Rasanayagam’s Last Riot by Ernest Macintyre A POLITICAL FICTION FOR THE THEATRE SUBJECT-MATTER The drama describes a tragic incident that took place during the black July that was resulted from the LTTE operations in Jaffna. Thirteen soldiers were killed by the LTTE in Jaffna in the month of July in 1983. As a result the … Read more
Analysis of J.S.Tissanayagam’s Misunderstanding Subject-matter: A university student called Bandula trying to reach high society Main theme: Inability to understand the inner mentality of another person Sub themes: upper class mentality mere ostentation inaccessible goals inflict a person The real person is hidden in one’s inner self. Techniques: 3rd person narration, conversational tone Language: simple and impressive … Read more
The Golden Oriole Short Story by Suwimali Karunaratne SUBJECT-MATTER: The tragic end of a marriage proposal brought to an unmarried over aged lady MAIN THEME: Misery caused by frustration OTHER THEMES: The fate of an unmarried over aged woman in Sri Lanka The feminine way of response; double behavior The hypocritical nature of men Class … Read more
Summary and Analysis of Jean Arasanayagam’s Mother in law Mother in law Poem “You people are all gulping down your food, first before thinking of the gods, it is our custom to give the first mouth to the gods the crows are the “vahanam of Sani” she says.” The mythical belief rooted in the old woman “Look … Read more
Yasmin Gunaratne’s This Language this Woman Summary and Analysis This Language this Woman Poem Beware how you insult her in your ignorance accident of your birth goaded by the jealous fury of your own girl who still relents it seems that old flirtation reproaching her forever with your dearth you miss the loveliness of her … Read more
Summary and Analysis of From the Life of the Folk Poet Ysinno by Lakdas wikkramasinha Ysinno cut the bamboo near Haniketta , And from those wattles made his hut And had nothing to cover it with, nothing Like a hundred and sixty Bales of straw. So he made his way to the Walauva at Iddamalgoda … Read more
Analysis of Anne Ranasinghe’s Poem Sati SUBJECT-MATTER: The Indian traditional ritual Sati Pooja. A Hindu custom in which the young wife of a very old dead husband leaps into his pyre and commits suicide. Usually she is forced by her in laws to do so. MAIN THEME: The woman in Indian society is treated with … Read more
