Day: February 14, 2023

"Your heart is the world," says Hesse 7. Although the importance of a soul cannot be overemphasized, it does not mean that the entire world is inaccessible to others. Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse) is the title character. He searches for answers all his life, but discovers that they are inside him. Siddhartha comes to this realization after he's abandoned all his loved ones. He calls it the...

Richard Wright, an influential black writer, stated in 1937 that their Eyes Were Looking God had no theme, message or thought. Wright's strong critique exemplified a nationis attitude to Zora Neale Hurstonis second book. African-Americans were satisfied by the iwhite manisi stereotypes of African American culture. This book also contained the humor that Caucasians see in this prejudice. The...

Sir Gawain, the nephew of King Arthur and Camelot's most revered knights, appears in "Sir Gawain's Green Knight". Gawain, however, is not static and ideal, but real and human, as opposed to other medieval characters. Gawain is an example of virtue in fit one, fit two and fit three. However, in fit three, Gawain hides the green girdle he received from his host. Gawain's honesty is valued more than...