Marginalization Heart of Darkness and God of Small Things

â€Å"No idea remains stagnant. If it is relevant, it lives, it breathes, it changes.† How have notions of story telling or marginalization informed and challenged audiences? In your answer, you must refer to at least TWO set texts, at least ONE of which has been studied since the half yearly. Issues of racism, women discrimination and the corruption of power used to be subtly touched upon or ignored. However they were also viewed differently depending on the era it was brought up in. Yet as time passed by, it seems these issues have become common discussion. This change of significance in how the audience responds and view texts that carry the notions of marginalization can be seen by Joseph Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’ and Arundhati Roy’s†¦show more content†¦Another issue that has been raised continuously throughout time has been how women are depicted in novels. Conrad in particular, reflects his original context by objectifying the women he creates in his novel ‘Heart of Darkness’. The roles of women here are hardly acknowledged and are portrayed as naà ¯ve; senseless beings having to be protected, Marlow commenting that in essence, men ‘†¦must help them†¦stay in that beautiful world of their own†¦ ’ This is characterized in Kurtz’ Intended who is pictured as an ideal woman, ‘†¦smooth and white†¦illumined by the†¦light of belief and love†¦Ã¢â‚¬â„¢ The soft gentle imagery, in particular the use of ‘white’ shapes this woman as pure, submissive and weak, but also isolated in her naivety of the real world. If not white, then the other kind of woman Conrad gives a role to is the savage African mistress. ‘†¦Savage and superb, wild-eyed and magnificent†¦ominous and stately†¦Ã¢â‚¬â„¢ With such large and grand descriptions, Conrad portrays the native woman as defiantly capable however fearful. ‘Wild-eyed†¦ominous and stately†¦Ã¢â‚¬â„¢ illustrate Conrad’s view that the black woman is untamed and uncivilized, akin to an animal and therefore not considered as graceful or a desired woman. These opposing ideas of woman in Conrad’s text inform the audience of today, the strict and patriarc hal ideals of Conrad’s context that were imposed on women. Roy unlike Conrad clearly criticizes the heavily patriarchal society forcedShow MoreRelatedReligious Unrest in Nigeria9418 Words   |  38 Pagessuccessful completion of my term paper Besides it’s with a mouth speechless with thanks and heart heavy with gratitude that i acknowledge the general contributions of my sister nkem Ogbobe and others who’s varying ideas led to my completion of this term paper. Finally i appreciate with felicity, the felicitation and aids of friends whose names are not written in this book but are always in my heart. However errors of omission and commission remain entirely mine. Read MoreRastafarian79520 Words   |  319 PagesTo Donnaree, my wife, and Donnisa, my daughter, the two persons around whom my life revolves; and to the ancestors whose struggles have enabled us to survive and thrive This page intentionally left blank Foreword One of the most useful things about Ennis Edmondss Rastafari: From Outcasts to Culture Bearers is that it correctly traces the connection between the emergence of Rastafarianism and the history of resistance and black consciousness that has been part of the Jamaican experienceRead MoreMetamorphoses Within Frankenstein14861 Words   |  60 Pagesa great d eal of it. How far we wedd ing guests h ave attended to what Frankenstein has to say and how far simp ly and unashamedly bound it to our own purposes is a moot poin t. Still, the fact that it can be — has been — read to mean so many things in its comparatively short lif e is what makes the novel especially fascinating and challenging. And I am concerned in this ar ticle only with the extent and variety of the acad emic critical atten tion Frankenstein has r eceiv ed; only w ith whRead MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 Pagesadd-on of rather random, abbreviated capsule summaries and general overviews. In view of the fact that no phase of history can begin to match the twentieth century in terms of the extent to which it has shaped the contemporary world, this marginalization is particularly pernicious and has been at times literally lethal. The unmatched abundance and accessibility of primary documents and secondary works on world history in the past 100–150 years, which are clearly evident in the citations that