OOD Readers Paradise - Reading Challenge Day 52
Good morning fellow bookworms. We express our utmost gratitude to our readers and would love more responses. For today's challenge, we want you to express your creativity through the segment,' Radiant Readings!!' We would like you to write your own stories or book reviews of stories you have read
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Aishwaryaa and Divyalakshmi
Invisible man
ReplyDeleteThis was Ellison's first novel, but he had complete control of this story
An extremely powerful story of a young Southern Negro, from his late high school days through three years of college to his life in Harlem.
His early training prepared him for a life of humility before white men, but through injustices- large and small, he came to realize that he was an "invisible man". People saw in him only a reflection of their preconceived ideas of what he was, denied his individuality, and ultimately did not see him at all. This theme, which has implications far beyond the obvious racial parallel, is skillfully handled. The incidents of the story are wholly absorbing. The boy's dismissal from college because of an innocent mistake, his shocked reaction to the anonymity of the North and to Harlem, his nightmare experiences on a one-day job in a paint factory and in the hospital, his lightning success as the Harlem leader of a communistic organization known as the Brotherhood, his involvement in black versus white and black versus black clashes and his disillusion and understanding of his invisibility- all climax naturally in scenes of violence and riot, followed by a retreat which is both literal and figurative. Parts of this experience may have been told before, but never with such freshness, intensity and power.
My Own Story titled 'Mutual Understanding'
ReplyDeleteOnce, a Guru decided to give a test to his disciples. So, he called his 20 disciples for having meals. The Guru divided them in two groups of 10 boys each. He served them food but before eating, he kept a condition. Without bending their elbows, they would have to eat. Both groups were confused. Both groups tried a lot to eat without bending their elbows, but couldn't. Food got scattered hither and thither. The first group of boys kept trying, but after a short discussion, the second group got an idea. They started to feed one another without bending their elbows and completed their task. The Guru became happy to see that his disciples had passed the test and became aware that mutual understanding among a group can solve the toughest of the tasks of life.
Book Review on Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire
ReplyDeleteIt is the summer holidays and soon Harry Potter will be starting his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry is counting down the days; there are new spells to be learnt, more Quidditch to be played and the Hogwarts castle to continue exploring. But Harry needs to be careful – there are unexpected dangers lurking…
I absolutely love the Harry Potter books and out of the seven I'd probably say that The Goblet of Fire is my favourite, and this is mostly down to the creatures and other wizarding students we meet in the novel. As a lover of Hogwarts it's interesting to know what other wizarding schools are like in the world of Harry Potter, and to explore further the seemingly endless list of creatures.
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I can never find a boring or uninteresting moment in The Goblet of Fire and I never get sick of reading it again and again as it's so easy to lose myself in Harry Potter with the astounding events and distinctive characters. I really like how Hermione Granger strives through in this book as not just a clever girl, but as a girl with passion and determination. I like her complex personality; normally she is typecasted into just being 'intelligent', but Hermione is shown with a more girly and emotive side in this book, giving her more depth than just being Harry's clever friend. She is well-rounded and is more accessible as a regular person (though a witch) with feelings and a personality.
In this book we regularly come across Cedric Diggory, a Hufflepuff, who allows us to see the Hufflepuff house in more depth rather than just briefly touching upon it as it has been in other books. I like how we can see the fairness Cedric strives to uphold throughout this book, showing us the value of Hufflepuffs.
Anyone who hasn't read up to The Goblet of Fire should definitely re-think that decision as this is the book where it all changes and it's then impossible to not continue reading the rest of the books.
The Goblet of Fire definitely deserves a 10/10 in my opinion.