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    The climax of the story occurred when Brently Mallard, who was assumed to be dead throughout the story, opened the front door with the latchkey. He was alive, was not even near the place of accident. On seeing her husband alive, Louise’s poor heart couldn’t take it in and she died out of a heart disRead more

    The climax of the story occurred when Brently Mallard, who was assumed to be dead throughout the story, opened the front door with the latchkey. He was alive, was not even near the place of accident. On seeing her husband alive, Louise’s poor heart couldn’t take it in and she died out of a heart disease.

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    Charlie Bucket is a young boy from a poor family who wins a rare golden ticket to Willy Wonka's magical chocolate factory. Along with four other lucky children, Charlie embarks on a wondrous journey of discovery, filled with unexpected surprises and delicious treats. As the group explores the factorRead more

    Charlie Bucket is a young boy from a poor family who wins a rare golden ticket to Willy Wonka‘s magical chocolate factory. Along with four other lucky children, Charlie embarks on a wondrous journey of discovery, filled with unexpected surprises and delicious treats. As the group explores the factory, they must face temptations, tests of character, and the mysterious Oompa–Loompas. In the end, Charlie proves to be the most virtuous of the group, and wins the grand prize.

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    The “monstrous joy” meant happiness of self fulfillment. Louise knew that she had loved her husband sometimes and often she had not but that did not matter anymore. She would grieve for her husband when she saw the body but that was it. She realized, with a hidden glee, that after the funeral, she wRead more

    The “monstrous joy” meant happiness of self fulfillment. Louise knew that she had loved her husband sometimes and often she had not but that did not matter anymore. She would grieve for her husband when she saw the body but that was it. She realized, with a hidden glee, that after the funeral, she would be free to do what she wanted. This monstrous joy of living for herself, away from the repressed  love and toxic marriage, was appealing to her. Louise was torn between two emotions as whether to express happiness for her new found freedom or sorrow for her husband’s death, and hence, the use of monstrous joy.
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    Kabuliwala is a short story written by Rabindranath Tagore. It tells the story of a poor Afghan merchant, Rahamat, and his friendship with a five-year-old Bengali girl, Mini. Rahamat visits India every year to sell dry fruits and this year he meets Mini, who is fascinated by his stories. Rahamat andRead more

    Kabuliwala is a short story written by Rabindranath Tagore. It tells the story of a poor Afghan merchant, Rahamat, and his friendship with a five–year–old Bengali girl, Mini. Rahamat visits India every year to sell dry fruits and this year he meets Mini, who is fascinated by his stories. Rahamat and Mini form a strong bond and he starts to visit her regularly, bringing her gifts. However, when Rahamat is arrested by the police, Mini and her family try to help him. In the end, Rahamat is deported from India, but Mini and her family promise to keep in touch with him. This heartwarming story shows the power of friendship across cultures.

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    There are mainly two themes in the poem Night of the Scorpion. Superstition The poem reveals the superstitions that prevail in the Indian Society. A large number of people gather at poet’s house after coming to know that his mother is bitten by a scorpion. However, rather than taking her to hospitalRead more

    There are mainly two themes in the poem Night of the Scorpion.

    • Superstition

    The poem reveals the superstitions that prevail in the Indian Society. A large number of people gather at poet’s house after coming to know that his mother is bitten by a scorpion.

    However, rather than taking her to hospital or curing her, they begin giving their own assumptions. Some of them say that her sins will be forgiven. Some other say that she will not suffer in after rebirth. Some other begin praying for her well-being after her death.

    • Motherhood

    The poem also highlights the motherly love of poet’s mother. She is bitten by the scorpion and spends 24 hours in quite unbearable pain. However after recovering, she does not blame the scorpion and rather says thank God the scorpion picked on me and spared my children.

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    The theme of the story is about responsibility, hope, hardships, sincerity and staying satisfied. To the world, they are happy boys who are doing various jobs, earning a good amount of money and everything is well in their lives. But as we all have heard the proverb “All that glitters is not gold”,Read more

    The theme of the story is about responsibility, hope, hardships, sincerity and staying satisfied. To the world, they are happy boys who are doing various jobs, earning a good amount of money and everything is well in their lives.

    But as we all have heard the proverb “All that glitters is not gold”, which means that though they appeared to be happy, but deep inside they were facing the bitter reality of their lives, hardships, struggles and sacrificing their happiness to bring back normalcy in the life of their tuberculosis afflicted sister. They were orphans and homeless.

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    Rain proved to be big disaster for Lencho. He expected that it will make the crops suitable for harvesting. However, the opposite happened. It started hailing and the whole crop was destroyed. Lencho was devastated. He feared that he will have nothing to feed himself as well as his family.

    Rain proved to be big disaster for Lencho. He expected that it will make the crops suitable for harvesting. However, the opposite happened. It started hailing and the whole crop was destroyed. Lencho was devastated. He feared that he will have nothing to feed himself as well as his family.

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    Lencho consoled his family by assuring them that there is still hope from God. He believed that no one will die of hunger as God is always with them and Hi will certainly help them to overcome this disaster.

    Lencho consoled his family by assuring them that there is still hope from God. He believed that no one will die of hunger as God is always with them and Hi will certainly help them to overcome this disaster.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    In the morning, Lencho waited eagerly for the rain. His crops were blooming with flowers and he expected that rain will prove beneficial for it. It will make the crops ripe and suitable for harvesting.

    In the morning, Lencho waited eagerly for the rain. His crops were blooming with flowers and he expected that rain will prove beneficial for it. It will make the crops ripe and suitable for harvesting.

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    The story ended in quite a thrilling turn of events. After hearing her husband’s death, Louise Mallard wanted to be alone in the room. Over there instead of grieving, she realized with a joy that she was finally free and no one would ever impose a rule upon her anymore. Finally on her sister’s earneRead more

    The story ended in quite a thrilling turn of events. After hearing her husband’s death, Louise Mallard wanted to be alone in the room. Over there instead of grieving, she realized with a joy that she was finally free and no one would ever impose a rule upon her anymore. Finally on her sister’s earnest requests, she came down the stairs with her when she saw someone was opening the door. It was her husband, Brently Mallard, still alive. He was never in an accident. On seeing her husband alive and realized that she was trapped in the marriage again, her poor heart couldn’t take the strain and she died of a heart disease- “of joy that kills.”

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