Irony in Pride and Prejudice Use of word with humorous or satirical intention , as a result of which the meaning is the exact opposite of what actually said, is called irony . According to Prof. Chevalier, “the basic feature of every irony is a contrast between a reality and an appearance.” Irony is Jane Austen…

Heart of Darkness is replete with symbols. In Heart of Darkness every person and everything means more than what we are likely to find on a superficial level. The novel is based on both the historical facts and the facts of Conrad’s own experiences. But Conrad has tried to convey the deeper truths underlying b…

Okonkwo , the protagonist of the novel, was tall and stout with bushy eyebrows and a wide nose on his face. He looked strict, severe and harsh. While sleeping he snored and breathed heavily. He walked on his toes, raising his heels. It looked as if he would pounce upon someone. He lacked patience, whenever he wa…

Book Review & Short Summary Toni Morrison’s  Beloved   was published in 1987. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and was a finalist for the National Book Award. Inspired by the real-life story of a runaway African-American slave named Margaret Garner, who killed her own daughter to prevent her…

The  comedy of manners  is a genre of play which satirizes the manners and affectations of a social class or of multiple classes, often represented by stereotypical stock characters. The Comedy of Manners had its origin in Ben Jonson's Comedy of Humours. It was called the Comedy of Manners because it did not …

Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies is a short story about Indo-American family . She gives in the story ample glimpses at the life style as well as outlook on life of such a family. Her personal knowledge and experience have specifically enriched her account and given it both truth and depth. Both the exter…