Quality by John Galsworthy

Mr. Gessler, an old man who worked as a boot maker, had a very rare character. He lived with his elder brother who looked like him, but his elder brother was paler than him. They lived in two rent tenements but let into one in the West End, the part of central London where there are many theatres and many large expensive shops and hotels. But among the expensive shops, their shop was the simpler one. They did not give any sign upon its surface, there was just a board, and their German names were written on it, “Gessler Brothers”. Mr. Gessler only made what was ordered by the customers.

The writer, John Galsworthy, knew him since he was very young, because his father used to order boots to him. John usually ordered his boots to him too. And he always thought that the boots were strange but extremely good, so that’s why he admired the maker. One day, when he was in Mr.Gessler’s shop, he asked shyly to him whether it was greatly hard to make that boots or not. He asked it because he was too curious. Then Mr.Gessler showed little respect in a humorous but unkind way and answered, “Id is an Ardt!”. He was a Germans, that’s why his English was still contaminated with German.

One morning, John came to that simple shop. “How do you do, Mr. Gessler? Could you make me a pair of Russia leather boots?”, he said. Then without a single word Mr. Gessler left but soon he came back with holding a piece of gold-brown leather on his hand. Then he stated, “What a beaudiful biece!”. And he continued, “ When do you wand dem?”. John replied, “Oh! As soon as you conveniently can.”

Mr. Gessler was very disciplined, once he heard the request from his customers, he would finish the boots as soon as he could. He would make the boots with the authentic materials. It means that he wanted to give priority to the quality of the boots he made. He did not care how much the price of materials. If the customers felt satisfied with his made, he would be satisfied too. That’s why I stated in the first line of paragraph one that he had a very rare character.

After about one year John was abroad, he came back to London, and visited Mr.Gessler’s shop. He would like to order boots again. Mr. Gessler told him that his elder brother was dead, so he lived alone there. A week passed, John wanted to come there to tell him how great the new boots fitted. But when he arrived there, Mr.Gessler’s name was gone. Then he went in till he found out that the shop was totally changed.

Suddenly an English man appeared, and it made John confused. Then he asked to that English man whether Mr.Gessler was in or not. “No, sir,  but we can attend to anything with pleasure. We’ve taken the shop over. You’ve seen our name, no doubt, next door. We make for some very good people”, answered the English man. Then he told John that Mr. Gessler was dead because of starvation. He saw Mr.Gessler was sitting over his boots day and night. That old man never gave himself time to eat. Besides, he never advertised his shop, that’s why he lost everybody. John was very shocked, then he left with hiding his sadness. 

I Want to Know Why by Sherwood Anderson

In I Want to Know Why by Sherwood Anderson we have the theme of passion, connection, disillusion, confusion, anger, acceptance (or rather the lack of it), innocence and coming of age. Taken from his The Triumph of the Egg collection the story is narrated in the first person by a young, unnamed sixteen year old boy who is looking back at an incident that happened a year earlier when he was in Saratoga Springs. From the beginning of the story it would appear that Anderson is exploring the theme of connection and passion.

Sherwood Anderson's short story "I Want to Know Why" begins with a description of the fifteen-year-old narrator's trip to Saratoga, New York. He and his three friends leave without telling their parents; they run away to seek the thrills of horse ra
cing. But rather than expound on the daily adventures of the vacation or the reactions of the boys' parents when they return, the story focuses on a single, sad but important event. The narrator sees the horse trainer Jerry Tillford, a man he greatly admires, drunk and in the presence of a prostitute. The scene disturbs and confuses the young boy. "I Want to Know Why" is the story of a boy's tragic realization that people aren't always as good as they seem.

The narrator looks up to Jerry Tillford because he is a successful horse trainer. The boy is infatuated with horses and has always dreamed of a career in which he could be around horses every day. He tells us, "When I was ten years old and saw I was growing to be big and couldn't be a rider I was so sorry I nearly died"(Anderson 3). He considers becoming a stable boy, but his "father wouldn't let me go into it". But he hasn't given up all hope; now he spends his days "wanting to be a trainer or owner".
The boy sees Tillford's horse, Sunstreak, as a symbol of beauty, strength, and honor. He considers that Tillford "had been watching and working with Sunstreak since the horse was a baby colt, had taught him to run," and he is filled with veneration. Sunstreak's majesty inspires a quiet moment of shared appreciation between the boy and the trainer, after which the boy relates, "I guess I loved the man as much as I did the horse. He feels "close" to Jerry and states that he likes him "even more than I ever liked my own father" Unfortunately, his faith in Jerry's character is somewhat ma
When the narrator watches Jerry Tillford through the window of the whorehouse, his spirits are crushed. His impeccable image of the trainer is destroyed before his eyes. The boy tell us, "He lied and bragged like a fool" about Sunstrea. He remembers how the drunken Jerry "swayed back and forth, and... kissed that woman" This scene shocks the young boy.

Confusion and anger begin to take hold within the narrator. He recalls, "Then, all of a sudden, I began to hate that man". His feelings are so strong, he feels he could "rush in the room and kill him". The reader may find this notion to be a tad extreme, but the boy feels that Jerry, who has, in a single day, become a father figure of sorts, really let him down. The realization that a personal hero is not, in fact, as admirable as it once seemed can be devastating.
The title of the story is a manifestation of the boy's confusion and hurt. He has faith in Tillford, but his faith goes unrewarded. The implications of what the narrator witnesses are even more crushing than the scene itself; how many others who seem good are really bad? Sherwood Anderson's "I Want to Know Why" is the story of a young boy coming of age and waking up to a sad reality in this world: not everyone who appears to be decent is truly worthy of one's respect and trust.

To The Lighthouse Blog Task

Q;2 Do you agree: "The novel is both the tribute and critique of Mrs. Ramsay"? (Key: Take some clues from the painting of Mrs Ramsay drawn by Lily Briscoe and the article by Andre Viola and Glenn Pedersen. Can we read Mrs. R in context of the idea of Ideal Indian Woman - Karyeshu dasi, Karaneshu manthri; Bhojeshu mata, Shayaneshu rambha; Kshamayeshu dharithri, Roopeshu lakshmi; Satkarma yukta, Kuladharma pathni. )

 Ans 2.Yes, I agree because in this novel Mrs Ramsay is the round character of novel and in the novel she tribute as well as critique. First of the relationship between Mrs Ramsay and Lily Brisco was artificial. Lily has been working on painting a picture of Mrs Ramsay, who is a hard subject to paint considering how much she is always distracted by her role as mother. This painting always alips Mrs Ramsay’s mind as being  unimportant. That’s why  Woolf wants to sat that women can paint and write as was the belief that women cannot paint and write. So that Lily Briscoe described the character in the novel.

 Q 3; Considering symbolically, does the Lighthouse stand for Mrs. Ramsay or the narrator (Virginia Woolf herself who is categorically represented by Lily)?


Ans 3  " To The Lighthouse " is very symbolic novel where we also find many symbolic images.Symbols like..include the lighthouse, waves, the window, the boar's skull, and the fruit basket. For example Waves represent hills and valleys as a normal part of life. For example..The fruit basket that Rose arranges for Mrs. Ramsay's dinner party symbolizes the unity that may be out of disparity. Thus To The lighthouse popularly symbolises light and hope also up down of our life.

Q 4

1. In the article by Joseph Blotner, two myths are patterned together. Name the myths? How they are zeroed down to the symbols of 'Window' and 'Lighthouse'? How does the male phallic symbol represent feminine Mrs. Ramsay? 

Ans 4   Two myths are there :- Oedipus myth and Pagan myth.
In to the light house both myths are useful in interpreting the novel as a symbol of window and lighthouse. A we know from window we can get freshness and feeling free in our life. Lighthouse gives light and saves people during st roam. Both symbols represents male and female according to their duty in society.

Q 6  "... the wages of obedience is death, and the daughter that reproduces mothering to perfection, including child-bearing, already has on her cheeks the pallor of death. One reminded here of various texts by Lucy Irigaray, in which she attacks mothers for being, however unwillingly, accomplices in the patriarchal system of oppression." (Viola). In light of this remark, explain briefly Lily's dilemma in 'To The Lighthouse

Ans 6  Here in the novel we can say that the beginning of this novel is not proper at the beginning we come to know the quarrel between Mr and Mrs Ramsay.There is complexity of human relationship between these both characters. But at the end we can say the improvement of the relation between James and Mr Ramsay.At the end of this novel is open ended and also ends with Lily’s painting and there is no clear vision of Lily about Ramsay in the painting and at last this family reaches to the lighthouse.

Review of film midnights children

Midnights children by salman Rushdie  is To be one of the most widely read book in the 20th century. The film basically deals with India’s transition from British colonialism to independence and consequently the partition of British India. Midnight children is a very good example  of postconial literature and magic realism.
Saleem Sinai is the hero of the movie and story told from his perspective.. Movie mentions various actual historical events In their fictional form. The initial part of movie basically describes the events leading up to India’s indepndence and the ensuing partition of the country. Saleem born at the stroke of midnight on 15, 1947. He is born on the day India got independence from British, later on saleem comes to know that all the children who born 12am and 1am have some kinds of special powers.
Saleem is gifted with telepathic power. He uses his power to assemble a midnights children s conference. The issue dealing with cultural linguistic, religious and political differences  which are faced by India.saleem  becomes a kind  of medium and he uses his power as a conduit to bring hundreds of geographical disparate children  into contact  .at the same time  saleem tries to find out the meaning of their gift.he comes to know that the children born closest stroke of midnight have more powers than others.
Shiva and parvati  two such gifted children who have their notable gifts and roles in saleems story Shiva “ of the knees” happiness to be saleem's nemesis. Parvati is called “parvati the witch” saleem s family has to make a number of  migrations they are compelled to endure many wars which disrupt the subcontinent
Indira Gandhi is  also involved in Indira ‘s son sanjay cleansing of the jama masjid slum.saleem become a political prisoner and he has to spend sometime in jail. How Indira Gandhi missed the emergency for her personal gain of power bordering on godhood. There is scathing criticism of indira Gandhi..at last we show Saleem has nothing much to do in life .he begins recollecting the pieces of his life.

Review of film reluctant fundamentalist

The reluctant fundamentalist is  political film. Deal with  musli identity in post 9/11 world. Movie based on the  2007 Novel the reluctant fundamentalist by mohshin Hamid. In this film we show conversation of Pakistani man and american soldier and said about his life in american.  The story is a post 9/11 the impact of attacks on one pakistani man and his treatment by americans is reaction to them.
In this film we show  the ever clashing mixture of global and local dualities in immigrants personalities. Movie is reaction to the discourse  of colonization from the Pakistani  side which stands for the east and welcome decolonisation. Hegemony   is  the power of the filling class to convince other classes that their interest are interest of all. Globalization is  a myth and what is actually taking place is the spread of american values,powers,and products across the global. Or in other words the american hegemony.

Hibridity has. Frequently been used in post colonial discourse to mean  simply cross- cultural exchange . hibridity  commonly refers to the creation of new transcultural forms.  Neoliberalism a type of  liberalism that believes in a global free market without government regulations ,with business and industry controlled and run for profit by private owners.  Alterity - after 9/11 attack change fails to feel like he fits in as a part of his community.

Views on T.S.Eliot Waste Land

respected sir
here my views on T.S Eliot waste land

T.S. Eliot’s ‘The Waste Land’ is an important landmark in the history of  English Poetry and one of the most talked about the Poem of the 20th Century.
  

1. “The Übermensch” is a concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. In his 1883 book “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”. Übermensch is a Garman word, it means Above-Human or Superman.In this concept of Ubermensch (Superman) in seems to be progressive and forward.What Nietzsche is concerned about in relating the above is that God is dead in the hearts and minds of his own generation of modern men.

On the other side we can say that, T.S.Eliot is a person who believes in spirituality and God. T.S. Eliot was totally believes into the god and myths and’ The wast land poem ‘totally related with mythical connections and god Buddha and Christ also.

 

 .2) In the second question that prior to the speech Gustaf Hellstrom of the Swedish Academy is concept of Eliot and Freud both are important because in our life independent or free thought are more important, but the concept of Eliot is important it given us good instruction of life. Freud say that there is no need of tradition for salvation. In this poem talks about spiritual degeneration and sexual perversion. Eliot himself can't apply theory of depersonalization in his own poem.





3.) Eliot has made use of many myths poem different cultures and tries to connect different religious thoughts to get the answer. In the third part of the poem, he refers to “Jain- Buddhist” philosophy especially the serman given by Buddha. Second allusion is presented in the last part which he refers to Ganga, Brihadranyaka-upnishad.
Datta- be a giver
Dayadhavam- compassion, sympathise, empathise
Damyata- control and repress
The poem is of a quest of a man to restore spirituality as well as solution of contemporary malice.

structuarlism

Respectd sir

              

                    i tried to apply a structuralism on movie shabd

                                                in the text given important concept in genettes  narratology 

1.order 2.duration 3.frequency 4. duration                                                                                                         in this movie we show authur shaukat vashist live a wealthy life style in india with his wife antra who is teacher. shakuat achieves fame when he is nominated for booker prise and goes on to win it . hoping  that they have unleashed a goldmine  are dissappointed with his subsequent works and soon shaukat  is depressed  to such  an extent that he almost gives up writing.                                                                                                he decided  to manufacture a realistic story by making antara hide her marital status  from yash and pursue a relationship with him . whatever shakuat pens turns out to be a true  he starts  to belive  he can change  antara's  and yash fate  by his writings  at last  out of guilt . shaukat becomes schizophrenic. in this movie we also show a flashback technique.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     here we show story begins with something and end with something . here aporia we can apply. in this story  we show  order or frequency story nararated by only one personal shaukat. while we watching film it is like "unput downable". curiocity in our mind to watch movie further and also that what happened next .