Essays on Narrators

Introduction

Slavery and the slave trade are timeworn practices and institutions in all continents of the world. Slavery and slave trade involved the sale of land, animals, people, etc. different scholars have given various reasons for slave trade, including the need for labor in agriculture, political reasons, commerce, among others, They claim that these reasons may have led to the rise of slavery. There are two dimensions of slavery in pre-colonial Africa: Internal and external slave trade dimensions. The slave trade across the Sahara, the Red Sea, the Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and the Arabian worlds was termed as the external ...

The post-colonial epoch in Nigeria was marred with violence and the suffering of the Igbo people under the umbrella of the Biafra. While the quest to secede still continued and undeterred by the deliberate suffering inflicted by the Nigerian government on the people whose intention was well understood, the story takes excellent analogy using two elementary protagonists, Odenigbo, and Olanna. The narration clearly alludes to the change of era in the Africa nation’s history that led to the suffering of the people. However, disputes should always be contained before they escalate to war. The paradigms of the analogy ...

Unkind Society (Analysis of Frankenstein and R.U.R) It is extremely necessary for an individual to remain connected with the society in his life including family, friends, community, and strangers. In this way, the social environment offers him the kindness and consideration to enjoy a sense of belonging in his social circle. However, if a person is not accepted by society, what happens? In this paper, I will explain how authors use literature to show the effect of lacking the sense of belonging in society. Both Frankenstein and R. U. R (Rossum’s Universal Robots) are complex creatures demonstrating an ...

Narrative point of view refers to the position of the narrator in relation to the story that one is narrating. As such, when evaluating the point of view of the narrator, one focuses on the relationship between the narrator and the characters in the story. There are three major points of view that narrators can adopt while narrating a story. These are first-person, second-person, and third-person point of views. Either of the foregoing points of views have different effect on the understanding and believability of the characters or the story being told, as is evident from O Pioneers! and ...

It was in Dead Poets Society that I have first encountered the words “Carpe diem.” In the movie, the main protagonist (Keating) explained that phrase Carpe Diem with this sentence: “Because we are food for works, lads. Because, believe it or not, each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing, turn cold and die (Dead Poet Society, 14:40- 14:53), that is why Keating further added, “Why I seize the day.” But the real question is what does it take in order for an individual to seize the day? In order to ...