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Perdue Parapet
Title:
A title is very important for any literary piece. It should be easy to read and the title has to be connected with the theme. The name of short story is 'Perdue Parapet' the word 'Perdue' its synonym is 'hidden' and 'Parapet' its synonym is 'barrier', 'Protective wall'. These words are not familiar to reader. So it could create a distance with the readers. But the theme is connected with the title.
Theme:
The theme of the story is based on a social issue. The issue is traffic jam, its causes and effects on common people. Through the issue the weakness of powerless and the superiority of powerful people in society is portrayed.
Plot:
Bakul is a middle class working man. He has a family at Mohakhali. He is stacked in a traffic jam. In flash back he is thinking during a jam like this he lost his mother. Now he is seeing that after passing 7 years the time is still the same 7 years back he requested an duty officer to let the ambulance pass. But the officer followed the rule of the safety of prime minister and he did not give the permission to pass the ambulance. He lost his mother. Now there is only tears in his eyes. His weakness and inability to fight against injustice makes him cry.
Characters:
There are 8 characters in this story. Among them 4 characters are major and another 4 characters are minor. Bakul is the main character. His character portrays the life of a middle class man. He has the grief that he could not save his mother. Through hard work he defeated poverty. But he could not defeat the conflict of powerful and powerless. His mother Shefali Begum is another important character. She became the victim of ill fate and time. There is a prime minister who does not appear in the whole story but she plays an important role of ruler. The duty police officer shows both the social class. Who understands the misery of a common man but he has not strength to fight.
There are Bakul's other members who played minor characters. They are 'Shimu' Bakul's sister, his son, his wife and his dead father. The minor characters also supported the main characters and story.
Setting:
Time and places which used in this story is connected with the theme. Mahakhali, a flat, the road near Mahakhali representing the life of a middle class man. Road near prime minister's office is representing the superiority of powerful. The time of noon 1 pm is representing suffering and hardship of human being. The roads are used as symbol of human life. Each place and time used in the story is meaningful and every setting has a meaning.
Point of View:
The story is written on a third person point of view.
Language and dialogue:
The language used in this story is very easy to read. But there are some grammatical mistakes like "he has nobody in this world, but his mother and a sister."
Spelling mistakes like 'men', 'voic' etc. There are some dialogues between Bakul and an officer and these are important to show the depth of the story. The dialogues reveal the conflict between two classes. It also shows the misery of being weak and could not do anything for some near one.
Technique and Structure:
It is a realistic story which is connected with our everyday life. The story is presenting past as a flash back and with this the story is also presenting the present time as well. There are some elements of Irony in this story.
The story fulfills each technique very sensibly.
Foreshadowing:
Bakul's life and hardship gives readers a hint that it is a story of a common man.
Rising Action:
When Bakul got the news that his mother is unconscious and the ambulance is shucked on the road this situation creates the mood of tension and crisis among the readers.
Climax:
Climax came when he hold his mother's hand tightly but he could not save her.
Falling Action:
After 7 years Bakul is still in the same place like a helpless person. Though he has a family now.
Resolution:
The story ends with a question and that is "will the situation of a common man remain same forever". At the end of the story it reveals the mask of society that is ugly and cruel.
The techniques are used very smartly and it gives the story a beautiful structure.
Evaluation:
It is a simple story it shows the hardship of a common man. The love of a mother towards her son is very touching. Agony of a son who could not save his mother's life it touches the soul of a reader. The difference between two social status gives readers a reminder that power always rules over life. The story is a beautiful presentation of the misery of being a common man. It has emotion and reality as well.
It is a touching story and touches the soul of a reader.
Submitted By
Group: I
Kohinoor Akter, 142-22-328
Kabir Hosen Saju, 142-22-329
Nazrul Islam Sarkar, 142-22-330
Sumiya Mahmud, 142-22-331
Title:
A title is very important for any literary piece. It should be easy to read and the title has to be connected with the theme. The name of short story is 'Perdue Parapet' the word 'Perdue' its synonym is 'hidden' and 'Parapet' its synonym is 'barrier', 'Protective wall'. These words are not familiar to reader. So it could create a distance with the readers. But the theme is connected with the title.
Theme:
The theme of the story is based on a social issue. The issue is traffic jam, its causes and effects on common people. Through the issue the weakness of powerless and the superiority of powerful people in society is portrayed.
Plot:
Bakul is a middle class working man. He has a family at Mohakhali. He is stacked in a traffic jam. In flash back he is thinking during a jam like this he lost his mother. Now he is seeing that after passing 7 years the time is still the same 7 years back he requested an duty officer to let the ambulance pass. But the officer followed the rule of the safety of prime minister and he did not give the permission to pass the ambulance. He lost his mother. Now there is only tears in his eyes. His weakness and inability to fight against injustice makes him cry.
Characters:
There are 8 characters in this story. Among them 4 characters are major and another 4 characters are minor. Bakul is the main character. His character portrays the life of a middle class man. He has the grief that he could not save his mother. Through hard work he defeated poverty. But he could not defeat the conflict of powerful and powerless. His mother Shefali Begum is another important character. She became the victim of ill fate and time. There is a prime minister who does not appear in the whole story but she plays an important role of ruler. The duty police officer shows both the social class. Who understands the misery of a common man but he has not strength to fight.
There are Bakul's other members who played minor characters. They are 'Shimu' Bakul's sister, his son, his wife and his dead father. The minor characters also supported the main characters and story.
Setting:
Time and places which used in this story is connected with the theme. Mahakhali, a flat, the road near Mahakhali representing the life of a middle class man. Road near prime minister's office is representing the superiority of powerful. The time of noon 1 pm is representing suffering and hardship of human being. The roads are used as symbol of human life. Each place and time used in the story is meaningful and every setting has a meaning.
Point of View:
The story is written on a third person point of view.
Language and dialogue:
The language used in this story is very easy to read. But there are some grammatical mistakes like "he has nobody in this world, but his mother and a sister."
Spelling mistakes like 'men', 'voic' etc. There are some dialogues between Bakul and an officer and these are important to show the depth of the story. The dialogues reveal the conflict between two classes. It also shows the misery of being weak and could not do anything for some near one.
Technique and Structure:
It is a realistic story which is connected with our everyday life. The story is presenting past as a flash back and with this the story is also presenting the present time as well. There are some elements of Irony in this story.
The story fulfills each technique very sensibly.
Foreshadowing:
Bakul's life and hardship gives readers a hint that it is a story of a common man.
Rising Action:
When Bakul got the news that his mother is unconscious and the ambulance is shucked on the road this situation creates the mood of tension and crisis among the readers.
Climax:
Climax came when he hold his mother's hand tightly but he could not save her.
Falling Action:
After 7 years Bakul is still in the same place like a helpless person. Though he has a family now.
Resolution:
The story ends with a question and that is "will the situation of a common man remain same forever". At the end of the story it reveals the mask of society that is ugly and cruel.
The techniques are used very smartly and it gives the story a beautiful structure.
Evaluation:
It is a simple story it shows the hardship of a common man. The love of a mother towards her son is very touching. Agony of a son who could not save his mother's life it touches the soul of a reader. The difference between two social status gives readers a reminder that power always rules over life. The story is a beautiful presentation of the misery of being a common man. It has emotion and reality as well.
It is a touching story and touches the soul of a reader.
Submitted By
Group: I
Kohinoor Akter, 142-22-328
Kabir Hosen Saju, 142-22-329
Nazrul Islam Sarkar, 142-22-330
Sumiya Mahmud, 142-22-331