The American Literature
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The document discusses the relationship between neighbors as reflected in Robert Frost's poem 'Mending Wall' while connecting it to contemporary issues between India and its neighboring countries, specifically India-Pakistan and India-China relations. It highlights the historical context of these relationships, including the violent partition of British India and ongoing border tensions. The author, Nirali N. Makvana, aims to explore the underlying themes of animosity and property disputes in both literary and real-world contexts.
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- 1. ♧ Name :- Nirali N. Makvana ♧ Sem :- 3 ♧ Roll no. :- 14 ♧ Subject :- The American Literature ♧ Topic :- “ The Lines that continue to separate us: Border in our Borderless world with the reference of “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost.” ♧ Submitted to :- Department of English, MKBU ♧ Email Id :- [email protected]
- 2. Abstract Yes, we are included in the list of developed countries. Am I right? But why ? What are the reasons ? According to my opinion developed in the sense we are increasing our nuclear power, planes, Helicopters and many more powerful weapons for defeating the other countries and making our navy and army more powerful and rich. Because we have the relationship of animosity to each other countries. Only because of the piece of land or we can say property issues.
- 3. Research Objectives ♤ To know more about how Robert Frost reflects the relationship between the neighbours through his poem, " Mending Wall. " ♤ To peek into the current relationship of India with neighbour countries and their animosity relations. ♤ To find out some other literary examples or works which portrays the picture of this type of issues.
- 4. Brief introduction about author Robert Lee Frost was born on 26th March 1874 and died on 29th January 1963. He was an American poet. His work was initially published in the United States. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech.
- 5. Continue... Frost was honoured frequently during his lifetime and is the only poet to receive four Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. He became one of America's rare public literary figures, almost an artistic institution. He was awarded the " Congressional Gold Medal in 1960 for his poetic works. On July 22, 1961 Frost was named Poet Laureate of Vermont.
- 6. “ Mending Wall ” by Robert Frost “ Good fences make good neighbours. ” (line 27, 45)
- 7. ♧ The Poem resolves around the story of two neighbours who come across each other in spring every year to mend the stone wall that separates their farms. The poem demonstrates how good fences create good neighbours, how people can preserve their long lasting relations with neighbours by founding such walls. As the men work, the narrator questions the purpose of wall, “ Where it is we do not need the wall.” ( line 23 )
- 8. Borders in our Borderless world : India - Pakistan and India - China issues Relations between India and Pakistan have been complex and largely hostile due to a number of historical and political events. Relations between the two states have been defined by the violent partition of British India in 1947 which started the Kashmir conflict, and the numerous military conflicts fought between the two nations.
- 9. India China Issues In August, India accused China of provoking military tensions at the border twice within a week. Both charges were denied by China, which said the stand-off was "entirely" India's fault. In early September, China accused India of firing shots at its troops. India accused China of firing into the air.
- 10. “ This Bloody Line” Radcliffe is most well known for drawing the dividing line that soon led to one of the largest mass migrations in human history. Set in 1966, 'This Bloody Line' delves into the circumstances surrounding the partition through a fictitious conversation between Sir Cyril Radcliffe and his wife Antonia.
- 11. “In ‘The Bloody Line’, Madhvani presents a profoundly human approach to the historically charged subject,” said a release. “Radcliffe, a lawyer who never visited the country whose history he would alter so greatly, was given just over one month to draw the line of partition splitting Punjab and Bengal. He subsequently refused his salary of 40,000 rupees (then £3000), and never spoke on the subject publicly, burning all his papers from that time.”
- 12. References ♧ Alexander, Deepa. The Man Who Saw Tomorrow. 3 Apr. 2017, www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ram-madhvanis-short-film-this- bloody-line/article17772788.ece. ♧ Frost, Robert. "Mending Wall." Gleeditions, 17 Apr. 2011, www.gleeditions.com/mendingwall/students/pages.asp?lid=305&pg=5. Originally published in Tendencies in Modern American Poetry, edited by Amy Lowell, Macmillan, 1917, pp. 92-93.
- 13. ♧ Karackattu, Joe Thomas. “India - China Border Dispute : Boundary - Making and Shaping of Material Realities from the Mid - Nineteenth to Mid - Twentieth Century .” Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society , vol. 28, 2017, pp. 2–25. ♧ Singh, Sandeep, et al. “Changing Equations of India - Pakistan Relations : Unresolved Kashmir Dispute as a Decider Factor .” International Research Journal of Social Sciences , vol. 4, no. 3, 2015, pp. 88–95.