‘Bobok’ by Fyodor Dostoevsky: Short Story Analysis ‘Bobok’ was penned by Dostoevsky in the year 1873. ‘Bobok’ means two things: ‘a small bean’ and ‘nonsense’. This is a philosophical story told in the nonsense style to bring to mind several aspects of intellectual thought but in a humorous way. It is essentially the story of the narrator Ivan Ivanovitch, a complacent … [Read more...] about ‘Bobok’ by Fyodor Dostoevsky: Short Story Analysis
‘The Little Match Girl’ by Hans Christian Andersen: Short Story Analysis
‘The Little Match Girl’ by Hans Christian Andersen: Short Story Analysis This is one of the most widely read stories of Hans Christian Andersen. It’s a story about the stark realities of being poor and needy in a society that is uncompassionate, despondent, and averse to anything concerning ‘reality’. The reality of the poor match girl was that she fell into the ‘have … [Read more...] about ‘The Little Match Girl’ by Hans Christian Andersen: Short Story Analysis
‘The Little Orphan’ by Fyodor Dostoevsky: Short Story Analysis
‘The Little Orphan’ by Fyodor Dostoevsky: Short Story Analysis This short story was published by Dostoevsky in 1887. It’s very much similar to Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale ‘The Little Match Girl’ or ‘The Little Match Seller’. Andersen’s story was published earlier in 1845. I shall review Andersen’s story tomorrow, but today I will be analyzing Dostoevsky’s ‘The … [Read more...] about ‘The Little Orphan’ by Fyodor Dostoevsky: Short Story Analysis
‘Two Gentle People’ by Graham Greene: Short Story Analysis
'Two Gentle People' by Graham Greene: Short Story Analysis This short story is very much about the conventions of marriage, and its various problems after a certain period. Graham Greene in ‘Two Gentle People’ highlights the story of an American man settled in France and a French woman. They both are middle-aged, have long been trapped in loveless marriages, and both … [Read more...] about ‘Two Gentle People’ by Graham Greene: Short Story Analysis
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke: Book Review Part 2
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke: Book Review Part 2 In my last blog post, I reviewed the first six letters of Rilke to Kappus. They were highly erudite but very emotional, and sometimes highly sentimental letters on Rilke’s view on sex, lust, God, love, aloneness, and so forth. Today I will examine the remaining four letters and conclude my book review of … [Read more...] about Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke: Book Review Part 2