Sunrise by John Donne

Sunrise by John Donne is a genius evidence of metaphysical poetry written by John donne as a pioneer of this school.the poem deals with the theme of love of  a lover for his beloved. it is an address of a lover to the rising sun in which the lover portrayed his beloved superior to the rising sun.
The lover addresses to sun as busy,old fool and unruley simply because it peeps through Windows and curtains into the bedroom of the lover. He is in the company of his beloved. The lover wants to make it clear that the season and time of lover can never be governed  by the sun. The lover instructs the rising sun to go apply it's force to late school children, workers,and employees of the court. Lovers do not accept the concept of time because months, years, days, hours are just rags of time. The lovers wants to convey a message  to the sun that lovers have nothing to do with either rising or setting of the sun.
The lover is not ready even to believe that the rays of the sun are powerful. It is possible for him to create an eclipse on the sun simply by closing his eyes but  he doesn't do that because  even for the moment he cannot  bear Lossing the site of his beloved. it is lover conviction that their is greater shine in the eyes of his beloved and if the sun looks at her eyes, the eyes of the sun would be dazzled.The lover menshions that after taking a round of the earth, the sun would realize real India of spycies in his bedroom in the form of his beloved.
The lover compairs his beloved with all the kingdom,states,princess,and princesses.one round of the earth would be enough for the sun to realize that the center of the earth is his beloved and giving light to  his beloved would be as good as the whole world.the lover is of the opinion that the sense of honour is just a mimic compared to his love for his beloved even love wealth is nothing.

The present poem is an attempt of donne to establish the place of love higher than the place of the sun. The metaphysical images employed  by the poet are sun,states,princes, princesses,India of spices and so on. It is an experiment of donne that he uses images from the field of politics and nature for the expression of love.

"To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marwell

"To His Coy Mistress" is divided into three stanzas or poetic paragraphs. It’s spoken by a nameless man, who doesn’t reveal any physical or biographical details about himself, to a nameless woman, who is also biography-less.

During the first stanza, the speaker tells the mistress that if they had more time and space, her "coyness" (see our discussion on the word "coy" in "What’s Up With the Title?") wouldn’t be a "crime." He extends this discussion by describing how much he would compliment her and admire her, if only there was time. He would focus on "each part" of her body until he got to the heart (and "heart," here, is both a metaphor for sex, and a metaphor for love).

In the second stanza he says, "BUT," we don’t have the time, we are about to die! He tells her that life is short, but death is forever. In a shocking moment, he warns her that, when she’s in the coffin, worms will try to take her "virginity" if she doesn’t have sex with him before they die. If she refuses to have sex with him, there will be repercussions for him, too. All his sexual desire will burn up, "ashes" for all time.

In the third stanza he says, "NOW," I’ve told you what will happen when you die, so let’s have sex while we’re still young. Hey, look at those "birds of prey" mating. That’s how we should do it – but, before that, let’s have us a little wine and time (cheese is for sissies). Then, he wants to play a game – the turn ourselves into a "ball" game. (Hmmm.) He suggests, furthermore, that they release all their pent up frustrations into the sex act, and, in this way, be free.

In the final couplet, he calms down a little. He says that having sex can’t make the "sun" stop moving. In Marvell’s time, the movement of the sun around the earth (we now know the earth rotates around the sun) was thought to create time. Anyway, he says, we can’t make time stop, but we can change places with it. Whenever we have sex, we pursue time, instead of time pursuing us. This fellow has some confusing ideas about sex and time. Come to think of it, we probably do, too. "To His Coy Mistress" offers us a chance to explore some of those confusing thoughts.

When we two parted by George Byron

George Byron - 1788- 1824.

Lord Byron is English poet. A leading. Figure in romanticism.  The poem is of a man missing his love and poet talks about passing event and current feelings. It is written in first person. We can think the writer is telling us his life.something he has live. The poem shows us sad hero with troubled past with an impossible love.

In this poem silence symbolizes separateness ,death, loneliness, without having anybody or anything.tears symbolizes the pain, suffering and loss of something. It is a love story. Between man and woman. The man hates women because she left them. The man can have heart broken because he loves her completely and he would do anything for her and can have heart broken because she left him and he will. Never see her again.

They will separated. For years but not forever,so may be deep in his heart still think there is a possibilities to meet eachother again in future.when they two parted her cheeks was pale and cold but her kisses were much colder. These two lines means that. She is dead or her kisses were cold because she had no feelings about it.that pain and loneliness he felt at that moment was an announcement of how he would feel in future.

she was married broken vows refer to broken promises. When you marry somebody you must be faithful and she broke promise having affairs with Byron.she is a lucky because her husband does not know and now she can continue with her marraige as if nothing had happened.where as Byron is left with nothing.

Byron asks himself how he should greet her if he met her again after all these year. The answer is with"silence and tears".the poet remembering the moment in which he lost his love and tries to express how he feels now.it is confirm in the poem that nobody could see them together and that. Is the reason why they can not tell anyone that they were lovers probably because there is prohibited love.we have thought that lover of the poet is not with him. She is dead but in 4 lines the poet talks about may be his arrival in hell or heaven or may they meet at someplace.may be he would be received or greet his lover after long time with the same they both were parted.
silence and tears may be because when they parted from each other they only had silence to feel and tears to express. The poet has manshion about tears more successful in expressing feelings than words. Sometimes word may fail to express what we excatlly feel but it never happen tears and that is reason why poet chose silence and tears to end this poem.

The poet focuses on the idea of using only. Ones own means to servile leaving completely alone but he does not make it seem boring or melancholy. The various techniques that the poet uses such as uniform stanza. A predictable and simple language makes the poem even more.

“A Cup of Tea,” by Katherine Mansfield

         A Cup of Tea by Katherine Mansfield we have the theme of jealousy, insecurity, materialism and class. Taken from her The Doves’ Nest and Other Stories collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and after reading the story the reader realises that Mansfield may be exploring the theme of class or rather the differences between social classes. By telling the reader that ‘they were rich, really rich, not just comfortably well off’ Mansfield succeeds in not only highlighting to the reader how wealthy Rosemary and Philip are but more importantly she manages to highlight how different Rosemary is from others. Something that is a little clearer when Mansfield also tells the reader ‘if Rosemary wanted to shop she would go to Paris as you and I would go to Bond Street.’ Though it may appear to be insignificant the fact that Rosemary has a car may also be important as by introducing the car into the story it is possible that Mansfield is further highlighting the class difference that exists between Rosemary and those around her. At the time the story was written only the very wealthy (mostly upper class) would have had the resources to buy a car.

           It is also interesting that Rosemary thinks it is ‘extraordinary’ that Miss Smith has no money. This would again suggest that Rosemary is different from other people. She can’t imagine that somebody would have no money. By describing Miss Smith as the ‘other’ when Rosemary leads Miss Smith into the hall of her home and Rosemary as being like ‘the rich little girl in her nursery’ Mansfield may be further highlighting the difference in class between both Miss Smith and Rosemary.

            Mansfield may be further highlighting how different Rosemary is from other people (due to her wealth) and how extravagant she is. Rosemary’s change of attitude towards Miss Smith after Philip tells her that he thinks Miss Smith is pretty is also interesting. It is from Philip’s remark that the reader realises not only is Rosemary jealous of Miss Smith (because she is pretty) but she also appears to be insecure about her own physical appearance. How insecure Rosemary may feel about her physical appearance is further noticeable by the fact that after Miss Smith leaves Rosemary’s home,

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.