Literature authors compose their masterpieces to inform their target audience about the issues taking place in their immediate environment. Thus, literature tells community members about the impacts of social issues and the consequences of community members' responses. Society member's response to war and conflict differs significantly. The essay evaluates the impacts of war on society members by comparing protagonists in Midnight's Children and Mother Courage and Her kids. The two masterpieces resonate around the theme of war and its impacts of war on community members. The Midnight's Children narrates the life story of SalemSinai until his 31st birthday. Midnight's Children protagonist Saleem Sinai explains that his life will crumble due to events that befall his birthday between 12 AM and 1 AM.
On the other hand, Mother Courage and Her Children follow the story of Courage and her family in 12 years of war(Tekin, 2010). Irrespective that mother courage lost everything she valued (including her three kids), she does not give up and is determined to better her life. Mother Courage and Saleem Sinai suffer many life miseries, but the way the two characters respond reveals ca clear line of character. The essay aims at comparing the two characters from the perspectives of events taking place in the story.
Similarities between Saleem and Mother Courage
The presence of magic is a significant concept in the two stories. In Midnight's Children, characters with supernatural powers are evident in Parvati's basket and prophetic dream shares. Mother Courage and her Children also bear traits of supernatural powers. Both Saleem and Mother Courage use magical powers to manipulate their way out of difficult situations. Saleem has an enhanced sense of smell and telepathy (Rashdie, 2010). The latter traits help him connect with other kids and mark his source of income and motivation. Mother courage also poses magical powers in form second sight. She uses her second sense to depict how the war will affect people and consumes every. In the later explained situation, the two apply supernatural powers to cope with challenges and events beyond human control.
Even though Saleem and Mother Courage have varying perceptions about life at the end of each story, they apply a similar thinking line and evaluate issues taking place in their lives from the same outlook. Saleem's final insights show reveals his misgiving and desperation in life. Saleem argues"¦it is definitely the privilege as well as the curse of midnights kids to be the two masters and victims with their times, to forsake personal privacy and be taken into the annihilating whirlpool with the multitudes, also to be unable to live or perish in peace" (Rashdie2010). Mother Courage illustrates the same line of thoughts when she sings, "The common man won't advantage. Filthy his food, simply no soap to shave him" (Brecht 1991). The two characters agree on the fact that nothing is working in favor of the ordinary man. It should, however, be noted that Mother Courage, despite her misgivings, still hopes that one-day things might turn out positive "But nevertheless a miracle may preserve him, Another day is another day! " (Brecht 1991)
Literature authors compose their masterpieces to inform their target audience about the issues taking place in their immediate environment.
Thus
, literature
tells
community members about the impacts of social issues and the consequences of community members' responses. Society member's response to
war
and conflict differs
significantly
. The essay evaluates the impacts of
war
on society members by comparing protagonists in Midnight's
Children
and
Mother
Courage
and Her
kids
. The two masterpieces resonate around the theme of
war
and its impacts of
war
on community members.
The
Midnight's
Children
narrates the
life
story
of
SalemSinai
until his 31st birthday. Midnight's
Children
protagonist
Saleem
Sinai
explains
that his
life
will crumble due to
events
that befall his birthday between 12 AM and 1 AM.
On the other hand
,
Mother
Courage
and Her
Children
follow the
story
of
Courage
and her family in 12 years of war(
Tekin
, 2010). Irrespective that
mother
courage
lost everything she valued (including her three
kids)
, she does not give up and
is determined
to better her
life
.
Mother
Courage
and
Saleem
Sinai suffer
many
life
miseries,
but
the way the two
characters
respond reveals ca
clear
line of
character
. The essay aims at comparing the two
characters
from the perspectives of
events
taking place in the story.
Similarities between
Saleem
and
Mother
Courage
The presence of magic is a significant concept in the two
stories
. In Midnight's
Children
,
characters
with supernatural
powers
are evident in
Parvati
's basket and prophetic dream shares.
Mother
Courage
and her
Children
also
bear traits of supernatural
powers
. Both
Saleem
and
Mother
Courage
use
magical
powers
to manipulate their way out of difficult situations.
Saleem
has an enhanced sense of smell and telepathy (
Rashdie
, 2010). The latter traits
help
him connect with other
kids
and mark his source of income and motivation.
Mother
courage
also
poses magical
powers
in form second sight. She
uses
her second sense to depict how the
war
will affect
people
and consumes every. In the
later
explained
situation, the two apply supernatural
powers
to cope with challenges and
events
beyond human control.
Even though
Saleem
and
Mother
Courage
have varying perceptions about
life
at the
end
of each
story
, they apply a similar thinking line and evaluate issues taking place in their
lives
from the same outlook.
Saleem
's final insights
show
reveals his misgiving and desperation in
life
.
Saleem
argues
"
¦it
is definitely the privilege
as well
as the curse of midnights
kids
to be the two masters and victims with their times, to forsake personal privacy and
be taken
into the annihilating whirlpool with the multitudes,
also
to be unable to
live
or perish in peace
"
(Rashdie2010).
Mother
Courage
illustrates the same line of thoughts when she sings,
"
The common
man
won't advantage. Filthy his food,
simply
no soap to shave him
"
(Brecht 1991). The two
characters
agree
on the fact that nothing is working in favor of the ordinary
man
. It should,
however
,
be noted
that
Mother
Courage
, despite her misgivings,
still
hopes that one-day things might turn out
positive
"
But
nevertheless
a miracle may preserve him, Another day is another day!
"
(Brecht 1991)