Analysis

How Rabindranath Tagore’s Worldview is expressed in “Punishment”

One of the recurring dichotomies of modern times is the nationalist and antinationalist trope. Humankind and society can be viewed through the lens of nationalism or universalism. Nationalist philosophy is sectarian and…

Spider-Man: Homecoming and Responsibility

If there is one question posed by Homecoming it boils down to: do we allow fun/normalcy…

Eschatology and Pain in Dan Simmons’ Hyperion

History and religion are inundated by references about the end of humanity…

Exterior and Interior Silence in Elie Wiesel’s Night

Dehumanization of Women in Tagore’s “Punishment”

The human condition has been evolving for centuries. As a species, we have done terrible things to each other and to this world. Brute power and brawn have dictated much of our behavior, which in turn has cast certain members of society as weak…

Holocaust Stories

I had to read Tadeusz Borowski’s “This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen” for class.