THE COLOUR PURPLE AS A FEMINIST TEXT Alice Walker commented in one of her interviews that Black woman has a different ‘angle’ of looking at things. Elaborating her perspective, she said, Black women ‘see things from a different point of view’. Black women, have to look out and through all those people who have traditionally … Read more
TITLE In an interview to Bill Moyers, Alice Walker tried to justify the title of her novel. She said that The Color Purple signified her love for her ancestors. The title, according to Walker, did not only conjure up an image of a field of sunflowers (called color purples) it is meant to symbolise her … Read more
Invocation in the play Discuss the significance of Prologue in the play. Ans: Sanskrit writers generally introduce their works with a benediction, or a salutation to their favourite deity. In Sanskrit drama, this purpose is served by the Nandi, which is enjoined by Bharata as necessary for the removal of obstacles and thereby for the … Read more
Line by Line and Stanza by Stanza Explanation STANZA I The speaker confesses to the person why she cannot live with him, she wants to lead a life. Maybe, she loves her freedom more than any subordinated or dependent form of life. It could also be interpreted that the speaker is going to be married. … Read more
The Sun Rising Poem By John DonneToggle annotations Busy old fool, unruly sun, Why dost thou thus, Through windows, and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers’ seasons run? Saucy pedantic wretch, go chide Late school boys and sour prentices, Go tell court huntsmen that the king will ride, Call country ants to harvest … Read more
THE BEGINNING OF A MIRACLE by Helen KellerI. Q(01). What was the unusual activity that Helen could sense? What were her reasons for sensing it? Ans: Helen sensed the arrival of her teacher Anne Sullivan. She could also sense it from her mother’s hurried movements. Q(02). How does Helen describe her life before the arrival … Read more
