Love is not something uncommonly explored in stories across the world. In fact, love encompasses a myriad of themes and transcends countless generations. From tumultuous romances to unrequited crushes, and even the devotion expressed between friends and family, love is intricately intertwined into people’s lives and stories. As such, people love love. One such storyContinue reading “An Account of the Complexity of Courtship, Love, and Perfection in “The Tale of Genji””
Monthly Archives: November 2019
An Encounter with Death in Leo Tolstoy’s “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” and its Thematic Relation in Multicultural Literature
The dead man lay, as dead men always do, especially heavily…. — Leo Tolstoy, “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” The meaning of life, the value of life, is a topic that fascinate us. Writers across generations seek to explain this very topic. Even in great works, such as Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis” and Albert Camus’Continue reading “An Encounter with Death in Leo Tolstoy’s “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” and its Thematic Relation in Multicultural Literature”