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A Very Old man with Enormous Wings Summary and Short Question Answers Summary Pelayo encounters a homeless, frightened elderly man with enormous wings in his yard one day while hunting crabs in a rainfall that had lasted for days. The elderly guy is unclean and feeble, and he speaks a language that is difficult to understand. In the end, Pelayo and Elisenda assume that the elderly man was an angel who had attempted to save their ill kid by attempting to take him or her to paradise. Pelayo's next-door neighbour urges him to kill the angel with a wood, but once their kid heals, he and Elisenda forgive their visitor. Having the elderly guy living in their chicken coop attracts a lot of attention from interested onlookers. Priest Father Gonzaga, a local priest, informs the villagers that the elderly guy, who seems to be untidy and does not speak Latin, probably isn't an angel. As a result, Father Gonzaga decides to seek the advice of his bis...

The Half-closed Eyes of the Buddha and the Slowly Sinking Sun Summary and Short Question Answers Summary The story entitled ' The Half-closed Eyes of the Buddha and the Slowly Sinking Sun' deals with the monologues of two characters a tourist guide in Kathmandu valley and a foreign tourist. The story is different from conventional stories and, instead of showing actions and events, the story records what the two characters think in a stream of consciousness technique. The two major characters of this story are a western tourist and a Nepali tourist guide. The tourist is a confident woman, who claims to be an expert in knowing Nepal thoroughly, even more than the guide. She is well-versed in Nepalese history, having read many books about it. There is an opening scene in which a tourist describes the view of a green valley in Kathmandu. Having grown up surrounded by plains, mountains, and the sea, she enjoys this place for its natural scen...

A Devoted Son Summary and Short Question Answer Summary A Devoted Son is a realistic narrative set in an Indian town about a middle-class Indian family. The tale demonstrates how parents value their children's ambition and how a son should honor his parents' wishes. Rakesh, a loyal son, is mentioned in the story title, and the storyline focuses on him. He is from a rural Indian village. Varma's father used to be a salesperson for vegetable. So, he did not get any education. So, he has high ambitions towards his son Rakesh. The narrative begins with the good news that he passed his medical test, followed by a family gathering with the neighbors. He leaves when he is offered the opportunity to continue his education in the United States. Mr. Varma is proud of his son since he did well in the exam. Although some people say that he will forget about his past and become egoistic. Despite being offered a job at one of America's most pr...

Every Morning I Wake Summary and Short Question Answer Summary “Every Morning I Wake” is an extract from Under the Milk Wood. In this poem, Thomas prays to the magnificent God to have mercy on ordinary inhabitants living under the Milk Wood. While invoking God in this poem, the speaker begs for his or her benevolence for the people of Milk Wood, a little hamlet located under Milk Wood. Many people call this poem a sunset poem or a prayer poem. This poem serves as a strong reminder that nothing compares to God. God is the only creator of the cosmos. In one verse, it expresses the essence of all prayers. We humans are nothing but just a ball of cartilage and collagen. In this poem Every morning, a devoted follower of God who is fully aware of God's grandeur rises from his or her bed and prays to God for compassion for all creatures. God may not be physically present on our planet, yet God has the ability to direct their actions from afar. God ...

A DAY Summary and Short Question Answers Summary In the "A Day" poem, Dickinson, through the use of brilliant imagery and symbols, describes a beautiful day that leads children from innocence to experience. This describes the rising of the sun, what happens after it rises, and what happens after the sun sets. A thin ribbon of light descends from above the steeple, altering its hue from blue to purple. Upon hearing of the sun rising, the news spreads or the light rays travel like the squirrels running to get away. Sunlight reveals the black hills and a bobolink, a tiny American bird, sings in the lovely morning. When the sun shines, it makes everything and everyone happy and comfortable. In order to ensure that the sun will rise with lovely and wonderful rays, the speaker speaks to himself. Sunrise is confirmed by magnificent scenery, pristine hills, and the singing of the bobolink. The speaker lacks confidence in his description of the sun...

THE BULL Summary and Short Question Answer Summary The Bull Play is set in the time when it was the late eighteenth century. Ranabahadur Shah, the grandson of Prithvi Narayan Shah, was the king of Nepal. Ranabahadur Shah was fond of bulls. In his one act play “The Bull,” Bhimnidhi Tiwari dramatizes an incident related to Ranabahadur Shah’s craze for bulls to make a biting satire on the feudal system, which dehumanizes human beings to such an extent that their existence depends on their deferential treatment towards the four-footed animals like bulls. One-act play "The Bull" has been written by Nepali poet and playwright Bhimnidhi Tiwari, who is widely regarded as one of the country's greatest writers. A satire of the feudal structure in the society at the time of the play (18th century). As a result of the death of King Rana Bahadur Shah's bull, Male, a bull doctor and two cowherds named Jitman and Gore are in a state of fear. In ...

Facing Death Summary and Short Question Answers Summary In Facing Death, Strindberg dramatizes a heroic sacrifice made by a bankrupt man for the sake of his daughters. Characters: Durand : Hardworking Father Adele (27 Years) : Eldest daughter of Durand Anette (24 Years) and Therese (24 Years) = Daughters of Durand Antonio : Person living in Durand’s lodge from some months As a former railroad worker, widower, and pension (lodge) owner, Mr. Durand is in financial difficulty. Adele, 27, Annette, 24, and Therese (24 yrs) are his daughters. Adele does cooking, Mr. Durand serves visitors, cleans, and does errands (including delivering and bringing things). Therese and Annette are useless daughters who don’t do any work rather always behave rudely with their father. They're all grown up now and live with him at the house with him. The fa...

A Matter for Husband Summary and Short Question Answers Summary Published in 1923, A Matter of Husband sheds light on the basic function of actors: to make the audience believe in illusion. Initially, the young lady approaches the famous actress furiously, pleading for her husband's return. Famous actress firmly denies stealing her husband. Her claim is that he was awarded a contract for a case once, and she claims to know him from that. The young lady claims that her husband has been sending flowers and writing love letters to her. She reads her husband's love letter to the actress out loud. After hearing this, the actress blushes and continues to deny receiving any flowers or notes from him. In order to make Earnest Young Woman believe that she and her husband had a misunderstanding, she now claims that something strange happened. The Earnest Young Woman convinces Earnest Young Woman that her husband is playing with ...

Human Rights and The Age of Inequality Short Question Answer and Summary Summary In “Human Rights and the Age of Inequality,” Samuel Moyn deals with the drastic mismatch between the egalitarian crisis and the human rights remedy that demands not a substitute but a supplement. He points out that the human rights regime and movement are simply not equipped to challenge global inequalities. Moyn tells a story about Croesus, the last Lydian king, who was rich and thought he was the happiest person on Earth. To him, his people should be happy and free of any pain, but he didn't want to spend his money on them. After he lost, the Persian King Cyrus the Great and his troops took over his money. The author compares this situation to today's world, where there is a lot of inequality and not enough money and resources for everyone. There hasn't been any progress toward equal rights and property fo...

Humility Summary and Short Question Answers by Yuval Noah Harari Summary In the essay, Humility, Yuval Noah Harari exemplifies the virtue of humility in that he debunks humanity’s illusions of superiority and mastery. He claims morality, art, spirituality and creativity are universal human abilities embedded in our DNA. Yuval Yuval Noah Harari, a well-known Jerusalem writer, is the author of the essay Humility. According to him, we are born with the ability to be moral, artistic, intellectual, and creative. He demonstrates the virtue of humility by demolishing human illusions of supremacy and dominance over the natural world. As a general rule, most individuals feel that they are the centre of the universe and that their culture is the foundation of human evolution. Most people don't have the ability to be humble, says Harari, and that's something we should work on. Humbleness is shown ...

Knowledge and Wisdom Short Question Answers and Summary Summary In this essay, Russell differentiates between knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge and wisdom are different things. According to him, knowledge is defined as the acquisition of data and information, while wisdom is defined as the practical application and use of the knowledge to create value. Wisdom is gained through learning and practical experience, not just memorization. In this article, the author discusses numerous aspects of wisdom. His definition of wisdom includes: i) sense of proportion ii) awareness and feeling iii) freedom from bias iv) objectivity v) mental component Russell defines wisdom in the first half of this article, and then discusses how to get it in the second. Wisdom cannot progress without information. He claims that wisdom and knowledge must both be pursued at the same time. As a result, Russel's precise explanat...

Soft Storm Summary and Short Question Answers by Abhi Subedi Summary The main summary of the poem entitled “Soft Storm,” Subedi, is the feeling that is developed with a touch of compassion in the speaker, which contemplates over the absurdities of tumultuous times. It's written in free verse by Abhi Subedi. It's a beautiful mix of natural and social descriptions, and it's written in rhyme. On the surface, it shows the speaker's journey through a narrow street and the lights of Kathmandu at night. In its deeper meaning, it shows people's indifference to the poor conditions and suffering of the people, male practices, a tumultuous atmosphere, and chaos in the Nepalese society. The First Stanza Using words like "tumultuous" and "eerie," the poet first shows the chaos in Nepalese society. Then, he moves to a more hopeful situation by ...

The Awakening Age Question Answer and Summary Summary "The Awakening Age" is a poem by Nigerian poet and novelist Ben Okri. In it, he shows the African people's difficulties and pains. He appeals or calls for the peace, prosperity, happiness, liberation, unity and harmony among the people of the world. He wishes to awaken the whole world and its people from the world of darkness, and poverty to the awakening age of enlightenment. The poem has seven stanzas and each stanza contains two lines. As the poem has altogether 14 lines, it looks like a sonnet. It opens with a colloquial words like 'Oye'. Then, he talks about journey of the people who travel in the meridian line, have vision of the new world. The speaker wants Africans to see a new world. He wants the African to see and feel the awakening age. They have endured years of starvation, suffering, and poverty, making them a poor and m...

Word Meanings of Marriage as a Social Institution institution (n.): an established custom boundaries (n.): dividing lines/lines that make limits heir (n.): a person with the legal right to receive property or money when the owner dies appetite (n.): physical desire esp. food or pleasure unrestrained (adj.): not controlled impulses (n): sudden urge to act without thinking about the results transgressing (v.): going beyond the limits of (what is morally, socially, or legally acceptable) cohabitation (n.): the state of living together and having a sexual relationship without being married bolster (n.): a thick pillow shaped like a long tube intangible (adj.): that cannot be easily or clearly understood normative (adj.): describing or setting standa...

On Libraries Exercise and Summary Summary “On Libraries” is written in praise of intellectual freedom, community work, and the ecstasy of serendipitous discovery. Among the titans of mind and spirit shaped and saved by libraries, Oliver Sacks was the great neurologist, author, and voracious reader. This essay is a personal essay about Oliver Sacks, who was a bookworm and fond of reading books in libraries. While growing up, Oliver Sacks lived in an oak paneled library left to him by his father, a Hebrew scholar and admirer of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906). Books by Henrik Ibsen, poetry by his father's generation, and adventure and history books owned by his siblings filled the shelves of their family's library. He'd read Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, an English short story writer. He was captivated by the story of Mowgli, a fictitious character in the book. In ...