"The Selfish Giant" is a fairy tale written for children by Oscar Wilde, an Irish writer. [A fairy tale is a children's story that features imaginary or magical places and beings.] Following is the summary of the story. Once upon a time there was a beautiful garden. The children of the village used to come... Continue Reading →
Liberty and Democracy
(This essay features in B.Ed. 1st Year's General English book, Tribhuvan University) Gist of the Essay The essayist argues for liberal democracy. A liberal democracy has two characteristics: (i) a government based upon the fair election of its leaders (democracy), and (ii) a political system that ensures basic liberties of speech, assembly, religion and property... Continue Reading →
A Respectable Woman
Writer: Kate Chopin (original name: Katherine O'Flaherty) (1851-1904) Characters: Mrs. Baroda Gaston, Mrs. Baroda's husband Gouvernail, Gaston's college friend Theme: inner conflict between unrestrained desire and social limitations of a respectable woman Summary plus Interpretation of the Story "A Respectable Woman" is a short story written by an American writer Kate Chopin. The story highlights... Continue Reading →
Victory on Everest
(By James Ramsey Ullman from Adventures in Appreciation, Walter Loban, Dorothy Holmstrom and Luella B. Cook, Eds. 1953) The Gist of the Essay This essay is a thrilling account of how Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa finally reached the peak of the Mount Everest on May 29, 1953 at 11:30 a.m. Hillary from New... Continue Reading →
Neighbours
Writer: Tom Winton, full name Timothy John Winton (b. 1960) Characters: The young couple Macedonian family Polish widower The neighborhood little boy The neighborhood women The midwife Theme: Multiculturalism; establishment of friendly relationship among neighbours despite cultural and linguistic barriers. Summary of the story The short story "Neighbours" by an Australian writer Tom Winton raises... Continue Reading →
The Gift in Wartime
I offer you rosesBuried in your new graveI offer you my wedding gownTo cover your tomb still green with grass. You give me medalsTogether with silver starsAnd the yellow pips on your badgeUnused and still shining. I offer you my youthThe days we were still in loveMy youth died awayWhen they told me the bad... Continue Reading →
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