WarbyLuigiPirandelloBiography:LuigiPirandello,borninSicily,Italyin1867,wasoneofItaly'smostfamous playwrightsandmodernauthors.Hebecameinterestedinliteratureataveryyoungageandwrotehisfirstplayat theageoftwelveHisfather,however,enrolledhiminatechnicalschoolbutthatchangedalmostinstantlyashe transferredtoanacademicsecondaryschooltostudyoratoryandliterature.Hedidagreetomarryhisfather's businesspartners'daughter,AntoinettaPortulano...
WarLuigiPirandelloAnalysis
one'scountry?LuigiPirandelloassessesthisinhisshortstory,"War,"andWilfredOwendiscussesthisinhis poem,"DulceetDecorumEst."Butwhichonedoesabetterjobatdescribingtheemotionalimpactofarmed conflicts?PerhapsitisPirandello'sportrayalofparentallove,orOwen'sportrayalofemotionalscars Nevertheless,thereisonestorythatrelatesmore:"War"isafarbetterexampleoftheemotionalimpactofwar than"DulceetDecorumEst"Theshortstory"War"exploreswar's
WarLuigiPirandelloSummary
"Andoursonsgo,whentheyaretwenty,andtheydon'twanttears,becauseiftheydie,theydieinflamedand happy"(2).InLuigiPirandello's"War",thefatmanopensupourunderstandingoffallenheroes,causingusto reconsiderhowweviewdeathThearrivalofawomanandherhusbandonthenightexpress,followedbythe arrivalofafatman,sparksaconversationbetweenthepassengersregardingtherecruitmentoftheirsonsinthe militaryWhiletheotherpassengersaremourningoverthe
wouldlifebeifonewereforcedintoyourmarriageaftermanyfamilydevastations?LuigiPirandellocouldanswer thatquestionPirandellowasanItaliandramatist,novelist,poetandshortstorywriterPirandellohadastrong drivetobecomeawriterafterhisfatherpushedhimtogotoatechnologyschool.Afteryearsofdifferent schoolingandjobs,heknewhewantedtopursueinawritingcareerPirandellowentthroughmanyobstaclesin hislifebeforecontinuingonwithhisdream.Someof...
ResearchPaperOnLuigiPirandello
tendstomotivatethemtodosomethingorexpressanexperienceinsomewayLuigiPirandelloalwayssaid ¨Natureuseshumanimaginationtoliftherworkofcreationtoevenhigherlevels¨("LuigiPirandelloQuotes") Caseinpoint,Luigilivedbythisquote,incorporatingnatureandrealityinhisworks.HewasanItaliandramatist, novelist,poet,andshortstorywriterwhosegreatestcontributionswerehisplaysPirandellowasmostlyinspired byindividualdesires,physiologicalissues,andstruggles...
ComparisonOfWarAndTheKiteRunner
ideaofwarutilizedbybothKhaledHosseiniinTheKiteRunnerandin"War"byLuigiPirandello,showsthe separationthatwarcancause.Warseparateslifelongcompanions;familiesaretornapartaswellaslifelong friendshipsThehardshipsofwarcausedpersonalgrowthinbothAmirinTheKiteRunnerandeachfamilywho hadachildinthewarin"War"Warprovedthatdestructionsoonfollowed;Afghanistan,particularlyKabul,was tornapartjustasthefamilieswhosentyoungmentowarinPirandello's...
PirandellanFluxandFascismIn1935–theyearbeforehedied–thegreatItalianplaywrightLuigiPirandello donatedallofthegoldinhispossessiontothefascistgovernmentinsupportoftheEthiopiancampaign.Included inthiscollectionwashis1934NoblePrizemedal(cite)Hehadbeenamemberofthefascistpartysince1924He hadjoinedshortlyafterthemurderbyfascistagentsofasocialistdeputynamedGiacomoMatteotti(Argenteri, 129)Manyintellectualshadleftthepartythereafter
AnalysisOfTheBook'TheHeidi'
PirandellianDarkComedyinWendyWasserstein'sTheHeidiChroniclesThemainaimofthispaperistostudy WendyWasserstein'sTheHeidiChronicles(1988)asadarkcomedyinthelightofPirandello'sdefinitionofdark comedy.Thelinebetweentragedyandcomedyisoftenthinandattimesbarelydiscernable.Certainplaywrights haveagiftforblurringthisline,whichallowsaudiencestoreceivetheirmessagewithoutoftenknowingifthey shouldbelaughingatwhatappearstobea
WarIsAVerySensitiveTopicThatIncludesManyEmotions.
Warisaverysensitivetopicthatincludesmanyemotions.Itsometimesdoesnothaveacentralpointlikeamain character,whichareadercanfollowandsinceitdoesnotalwaysincludethataspectitmayseemboringtoread, butifcharactersareaddeditaddsatwisttothetheme.Eachauthorhastheirownuniquestyleofwritingtograb theattentionoftheirreadersLuigiPirandellowroteanarrativetitled"War",toexplainthedifficultypeople accountforduringtheirwarexperience.He...
culturalidentityTheargumentofwhethercultureisinheritedorlearned,thetheoryofculturaldeterminism,and thewaysinwhichtheseconceptsconflictwithcultureinshortstories,suchas"BlueWindsDancing"byThomas Whitecloud,and"War,"byLuigiPirandello,arediscussedinthefollowingessayCultureWhenconsideringthe connotativemeaningofculture,oftenknownasanidentifyingfactorinafamily,organization,orsociety,itcanbe rathersimpletoexperiencedisconnectwithrationalism...
ResponseonWarbyLuigiIronyandComments
1b)TheconflictinthestoryWarisaninternalconflictwithinthefattravelerThefattravelerlosthissonand triedtohidehislamentationbybeingjudicious.Inthestoryhegaveaspeechtotheotherparentswhotravelledon thetraininformingthemhowtheirsonswerebornnotonlyfortheparent'sbenefits"Ifcountryisanatural necessitylikebread,ofwhicheachofusmusteatinordernottodieofhunger,somebodymustgotodefendit." Herethefatmanadvisestheparentsthat
VirginiaAlbee'sThemes:MoralityAndValues
2MoralityandvalueMoralityandvaluearethesecondthemesthatcanfindinAlbee'splays.AccordingtoAdams (1985:1-2)in1960stheUnitedStatessufferedenoughwithAfrican-AmericanissuesandtheSSSRandAlbee, andhisfollowerswrotesomeplaysinresponsetotheexistingsituationandAmericanvaluesInhisfamouswork Who'sAfraidofVirginiaWoolf?,AlbeecriticallyexaminedinstitutionsandvaluesthatAmericanshelddear–family,marriage,successandglory,forinstance