The voice of Arundhati Roy is powerful, in her essays she discusses issues in society using examples, in which a lot of them revolve around society vs government. She discusses these issues with neither caution or fear of what the backlash of her statements could be because she stands by her values and beliefs, I think this makes her an idol to some people due to her self belief that she is fighting for the right reason and if something is wrong there should be no fear in mentioning it. The style of her writing is represent by her voice, it is extremely to the point and references a lot of similar situations around the world, her use of literary devices add depth to her points and further interest the reader who then wants to dwell further into the issue and her reason for writing about it. Such as in her essay; The End of Imagination – 1998″ she condemns India’s nuclear tests and its construction of enormous dam projects that continue to displace countless people from their homes and communities. It discusses the true repercussions of this form of warfare as well as the suppressed arguments made against it. It also includes her circulated and inspiring writings on the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, and the need to confront corporate power by hollowing out of democratic institutions globally. Her use of literary devices too add another realm and further the strength of her points; such as Rhetorical questions: What shall we do then, those of us who are still alive? Nuclear war has adverse effects on its survivors. The rhetorical questioning shows how there is no answer, how much such warfare would severely disrupt human lives and there would be nothing we would be able to do, it also helps get the reader question the discussion and thinking about her points and the essay’s purpose.

The article is not written only to promote Flanagan but to also provide the readers a fresh, new perspective on lockdown and the beauty of it. the target audience of the article are the Australians, the people who are familiar with him and his book but the article may also target the general public as everyone is going through lockdown and Covid – with majority of people struggling. The context of the article is focusing on the Covid – 19 pandemic and the struggles that come with it especially for the people who are isolated from everyone else, as it was written and published on September 19th. The style of the article is that of like an interview in which the writer account for a large amount of Flanagan’s words as well as his pauses and breaths, which makes it seem more like a transcript than an interview. The interview too is performed on the phone due to the Covid – 19 pandemic which adds a further Irony and depth to it as the discussion revolved around the effects of the pandemics on people and their way of living in today’s day and age.

What is this play about?

Glengarry Glen Ross is a play written by David Mamet, which focuses on the story of a group of salesmen based in Chicago. The play occurs when the group of salesmen become part of a competition in which only the top 2 salesmen will get to keep their jobs at the end of the month and shows the limits the salesmen are willing to go to in order to keep their jobs and get the best leads. 

Is it staggeringly inarticulate?

Unlike most plays, Glengarry glen ross is much more casual and common play in terms of its storyline which is a group of salesmen are fighting to keep their jobs, the conversations that occur in the play are a lot of banter and casual conversation which you may hear in real life. However it is the situation that attracts the readers and viewers and the tone at which these conversations occur. The techniques used in this play are much more subtle, yet as effective, than other plays.

How is the movie different?

The movie adds a lot more drama to the storyline and there are a couple of new characters added into the movie to create more tension and give a better background to the storyline in order for the audience to understand better. There is a slight deviation in the conversations to make the scenes more dramatic and interesting.