Ahithophel so that the LORD might bring evil against the young man – Absalom‚ both Absalom and the people of Israel who hearts he has won said that the counsel of Hushai the Achite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. When Ahithophel saw that his prominent counsel was rejected‚ he went home‚ put his house in order and hanged himself. This was followed by a terrible battle in the wood of Ephraim‚ won by David’s army‚ and Absalom was‚ however‚ killed in flight in spite David’s fatherly but pathetic
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INTRDUCTION Allegory is a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms‚ figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another. In other words allegory is a story in words or prose‚ with double meaning. It has a primary or a surface meaning and it has got a secondary or under the surface meaning. One of the best known allegory in English language‚ is John Bunyan’s “The Pilgrim’s Progress”. The Pilgrim’s Progress
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Kumalo The pastor of Ixopo‚ a village in the rural South African region of Ndotsheni‚ Kumalo visits Johannesburg in order to save his sister‚ Gertrude‚ when he receives a letter telling him that she is ill‚ but then begins to search for his son‚ Absalom‚ who had gone to Johannesburg but never returned. A kind and just man who believes in the strength of family life‚ Kumalo searches desperately for his son in order to reunite his family‚ but becomes an activist for social justice and a return to rural
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reader to think more about the big picture‚ rather than what is happening page by page. In the novel‚ Cry the Beloved County‚ allusions to the Bible are very apparent and hold high significance in the story. The character Absalom shows tremendous similarities to the Biblical Absalom and almost seem to be made out of the same mold. Steven Kumalo from the novel and the simple man Job from the bible
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reconciliation. Stephan Kumalo is often displayed as the protagonist of the book‚ even though Paton emphasizes racial differences by using the points of view of many different individuals. Throughout his journey to find his son‚ Absalom‚ Kumalo is seemingly fighting an inner battle. Kumalo can be seen slowly diminishing‚ mentally and emotionally‚ as the outcome keeps taking turns for the worse. The first time where Kumalo weakens‚ is when he receives the letter from Msimangu concerning
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of the city and then for Absalom. The first piece of evidence occurs when Kumalo arrives at the bus station in Johannesburg. He is robbed of a pound by a young man and then meets Mr. Mafolo‚ who helps him in his time of distress(Paton 48-49). There is also evidence that the other people in Sophiatown are afraid. We are also afraid‚ right here in Sophiatown.(Paton 52) said Msimangu. Later when Kumalo is talking with Msimangu he tells him about Absalom. He says that Absalom never writes anymore. He
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Comprehensive Notes for BA & MA Courses‚ UGC-NET / JRF‚ SET‚ SLET‚ MPhil & PhD Entrance Tests‚ and PSC and UPSC Exams in English Literature SAMPLE BOOKLET Co-ordinated by Kalyani Vallath 67 Vrindavan Gardens Pattom Palace PO Trivandrum—4‚ Kerala Ph: 0471-2444402 ; 9387839871 1Foreword This Sample Booklet offers a glimpse into Vallaths TES notes on English Literature that helps students excel in a variety of examinations-- BA & MA‚ UGC-NET / JRF‚ SET‚ SLET‚ MPhil &
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Frank A. Clark once said‚ “A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be.” In the book Cry the Beloved Country and the play Fences by August Wilson‚ this statement is made true. Stephen Kumalo‚ the father of Absalom in Cry the Beloved Country‚ is a Zulu pastor in a small town in Ndotsheni who‚ over the last few years‚ has grown distant from his son who moved to an urbanized city called Johannesburg. He leaves his house‚ after receiving a letter that his sister is sick
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The Purpose of Criticism: Literary criticism has at least three primary purposes. (1) To help us resolve a difficulty in the reading. The historical approach‚ for instance‚ might be helpful in addressing a problem in Thomas Otway’s play Venice Preserv’d. Why are the conspirators‚ despite the horrible‚ bloody details of their obviously brutish plan‚ portrayed in a sympathetic light? If we look at the author and his time‚ we see that he was a Tory whose play was performed in the wake of the Popish
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discrimination against minorities. Nobel prize winner and literary merit William Faulkner‚ was a preeminent American author who examined and presented such archetype through his southern style genre and works‚ A Rose for Emily‚ The Sound and the Fury and Absalom‚ Absalom. Connected to his work‚ William Faulkner is heralded today to be one of the greatest southern-interpreted writers in American history. His brilliant description of the racial battle during the 19th century is craftily persuasive and exhaustively
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