Eguria

MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL           BY T. S. ELIOT             CONTENT ANALYSIS FOR EASY UNDERSTANDING OF THE TEXT   PLOT   This play by T. S. Eliot is about the clash between the State and the church. The state is represented by king Henry of England and the church is represented by Thomas Becket, Chancellor and later, Archbishop of Canterbury. Henry finds in Thomas a man of virtue and great intellects, and thereby brings him into the service of state to occupy the two important positions of Chancellor and Archbishop. Henry aims at using Thomas intellect to unite the kingdom that was torn after the reign of late Queen Matilda and the insurrection of Stephen, the usurper.   The play begins with the crisis generated by Thomas position of Lord Chancellor and Archbishop. The position of Chancellor was then merged with that of an Archbishop, so as to bring the church into the service of the state. Thomas does not support a situation where the church is subordinate to the sta

THE LORD OF THE FLIES     BY  WILLIAM GOLDING     CONTENT ANALYSIS FOR EASY UNDERSTANDING OF THE TEXT     Plot The novel narrates the story of a group of British school boys whose plane crash-landed on a tropical Island as they were being evacuated from their country which was at war with another.   On going to this Island, the boys found themselves bereft of adult guidance, protection and influence, hence they organize themselves like adults and therefore make spirited attempt at observing prescribed rule and regulations created by them pending the time they might be rescued by adults. But as soon as they settled down on the uninhabited Island, they started with disagreement and quarreling among themselves on issues they ought not to fight on. This bad turn of events continued until their conduct and behavior towards one another degenerated into violence and anarchy.   Jack, who happened to be the head of the hunters in the novel, could be said to be largely responsib

ANTHILLS OF THE SAVANNAH         BY CHINUA ACHEBE   Plot              The Anthills of the Savannah is about the political instability in an unknown African country. It is a study of the lives of the rulers and the ruled in the task of political engineering and social stability. It pictures the whole process of the political insensitivity prevalent in African nations, the socio-economic neglect resulting from the feeble but prevailing resistance put up by the ruled and consequent power change that have been the lot of African states. Braimoh, Emmanuel, Elewa, Beatrice, Sam, Chris, Ikem and half a dozen others are characters through whom this society in turmoil is mirrored.             The visit of the elders of Abazon to the presidential palace does not please the head of the military junta. His anger at the delegation from a region who had consistently opposed his administration is transferred to the members of his cabinet who were rounding off their meeting when the cro