As soon as Sandip appears, she blossoms, not only physically, but intellectually. The more ideas he presents to her and the more she is included in the conversations and discussions, the more we feel that education is laying a mark on her.
The tones in which the two novels are written are quite different. Tagore's work has an oriental touch to it, with accents where it is quite serious and, at times, even tragic. McKay's work, albeit just as serious, has a humoristic touch to it that makes it much more accessible and easier to read.
Bibliography
1. Tagore, Rabindranath. The Home and the World. London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916. Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore. On the Internet at http://terebess.hu/english/tagore17.html
2. Ghogomu, David C. Negritude....
A Theme for Improving Self-Image in the French Classroom for Black History Month. Taylor Allderdice High School. On the Internet at http://www.chatham.edu/PTI/PDF/Ghogomu99.pdf
3. McKay, Claude. Banjo. November 1990.
Tagore, Rabindranath. The Home and the World. London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916. Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore. On the Internet at http://terebess.hu/english/tagore17.html
In my opinion, the comical at times tone that the author uses has the role of masking and protecting the actual bitter taste that the author must feel.
Ghogomu, David C. Negritude. A Theme for Improving Self-Image in the French Classroom for Black History Month. Taylor Allderdice High School. On the Internet at http://www.chatham.edu/PTI/PDF/Ghogomu99.pdf
