Types of Comedy in Drama

From visually stimulating to sophisticated and literary refined, Comedy as a genre has numerous different forms of types. With the passage of time, some forms become less popular as the acceptance and popularity of some new form goes up. Therefore, when classifying comedies we start with the classical forms of it: Types of Comedy Low โ€ฆ Read more

Elements of a Comedy in Literature

What is Comedy? Having roots in the Latin word โ€˜Comediaโ€™ which means to reveal some information while singing. Well to most people the definition of comedy is a lot different.ย Even though the element so revelation and song may be included, they are not fundamental to every piece of comic work.ย  In fact, today comedy is โ€ฆ Read more

America is in the Heart Summary by Carlos Bulosan

An Autobiography This is an autobiographical representation of the authorโ€™s struggle in his own country of the Philippines and adopted country, the USA. The account begins with the author, named as โ€˜Allosโ€™ as a five-year-old boy living on a farm with his father. He seems to be frustrated at his fate and moans about the โ€ฆ Read more

A Devoted Son Summary by Anita Desai

This is a tale of complicated familial bonds. The story highlights the change of dynamics when it comes to the relationship between a father and son. Rakesh is theย son of a kerosene vendor, Varma. An Ideal Son Varma and his wife are illiterate but they work hard to provide for their son. Rakesh is also โ€ฆ Read more