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ENGINE TROUBLE - Short summary

  ENGINE TROUBLE R. K. Narayan was one of the most prominent figures in Indian literature written in English. His Short story “Engine Trouble” was published in 1943 by Indian Thought Publications in his book Malgudi Days. The story is narrated by the person who is the protagonist of the story.He talks about Gaiety Land, a fair that took place at a municipal ground named Gymkhana ground. The show attracted people from nearby districts, and for a couple of annas, people could watch any one performance. The narrator of the story brought a ticket for the lucky draw by spending eight annas. His number was 1005, and he won a road engine as a prize .He asked the showman to help him transport the engine. But they refused .However, they agreed to keep the road engine on the Gymkhana ground till the show ends. Every day, he visited the Gymkhana ground to see his road engine and believed that all his financial problems would be solved by the road engine. The fair was over and the narrator rec...
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A Retrieved Reformation -Summary

 A Retrieved Reformation -Summary " A Retrieved Reformation '' is a 1903 short story by American author William Sydney Porter, writing under the pen name O. Henry. The story was originally published under the title '' A Retrieved Reform '' in the April 1903 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine before being included under its more widely known title in the O. Henry short story collection Roads of Destiny in 1909.  The narrative of " A Retrieved Reformation " is primarily set in the small town of Elmore, Arkansas, during the early 1900s. The story begins with Jimmy Valentine in prison, repairing shoes in the prison shoe shop. He is summoned to the warden's office, receiving a pardon signed by the governor. Advised to "live straight," Jimmy, after serving only 10 months of his four-year sentence, walks out of prison the next day with five dollars in his pocket, wearing prison clothes. After having a satisfying meal, Jimmy boards a train and ...
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Short summary of "Still Here" by Langston Hughes

                "Still Here" by Langston Hughes           Langston Hughes has history of expressing the horrible way African Americans have lived through slavery. His poem " Still Here" focuses on the “rough and terrible conditions the slave has overcome. The poet begins the poem by saying that he has been scared and even punished. (scared and battered). This fear and pain are like a violent wind which has shattered or in other words killed the hope of the Black People.Here it must be noted that the poet uses “I” which rather represents his whole race. And we also find the deliberate misspelling of the words to challenge the White Supremacy. This is a kind of revolt by the Blacks.        In the next lines, the poet says, Snow has friz me, Sun has baked me. Snow and Sun symbolize two extremes of harshness. According to the poet, the Blacks were frozen or isolated and also beaten up so that they may...
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Phenomenal Woman- Maya Angelou - Short Summary

Phenomenal Woman- Maya Angelou Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size    But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. I say, It’s in the reach of my arms, The span of my hips,    The stride of my step,    The curl of my lips.    I’m a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman,    That’s me. I walk into a room Just as cool as you please,    And to a man, The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees.    Then they swarm around me, A hive of honey bees.    I say, It’s the fire in my eyes,    And the flash of my teeth,    The swing in my waist,    And the joy in my feet.    I’m a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That’s me. Men themselves have wondered    What they see in me. They try so much But they can’t touch My inner mystery. When I try to show them,    They say they still can’t ...
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ESSAY ON SUDHA MURTHY'S SHORT STORY "HOW I TAUGHT MY GRANDMOTHER TO READ"

  HOW I TAUGHT MY GRANDMOTHER TO READ -ESSAY Sudha murthy is a prolific writer who is best known for immense contribution to Indian literature. She has a unique ability to tell a deep and meaningful stories through simple narrative that can easily engage the people of different age groups. In her short story “ How I Taught My Grandmother To Read ’, Sudha Murty describes the determined efforts of an illiterate old lady Krishtakka to make herself literate. The grandmother proved that there is no age bar for learning. The narrator of our story was a girl of twelve years old .She used to stay in a village in north Karnataka with her grandparents. The narrator’s grandmother Krishtakka never went to school. Hence, she couldn’t read or write. But she is very much interested in the novel Kashi Yatre . It appeared as a serial in the magazine Karmaveera . Every Wednesday, the magazine Karmaveera would come. The grandmother would ask her twelve year old grand-daughter to read the n...
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A Brief Summary Of Robert Frost poem"The Road Not Taken"

 The Road Not Taken- Summary The poem The Road Not Taken was written by Robert Frost and published in the year 1916. It describes the dilemma of a person standing at a road with diversion. This diversion symbolizes real-life situations. He had to choose between the two paths. Since he was a single person, he could choose only one of the two paths. The wood was yellow which represents a world full of people who have been residing for many years. The poet kept standing at that fork and looked at the paths very carefully. He looked as far as he could. Before moving forward on one path, he wants to understand how it was. He was able to see the path till from where it got curved. However, afterward it was covered with trees and thus was hidden. He wanted to understand the advantages and disadvantages of the paths. The same happens in life too. We have to make decisions thinking about its good and bad consequences in the future. The poet looked at one path for a long time to decide w...
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A Brief summary Of Dahlia Ravikovitch poem- PRIDE

  A Brief summary Of Dahlia Ravikovitch poem- PRIDE  Dahlia Ravikovitch is considered one of the great Hebrew language poets of the 20th century.Her poem " Pride "taken from Hovering at a Low Altitude: The Collected Poems of Dahlia Ravikovitch , is about the life of rocks. The author says that rocks crack, but by not moving but because they are able to hide these cracks. If the rocks had been more flexible and willing to show a few of their faults, they would have survived when hardship came. But because they were unwilling to move, they cracked instead.  On the surface, the rocks appear solid, unbreakable, and unaffected by external forces. However, over time, they endure cracks caused by natural elements like water, wind, or heat. These cracks remain invisible to the eye but signify the internal damage.  The poem uses the imagery of rocks to symbolize strength, steadfastness, and pride.The rocks in the poem serve as a metaphor for people. Like the rocks, humans of...
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