... shop owner from London in his thirties who is trying to cope with a recent break-up with his girlfriend. The novel, like Trainspotting and Bridget Jones", is another potential cult classic. According to Penguin Puntam books, it is a number one best seller, and a critic's favorite on both sides of the Atlantic. (http://www.peguinpuntam.com/static/packages/us/nickhornby/author.htm ... Feminist Literary Theory. This theory, according to Carol Pajaron of the Ateneo de Manila High School English Department, compares and contrasts females in literature with common female stereotypes. In a per...

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... may, Old time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles today Tomorrow will be dying. (1-4) This opening stanza carries an undercurrent of the what many critics call the classic 17th Century "carpe diem" style, however instead of calling for his listener to seize the day, the speaker calls for sensual liberation. It seems that, perhaps in order to maintain ... her beauty will not last, and that in fact, she may soon find herself dead, in a vault. Lines 29-32 morbidly, "approach the mood of Donne, but conclude on a higher note with perhaps the most effective imagery of the poem...

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... of Woman in Indo-Anglian Novel. At an early age, Rukmani is married off at the age of twelve with a poor tenant farmer because of the lack of dowry. We note that Rukmani is prepared at an early age to accept her role as a wife, which is evident in the gay response she makes to her mother, "I shall have a grand wedding ... aimed at weakening her integrity. Thus, by fulfilling cultural values, Rukmani and Ira find in their way of life not only suffering but also a sureness and inner peace. However, the classic image of women in Indian novels has undergone a change in the last three decade...

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