The Motif of Isolation in the Short Stories of Jhumpa Lahiri
I think that isolation is one of the most important motifs in all of Jhumpa Lahiri’s short stories. In all of the stories, people feel isolated and lonely where they are, whether it is because of a move away from their country, or because they feel that they have nothing in common with some other person or people. In “A Temporary Matter", the marriage between Shoba and Shukumar is in shatters, and they both find that they have nothing in…...
FictionIsolationLiteratureLoneliness
Kenyan Division in A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat demonstrates, to a greater extent, the division and isolation of Kenyan individuals in Kenya at the time described in the novel, Ngfigi was Thiong’o skilfully exhibits the physical, forced isolation political division and emotional separation of Kenyan individuals during the period leading up to Uhuru. The British are the cause of many Kenyans being physically isolated and separated from their families and homes, “When Mugo was arrested he was taken to Tigoni Police Station and then…...
CultureEthicsIsolationPsychology
The Theme of Isolation in Of Mice and Men
A common theme found in Of Mice and Men is of isolation, the state of being alone and secluded from others. Steinbeck offers many instances in which the characters feel lonely, but I believe that crooks is the loneliest. He has no actual name, due to his lack of importance in the farm, but is given the nickname “Crooks“ by the other ranch hands because he is crippled. In addition, he is commonly referred to as the stable buck or…...
IsolationLiteratureLonelinessRacism
Isolation in The Fall of the House of Usher
In “The Fall of the House of Usher” Edgar Allan Poe shows that living in isolation can lead to madness in Roderick Usher by the way he’s been described as if on opium, and the way that Usher has locked himself in his home for so long “During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year ” starts the story out appropriately. lt eludes to how Roderick Usher’s senses are overly-acute and how…...
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Fighting Isolation Effects in Older Adults
Since this coronavirus pandemic has started, the community that my workplace services have been facing an increasing problem with mental health. Being told to stay inside and distance ourselves from individuals and loved ones who we were once able to have physical contact without the fear of becoming sick, has changed the way society thinks and the mental strength of some individuals. The individuals I have noticed that have been heavily impacted by the isolation includes older adults, 65 and…...
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