DP Literature

The Written Assignment is due in exactly 1 month and 2 days from today (May 11th, 2019). I have been brainstorming several topics which I wanted to focus on. Mainly the use of foil characters which I have narrowed down to Dr. Rank and Mrs. Linde. Honestly, I feel that I would be able to do it with Mrs. Linde as I can contrast her with Nora. However, it's probably an overused topic choice as it sprang to mind upon first glance. Therefore, I decided that I will (with 90% certainty) do my written assignment on Dr. Rank. Some of the things which I could discuss in the written assignment are how Dr. Rank is contrasted to society (ie the degrading backbone of society, how unconcerned he is of others opinions). This is then juxtaposed with Torvald and how he is concerned about others' opinions of him. They are further contrasted with the treatment of their wives. Torvald patronizes his wife whereas Dr. Rank is kind and nurturing (Ibsen uses him to criticize society's general treat...

So, it's been a week since I've last posted and I am excited to announce that we have finally finished the reading of both texts and will soon begin reading G12 plays which full under the genre of drama. However, with every blessing comes a curse (kind of) and we have to complete the written assignment now which is I believe around a 1500 world literary exploration of a piece we studied (so either Marquez's Chronicle of A Death Foretold or Ibsen's A Doll's House). That brings me on to my next point which is the choice of doing either Chronicle of A Death Foretold or A Doll's House. I am leaning towards A Doll's House however, I am keeping my options open. I will be making a brainstorm of ideas regarding the different topic which I can explore with respects to the prompt which I have chosen for each of the respective texts. I feel as I have a better understanding of A Doll's House and can interpret its literary features more effectively therefore, I fee...

Alright, here we go, a random blog post. Firstly, I will begin with addressing the interactive oral which we had yesterday. It was our final interactive oral and definitely wan't our best to say the least. I felt that I didn't provide much substance to the discussion this time and feel that overall, as a class, we were definitely not engaged with Chronicle compared to A Doll's House. The one we did on Ibsen's "A Doll's House" was very thought provoking and intellectually stimulating however, yesterday was sadly a disappointment. I do feel that it was in some ways beneficial to our understanding of the book such as exploring the contextual considerations that it encompasses. I personally prepared the biographical and historical aspects even though they were slightly under-discussed as whenever we would talk about them there would be an abrupt change of topic. This resulted in us not exploring the historical aspects in very thorough detail. (I'll take th...

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, affectionately known as "Gabo" is a world-famous acclaimed Colombian novelist. Gabriel viewed himself as a journalist first followed by a novelist. However, above all he considered himself a realist. Gabriel is the founder of the literary genre coined "Magic Realism". A genre which incorporates fantastic or mythical elements into realist literature. Gabriel Garcia Marquez pertained outwardly to his political affiliations and views. Gabriel was a passionate believer in the leftist ideological outlooks of Karl Marx and therefore, had developed a sincere (in the eyes of the public) relationship with the  communist leader who fueled the revolution in Cuba and ruled with an iron fist, Mr. Fidel Castro. Gabriel had previously stated that their profound relationship was one built on their common interest in literature. Gabriel and Castro were both two individuals intrigued by literature and therefore, Castro began to thoroughly admire Gabriel's ...

Prescribed gender roles in "A Doll's House" are prevalent in all characters that interact within the play. Nora, is a victim of society's norms as she places her moral conscious above the law of mankind which is considered a crime. However, in reality, the crime she committed was to save her husband which she loved. " According to it a woman has no right to spare her old dying father, or to save her husband's life. I can't believe that". This quote implies that the patriarchal laws existing in the roots of society condemn Nora for carrying out an act of justice.  In Ibsen's realist play there are no antagonistic characters and all the characters have flaws which are constantly observed by the reader. Torvald, a character who one would believe to be an un-respected male in today's society was acting the role of a "perfect" husband and provider for the family. However, in the climax of the play Ibsen depicts the flaws which Torvald...