„Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself” (“goodreads”). This quote by Harvey Fierstein emphasises the importance of having the freedom to define one’s own identity. A fundamental right in our society nowadays and since we are moving towards a more and more individualistic culture exceedingly crucial. It seems to be more important than ever before to be who we are. Yet, who defines who we are? What exactly
Introduction Postcolonial writings have invoked the notion of social Justice, resistance. Freedom and egalitarianism in its attempt to counter dictatorial structures of racial discrimination, prejudice and ill treatment. Subaltern studies ‘occupied a prominent place in post colonial writings. The land owners, the industrialists and the upper classes have always dominated and oppressed the poor, servants and other unprivileged class. Their voices have been silenced and are subjected to exploitation
„Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself” (“goodreads”). This quote by Harvey Fierstein emphasises the importance of having the freedom to define one’s own identity. A fundamental right in our society nowadays and since we are moving towards a more and more individualistic culture very crucial. It seems to be more important than ever before to be who we are. Yet, who defines who we are? What exactly are
Minister Wen Jiabao found the two issues that were in need of attention in order to make sure that the Communist Party in China stayed in power. The two obstacles that were in need of change first involved the substantial amounts of corruption within the Communist Party, particularly the senior staff. The second goal was to shorten the gap between the rich and the poor, specifically the citizens that were rural countrymen in search of a better life in China’s
the most significant novelist in the Indian Writing in English. The novel The White Tiger provides a perception of India’s struggle told through a narration from the protagonist, Balram Halwai, a village boy to the Chinese Premier His Excellency Wen Jiabao during seven nights. In detailing Balram’s journey first to Delhi, where he works as a chauffeur to a rich landlord, and then to Bangalore, the place which he flees after killing his master and stealing his money, the novel examines issues of religion
he always seems to portray himself as religiously skeptical in order to satirize and criticize the uselessness of religion in modern-day India and the hierarchies it forms. Near the beginning of the novel, when Balram begins telling his story to Wen Jiabao, he notes that “It is an ancient and venerated custom of people in my country to start a story by praying to a Higher Power…Making a grand total of 36,000,004 divine arses for me to choose from,” (6). Balram starts by describing the Indian custom
Street Journal has been censored in China for a while, according to publisher Dow Jones (Frizell, 2014). Many other news resources have been blocked in China as well. The New York Times posted an article in English and Chinese about prime minister Wen Jiabao in 2012, which resulted in the English and Chinese versions of the website receiving a government ban (Mathew, 2014). Bloomberg news is also blocked in China as a result of many stories and investigations, exposing the wealth of President Xi Jinping