Why Literature is important.

In what ways could Wallace’s theory about education be applicable to the writing of Alice Munro? Justify your conclusion

I believe the Mr wallace tried to express the ideas that educated people are better able to keep their emotions controlled in different scenarios because they are able to create more open-minded frames of people during their  everyday life, unlike someone less educated whom would more likely create a mindset of a person being the same or less of them. A key example is when Wallace articulated the event of standing in a shopping line and being unable to control yourself when another person is slow, Wallace feels that a less educated person would not take into account what has happened to the person in the day, while a more educated person would, or would most of the time.

Furthermore the idea that more educated people are able to do this starts from the idea that they are able to paint pictures of people in different scenarios because they have read these examples in literature, we see literature giving them a base line to be more open and sympathetic towards society as they are able to better paint a picture of someone, when they are struggling, furthermore he specifically does not state they always do this, but they would be most likely to do so. We see being educated with literature having an integral role in how we perceive society as we would be able to better paint a picture of someone, which would take into account sympathy towards that person.

Lastly we see Munros work and the topic she writes upon being able to better control our emotions, as the topics she cover are an integral theme we see in today's society and within many families. It is not only important to read literature but also important to take into account the different themes in literature, Munro does this well in her short stories as many cover themes which are present in society. As Munro gives different examples of women in different situations, we as human would better able to paint a frame of someone in our everyday life as we can relate the person to Munros many characters. As Munro uses themes which are present in today's society we can easily relate a real life example to a munro character.

Thesis #Historical

The authors historical influence has significance towards the story “Thing fall apart” as is able to give first hand accounts of context within the nigerian lifestyle in early ages of the missionary period.

The main protagonist Nwoye, is a central character employed by Achebe to communicate the missionary lifestyle from a igbo point of view.

Missionary smith was employed as a character to shed light into specific examples of how treatment was, in specific cases, was unethical.

The Egwugwu is revealed to the reader in a critical tone, this is significant as although it is seen as unwanted, it is the main reason why Okonkwo starts his revolution towards the missionaries.    

Igbo

Good evening The royal colonial institute, I have studied the Igbo Culture for the past 20 years and have seen this beautiful culture blossom from what was once many states, to a concrete united state. Now, what is the Igbo society. The society is located in the continent of Africa, specifically in Nigeria. This society has had a drastic development over the past decade, for instance, the community has become more connected to one another. If you traveled through the many societies in the past, you would assume you were in a new country, due to many of the civilizations communicating through different dialects.

Not only have different dialects been developed, but also the way the society functions. At one point the Igbo people relied heavily hunting as a mean of income, and suitability for their family, however I have also seen mass development in this sector. The people have branched out from hunting, to farming, to even art in the form of poetry. Not only has this taken place, but in each foundation we see large development, for example farming has introduced irons tools, the people have mastered the craft of smelting and incorporated it into their daily lifestyle, which is purely stunning as the time scale which this has taken place is extremely rapid.       

Although this may be the case, there is still flaws in this community. A tragic barbaric act which takes place daily in the community is the treatment of babies. In Igbo culture it is seen as abnormal to have twins. The Igbo community treat this abnormality with the most barbaric treatment, they lay the babies to die in the forest, as well as perform rituals towards the women who gave birth to the babies. This leads me onto my next point, which is their religious believe. The community is heavily reliant on superstitions, they perform many rituals to ensure there farming seasons are positive as well as sacrifice many lives to the “gods”. This god is called “chukwu” in the community, and they believe he created life as we know it. They also have a devilish figure in the name of “ekwensu”. This is particularly significant as they have a correlation with our society's believes, however much more barbaric and foolish.      

Achebe Interview

What was the most meaningful takeaway from today’s discussion relating to the cultural or literary context of Achebe’s work?

I feel what was meaningful from today's discussion was how I view Achebe from due to other people's reasoning. Not only did the discussion change my opinion about Achebe but also colonialism in general which we were able to relate to the book in specific ways.  I believe that my group had great questions which we were able to build off of, such as a question I asked

“Do you think that achebe sees colonialism as a core concept to development, or a set back?”

What our group decided was that it is helpful tool for development, however people are being used for other people's advantages. We were then able to the book “things fall apart” as the colonialism brought the churches, which can be seen as less barbaric and created more order in the society. We also discussed how they were being exploited as they were indirectly being controlled. Overall I believe that this experience was good to change our points of views on specific topics.

#13

Through out the Coriolanus text Shakespeare delivers multiple different perspectives which we characterize him from, through the beginning of the text he is seen as selfish and somebody who does not care for the people, rather cares for himself. However as the scene progress we see a large difference in his attributes. our first glimpse of his noble heroic side is shown through the dialect between his mother and his wife. The dialect portrays him these ways as his mother states she rather see him win his battles than love. This is further strengthened through the actions he later carries out. I believe Shakespeare uses this plan of action as a way of showing us his flaws, most heroes are portrayed as flawless however, once Shakespeare distinguishes to us his flaws we can then assume he is not perfect. Something key to acknowledge is the fact that this play is a political play, showcasing flaws is key to reveal to help the reader make a decision on who's side we must take. Secondly while he reveals his flaws, it can help develop the conflicts later to be developed in the play. Moving forward towards the end of the act Shakespeare reveals Coriolanus to be noble through the dialect which involves himself. A key area was when the news of the Volscels came in, in particular who Coriolanus was going to battle. It is revealed he would be battling against Tulles Afidus,  unlike most heroes Coriolanus speaks kindly towards him, proclaiming how much of a great warrior he is, even comparing him to the king of the jungle the lion. This reveals to us how modest Coriolanus could be, he is willing to state kinds things towards his enemy, This is significant because he ends up forming an alliance with him in the later chapters. Finally the battle took place, this is where Shakespeare reveals to us how heroic he can be, He single handily went into battle, which also shows how strong he is. Lastly when he spares Afidus life we see the true character Coriolanus has, most significantly to me, shows how noble he is. 

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Blog Post #11

 What did medieval linguist Antonio de Nebrija mean when he told Queen Isabella that: “language is the perfect instrument of empire?” How has language contributed to colonial power?


When saying this quote we see Antonio has expressed many meanings to show how language is important to an empire. In my opinion Antonio was trying to express how if a language speaks that same language, your society will be in harmony and run to its full potential. 

However I would have to disagree with this quote, I believe if an empire is forced to speak the same language,instead of there own, It would make the people being silenced have hatred towards the specific language. A strong example would be Russia in the 19th century, to be more specific, Soviet Union. From 1922 Russia and 18 other countries formed the U.S.S.R. During the time Russia had a large influence on other countries. They imposed countless rules, and a key rule being the language. Russia forced the language of the U.S.S.R to be Russian, they tried to enforce a universal language, completely disregarding multiple languages including Polish, Ukrainian and Estonian. After 80 years the fall of the U.S.S.R took place. Obviously Language was not the main issue, however many people believe it to be a key component, which is why I disagree with this statement. This empire was not only the empire which tried to enforce a language we also saw it with the great Romans. 

Furthermore, what if a language was not enforced?

We see language in the 21st century not being enforced(to an extent) for example a popular language, English. In modern society we see people choosing to speak the language rather than being forced too. However if they dont choose to speak English, a large majority of opportunities would be lost.