MAHAMAYA

Rabindranath Tagore

The story of Mahamaya covers the three subject and themes (societal norms, mythology, and romance). The reflection of the societal norms in the story is when Mahamaya was cremated alive, after her marriage to a dying Brahmin, who later died, living her already a widow the next day. It is in the Indian culture that the widow should be cremated alive on her husband’s funeral. Indian myth is reflected in Mahamaya is when Rajeev confessed his love for Mahamaya. Rajeev by that time was influenced by the god of love, Kamadeva, who stays alert even their lord of creature is “in the drowsy state.” These gods are the deities in Indian culture. The story of Rajeev’s and Mahamaya’s love in the story id the reflection of romance in the story. Their love, influenced by the society and the god of love, made the two apart but was again reunited, fulfilling Mahamaya’s promise to Rajeev. However, their being together was broken when Rajeev’s promise to Mahamaya just to be with him was broken, making Mahamaya decided to leave immediately.

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Oh...Oh...Oh...!

 Idrus

  1. Beginning:

The beginning of the story was good because the author stated first the place or the setting of the story. And at the beginning, it was stated there the condition of Sukabumi but the time when it was happened was not able to indicate their and because of that I can’t identify the time when it was happened.

2.      Ending:

The ending of the story has no definite ending which gives the reader a chance to think of what would happen in the end of this story. The ending of the story challenge the readers.

3.      Use of words or language:

The use of words was easy to understand. The words are very simple.

  Styles of the Author in writing:

The style of the author in writing the story is good. The story was not that too difficult to understand, usage of simple words makes the story easy to comprehend but the story has no definite ending.

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THE MOLE

The text of “The Mole” is

an undated letter written by Sayoko to her husband of some years. She

tells him about a dream that she has had. The night before, during a visit to her mother’s home,

Sayoko reports that she dreamed of the mole located high on the upper right side of her back, near her shoulder. Through her reflections on her marriage and life and her account of her dream abouther mole, Sayoko reveals both her past and present. She knows that her husband will know aboutthe mole about which she has dreamed because it has been the focus of dissension between themfrom the earliest days of their marriage. When she lay in bed, her left arm across her chest, playingwith the mole, her husband scolded her. It was a bad habit. The mole would grow larger. She shouldhave it removed.

Sayoko’s letter tells her husband of the shame she felt when he first began scolding. Even more

important, she says that she first became faintly conscious of the oppression of her marriage; her lack of privacy, her lack of refuge, her total vulnerability to his control. Although she then tried todismiss his attention to her habit of playing with the mole as inconsequential, now that she has beenaway from him for many years, she sees its importance.Thinking through her life as she writes, Sayoko tells her husband the history of her relation to her mole

a history that is also the story of her own inner life. As a child she began to play with themole, perhaps because her mother and sisters had noticed it

perhaps even finding it charming

and drew her attention to it. She remembers, however, that her mother also scolded her during

puberty for her habit of rubbing the mole and staring absently into space.

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THE COCK

The story tells us that in every dark cloud is a silver lining. We should not think that when we are given trials, it is already the end of the world. We must be wise enough to know that problems are there to make us stronger.

         I know that in our lives right now it is very rare that are problems would turn out to make us happy. There are no cocks that would put us in trouble but in the end letting us enjoy what we want to have in life. Nevertheless, we can make our problems our friends by learning from them.

          The story, The Cock, is a masterpiece. It is indeed simple yet it is an eye-opener. Do not take this story as merely a piece with words but an opportunity to look at an interesting part of one's life.

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The Food Of Paradise

The theme of the whole short story is hope and faith towards our God. Sure it tackles about Allah and we filipinos are mostly Christians but the teaching is just as the same. We  must have hope and faith to our God because when everything is at lost, He is the only one we cancling to. Also, it is more of a religious approach.  And another thing, weshould not question our one and only creator. It is better to do good works and just pray to God  that he will guide us in every way and be more thankful than ever.