’s attention with the letter as the turning point of the short story.
“As we speak of Trickster today, you must try to blow life into the image, to imagine Trickster as life energy, to allow Trickster to step out of the verbal photograph we create . . . . Because trickster stories still have power: the power to bring us to laughter, the power to baffle us, the power to make us wonder and think and, like Trickster, just keep going on” (Bright).
Edgar Allen Poe’s tale of murder and revenge, “The Cask of Amontillado”, offers a unique perspective into the mind of a deranged murderer. The effectiveness of the story is largely due to its first person point of view, which allows the reader a deeper involvement into the thoughts and motivations of the protagonist, Montresor. The first person narration results in an unbalanced viewpoint on the central conflict of the story, man versus man, because the reader knows very little about the thoughts of the antagonist, Fortunato. The setting of “The Cask of Amontillado”, in the dark catacombs of Montresor’s wine cellar, contributes to the story’s theme that some people will go to great lengths to fanatically defend their honor.
The supernatural has long been a confounding and controversial topic. As a metaphysical science, and something that is nearly impossible to quantify, it has often been criticized for its prevalence in today’s rational society. Criticism and social commentary of the supernatural, particularly religion, has not been restricted to theologians and philosophers as it may have been in the past. The scope of the supernatural has expanded into the literary field as well, particularly within the Gothic motifs. Religion has long been a natural partner with the gothic due to their shared importance that they place upon the supernatural. The Gothic motif of literature has always been interested in the human psyche, and religion has untold effects on the psyche. Through the prism of The Virgin Suicides, it is possible to make a correlation between the daughters’ suicides and the prominence of Catholicism within the Lisbon