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Published in 1916, James Joyce’s seminal modernist novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man stands as one of the most profound explorations of artistic awakening, intellectual independence, and the struggle for personal autonomy in modern literature. Tracing the early life of Stephen Dedalus - Joyce’s fictional alter ego, the novel records a... Continue Reading →
Published in 1961, Muriel Spark’s masterpiece The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie stands as one of the most chillingly sophisticated explorations of charisma, totalitarian control, and moral corruption in modern British literature. Set in the rigid, conservative atmosphere of 1930s Edinburgh at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls, the novel follows the eccentric teacher Miss... Continue Reading →
The Money Heist spinoff ‘Berlin’ is apparently a success on Netflix and revolves around the well loved character Berlin, aka Simon aka Andres de Fonollosa. I didn’t really agree with the love for Berlin in Money Heist; I felt like the parent series had a lot of other characters that had greater appeal in terms... Continue Reading →
Langston Hughes’s 1951 poem, "Theme for English B," remains one of the most poignant and accessible explorations of racial identity, belonging, and American reality in twentieth-century literature. Set against the backdrop of a segregated society, the poem takes the form of a student’s response to a deceptively simple college assignment: write a page that comes... Continue Reading →
Philip Larkin's poem "This Be The Verse" critiques the cyclical nature of familial dysfunction, illustrating how emotional pain is inherited across generations. Through direct language and dark humor, Larkin dismantles the idealized family structure, asserting that misery is humanity's legacy. Ultimately, he advocates for abstaining from parenthood to prevent further suffering.
The Transience of Power: A Deep-Dive Analysis of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s 'Ozymandias'
The incident of an 11 year old boy passing away because a tree fell on a school bus in Chembur is one of the many, many avoidable deaths we come across in news. The root cause of such deaths in India? Corrupt sarkaari babus who have zero responsibility and negative accountability for their (lack of)... Continue Reading →
Ironically, my biggest fear in life isn’t ‘in’ life. Its that nothing will happen after life. That when I die, I’ll simply cease to be, and obliterate into oblivion. That I won’t wake up in the cosmos and be bewildered by the grandeur of it. That I won’t perceive the infinite magnitude of the universe... Continue Reading →
To simply sum it up, Voicemails for Isabelle is an absolute delight to watch. As a rom-com connoisseur, I’ve fallen prey to the predictability of the storylines and it often makes it harder for me to enjoy such films. There are, however, some films that unravel in the most fun way and Voicemails for Isabelle... Continue Reading →
To get started, read about Sylvia Plath's writing style here: Sylvia Plath’s "Daddy" is arguably one of the most polarizing, intense, and heavily studied poems of the 20th century. Written in October 1962—just a few months before her death—and published posthumously in the 1965 collection Ariel, the poem is a blistering masterpiece of Confessional poetry.... Continue Reading →