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Anita Desai's first novel Cry, the Peacock (1963), is about Maya, a dissenting female who battles against three traditional forces in her life: male authority expressed by her husband; her female friends who play stereotypical submissive-wife roles; and her religion's beliefs in karma and detachment. Being over-sensitive, sentimental and imaginative Maya is a total contrast to the rational, logical, Gautam. By making a beautiful use of the symbolic technique, Anita Desai has delved deep into the mysteries of the mind of an abnormal character. “In Cry, the Peacock, Desai explores the turbulent emotional world of the neurotic protagonist Maya, who smarts under an acute alienation, stemming from marital discord, and verges on a curious insanity” (Prasad 03). The central image of the novel is the confrontation between life and death. Maya never learns to live or love but only to destroy and depend. She is pure instinct without the necessary accomplishment of wisdom; an unusual woman, reserved and timid, completely lacking poise and self-possession. But because she exemplifies Desai’s concern with "thought, emotion, and sensation” (Atma Ram, 102), she is perfect for examination both as a female character and as a representative of Indian woman. Maya, along with her husband Gautam, leads the life of a pampered recluse. There is no love and understanding between the two of them. As there is very little interaction between husband and wife, the major action of the novel takes place…

Racial Inadequacy in America Introduction Ever since independence, the United States of America has been having elections. These polls have always resulted in a white president. Obama has been the only head of state of non-White origin since time in memorial. It is, however, toxic to encourage the white identity as a supremacy towards the voting patterns of the United States. Donald Trump, a republican and the democrat candidate Hillary Clinton are the frontrunners to the November 8th elections.…

century Europeans were not considered, to American’s standard, as white—even if some Europeans were clearly Caucasians (Omi and Winant, pg. 21). Then in the early 1900s, Americans adopted the phrase “separate but equal”. Now in the 21st century, people, regardless or color, now have the same opportunities for a better life. While people of different backgrounds aren’t looked down upon much anymore, nothing is perfect. There are still those few individuals who simply cannot fathom the idea of…

This idea of white being equivalent to American lead to racial discrimination and a feeling of superiority, similar to that of the Whiteman’s Burden. On the other hand, European Americans such as the Jewish and Irish had also received racial discrimination; however being accepted as American was easier because they were in fact white and was enforced by the Naturalization Law of 1790. For immigrants that were not white, such as Asian Americans, African Americans, Latin Americans and so on, no…

Even prior to entering the prison walls being an African American male you are the most likely candidate in the U.S to end up there. With the explosion of the drug market of the 1980’s many poor inner city African American that already lacked any type of opportunities for income jumped right on board. Gangs which were once founded for protection saw this huge opportunity to make money consequently many became what they are today which is a drug dealing enterprise. The War on Drugs that was…

I have always followed the trends, ripped jeans, white sneakers, and I always know what is hot and new. So when I saw how everyone was supporting equality, I realised that I need to do so too in order to stay in style. I honestly did not expect it to be so hard to just go along with what most of my friends were saying for a while, but it turned out to be much harder than I thought it would be. After almost a month of pretending I realised that I too want equality, but not the same equality they…

even sexual orientations. One popular example of prejudice is the Ku Klux Klan and their flagrant offenses towards others. Most of their hate crimes tend to aim towards African-Americans however, their acts are not limited to just that crowd. The KKK members share views of anti-Semitism, anti-Catholicism, anti-Communism,…

Identity The notion of identity in this article is shaped through social class hierarchy and through ones cultural background. This revolves around the idea of what individuals were about in regard to their work life, their living space, their family and what they intrinsically identify with. This article spends a third of its depth talking about current trends in history and finds itself stuck on the idea of romanization. The author has good arguments on identity however his focus bounces off…

States created a democracy in the states that they hoped would be long-lasting and efficient. In the book, Jeffersonian America: Rome Reborn on Western Shores: Historical Imagination and the Creation of the American Republic, the author examines the thought process that the founding fathers, in particular…

is likewise interesting that Chesnutt chooses to use the adjective “striking” to describe their resemblance at all; the adjective certainly denotes a sense of conspicuousness, but it also denotes a sense of violence. (The adjective “striking,” curiously enough, also denotes beauty. Who – or what – could possibly be beautiful here?) Chesnutt uses the word “striking” a second time while describing the allegedly indiscriminate wrath of “Death”: “striking upon the one hand and threatening upon the…