'The Purpose' is two act play by Indian writer T.P. Kailasam. It tells the story of Ekalavya as in Mahabharata but here playwright portrays character of Ekalavya more powerful, noble and intelligent than Arjuna. In Mahabharata Drona asks for thumb but in this play Ekalavya willingly gives his thumb because he can't bear insult of Drona by Arjuna. The dialogues are simple and interesting. By dialogues author creates characters. The title basis on the intentions of Arjuna and Ekalavya to learn archery. Arjuna's purpose was selfish. He wanted to learn archery for becoming best archer while Ekalavya wanted to learn archery to help other. He wanted to save fawns. So purpose becomes important while learning something. That's why Ekalavya learns more than Arjuna.
'The Old Woman' is simple and short poem by Joseph Campbell where he compares old woman with different things and describes her. The poem has three stanzas. .In the first stanza , the poet compares the old lady with the white candle. White colour is symbol of peace and candle is symbol of light. The old woman is like white candle. She is in peace and she gives other people light by his experiences. She is able to show right path who need that. In the second stanza, the poet compares the old lady with the spent radiance of the winter's sun. It refers old woman's long life. But now she is old like winter's sun, but she has gathered a wide experience of life. Poet writes, "A woman with her travail done" In last stanza, the poet compares the old woman with the water under the ruined mill. The water is still under the ruined mill and by comparing this poet writes about the old lady that her all sons has gone, they do not live with her. But she has all the...
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