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My review of the story'The Stoat’ by John McGahern' There is no denying the fact that in the story ‘The Stoat’ by John McGahern we have the theme of self-contentedness, terror, blame, negative response and integrity. Narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator the reader realizes after reading the story that McGahern may be exploring the theme of selfishness. The protagonist’s father on hearing that Miss McCabe has had a heart attack decides to abandon any notions he had of getting engaged to Miss McCabe. It is as though the protagonist’s father doesn’t want to care for Miss McCabe should the need arise. This may be important as it suggests that the protagonist’s father is being selfish. Thinking only of his own approach rather than on how Miss McCabe may feel.   It envisages to be a case that if the focal point is not on him he does not want to get engaged to or marry Miss McCabe. If anything Miss McCabe has become a liability rather than an asset to the prota

My review of the story 'The Lemon Orchard by Alex la Guma' There is no denying the fact that in ‘The Lemon Orchard’ by Alex la Guma we encompass the theme of racial discrimination, favoritism, chain of command and prejudice. Having narrated in the third person by an anonymous raconteur, the reader realizes after reading the story that la Guma may be exploring the theme of bigotry and inequity. The coloured man who is described by his captors as being a ‘hotnot’ is being led throughout the lemon orchard by a cluster of white men. His hands are bound and for part of the story he has the muzzle of a shotgun against his back. His only crime was to have an argument or indifference with the local church minister. This suggests that there is a hierarchy occurring and the coloured man is at the lower end of the scale due to his skin colour. It might also be important to mention that the story is set during the apartheid era in South Africa.   When black people did not have the s

Stigmatization  and analysis of the the story ‘The Stoat There is no denying the fact that in the story ‘The Stoat’ by John McGahern we have the theme of self-centeredness, terror, blame, negative response and integrity. Narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator the reader realizes after reading the story that McGahern may be exploring the theme of selfishness. The protagonist’s father on hearing that Miss McCabe has had a heart attack decides to abandon any notions he had of getting engaged to Miss McCabe. It is as though the protagonist’s father doesn’t want to care for Miss McCabe should the need arise. This may be important as it suggests that the protagonist’s father is being selfish. Thinking only of his own approach rather than on how Miss McCabe may feel.   It envisages to be a case that if the focal point is not on him he does not want to get engaged to or marry Miss McCabe. If anything Miss McCabe has become a liability rather than an asset to the protago

Stigmatization and analysis of  the story-The Lemon Orchard by Alex la Guma There is no denying the fact that in ‘The Lemon Orchard’ by Alex la Guma we encompass the theme of racial discrimination, favoritism, chain of command and prejudice. Having narrated in the third person by an anonymous raconteur, the reader realizes after reading the story that la Guma may be exploring the theme of bigotry and inequity. The coloured man who is described by his captors as being a ‘hotnot’ is being led throughout the lemon orchard by a cluster of white men. His hands are bound and for part of the story he has the muzzle of a shotgun against his back. His only crime was to have an argument or indifference with the local church minister. This suggests that there is a hierarchy occurring and the coloured man is at the lower end of the scale due to his skin colour. It might also be important to mention that the story is set during the apartheid era in South Africa.   When black people did not h

 My favourite story:'The Fall of the House of Usher.' by Edgar Allan Poe The Fall of the House of Usher has been reflected in black and white in the form of the Gothic style which is perceptible from the launch of this anecdote, the withstand and ambiance mirror the narrator’s depressing mood as if the corporal world is associated to him or one way or another conscious of his existence. This is typical of Gothic literature. The bleak horror of this scene is bound to correspond to greater horrors within. As Edgar Allan Poe has contemplated in the story, "The Fall of the House of Usher", he revitalizes categorization, and imagery to illustrate fear, terror, and shadows on the human intelligence.  Roderick and his twin sister Madeline are the last of the all time-honored House of Usher. They are both suffering from rather strange illnesses which may be attributed to the intermarriage of the family. Roderick suffers from "a morbid acuteness of the senses&quo