Essays on Sister-in-law

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During the World War II, all able bodied men Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan were enlisted to fight for their country. Women, elderly and the disabled on the other hand stay in the village and help in the war in their own ways. Jamila, a short story written by Chingiz Aitmatov was inspired by the scenes in the villages in Central Asia when the war was on-going. It revolved around the story of Siet who has a sister-in-law named Jamila, an industrious young woman who assumes even the chores that are supposed to be done by young men (Aitmatov, 107). However, able ...

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This debut novel of Makiia Lucier fills up the Young-adult/Juvenile/Historic fiction genre with its historically appropriate and emotionally driven recollections. From its apprehensive start to the contemplative close, A Death-Struck Year captures the readers’ imagination and attention. Despite the grisly descriptions about Spanish Influenza, and sadness accompanied by several characters dying in the novel, the readers can find a sense of hope and comfort in the lead character Cleo’s relationships with the staff at Red Cross. She develops a romantic relationship with Doctor Edmund Parrish, a wounded army doctor. Despite their growing romance, the author has not made it the core ...

F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote “Babylon Revisited,” a short story for the Saturday Evening Post in 1931. The story is divided into five parts, and it unravels the past that has led to the present deplorable state of the central character, Charlie Wales. It poignantly deals with the issues of alcoholism, parenting, responsibility, martial and familial relationships, and the monetary fluctuations that led to the downfall of Europe in the World War I era. Charlie’s stance of a flamboyant and affluent American in Paris has drastically changed to that of a lonely widower struggling to make ends meet. The story revolves around ...