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Luminous Reflections A Clash of Belief Systems- A Comparative Study of the Character Sketches of Okonkwo and Eugene -             Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichiee are two novels that explore the after effects of colonization on the Nigerian community and its Igbo tradition. While Things Fall Apart take you through a ride through a pre colonial Nigeria and ends with the tragic death of its hero in a country which was starting to be strangled by the hands of colonization, Purple Hibiscus sets the plot in a post colonial Nigeria. Interestingly Chimamanda is a big fan of Achebe and so maybe it wasn't a coincidence to start her debut novel with the lines "Things started falling apart when..." . Another interesting fact is that the relation between Achebe's father and great uncle (who brought up Achebe's father) is similar to the one between Papa Eugene and Papa Nnukwu. Achebe used to sneak...

                      BIOPOLITICS       “To say that power took possession of life in the nineteenth century, or to say that power at least takes life under its care in the nineteenth century, is to say that it has, thanks to the play of technologies of discipline on the one hand and technologies of regulation on the other, succeeded in covering the whole surface that lies between the organic and the biological, between body and population. We are, then, in a power that has taken control of both the body and life or that has, if you like, taken control of life in general – with the body as one pole and the population as the other.” ~ M. Foucault (1976:252-3) “What we are dealing with in this new technology of power is not exactly society (or at least not the social body, as defined by the jurists), nor is it the individual body. It is...

Today's World is heading towards perfection. The idea of perfection is interpreted in various domains. It can be seen in the scientific,education, entertainment fields. It makes the Man proud of his own achievements.  In Reality, there will be something missing due to unknown reasons. Perfection is a dream which never happens. The journey of Human to cross the limits set by Nature won't reach the destination. Therefore, we should serve the world and live the life as it is. Live life to the fullest.

Spectres are absent presence unseen by naked eyes. Spectral creatures are given a wild,horrible picture in a literary scenario. Our mind is a place of spectres that leads to action. This action is always influenced by the absent presence, which is a code of various thoughts, values and beliefs instilled by our circumstances. Our mind can never be called as independent because our mind is a melting pot for various social, cultural influences.

World's greatest loss is the loss of humanity. Humans are moving towards materialistic goals. Everyone is in a hurry for Nothing. Spirituality is the only solution for it. We should try to immerse our self in spirituality.

The difference between Want and Need is Self Control .

Education is a triangular process of the interplay of educator, educand and social forces.