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  Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening [By -- Robert Frost] 1. Summary :  One evening the speaker was on his journey to his destination (the place to which some one is going/ goal). He was riding through a deep dark forest. The weather too wasn't good. There was a snow fall. The woods owner used to live in a nearby village, and the speaker knew him well. But he wasn't to meet the speaker at that time because he even didn't know that the speaker was there at time in such a worst time. It was the darkest and windy evening of the year with snow fall. Even the lake was frozen in extreme cold.  The speaker was attracted by the beauty of the woods and the snowfall. He stopped his horse and started enjoying the beauty there. But his horse thought it to be quite strange to stop in the cold, dark and lonely (solitary, uninhabited) jungle, even without a farmhouse to stay there at night. He gave a shake to his harness bells to warn his master that it was a mistake on his part to st...

Two Little Soldiers Summary in Points: The two friends Luc and Jean were comrades in the same barracks. They were in war for a long time, so they were homesick.  They had made it a ritual to visit and have a picnic lunch at a particular place in the woods, which was peaceful and reminded them of their homes.  There they met a girl, who was a dairymaid. They started meeting her every Sunday. They both fell in love in love with her. But they never talked about this topic with each other. Suddenly one week, Luc met the girl on two occasions in secret taking leave from the barracks. But he didn't tell anything about it to his friend Jean. It was only the next Sunday, Jean discovered the relationship between Luc and the girl. They made love and walked away together without paying any attention to him (Jean). He was much troubled and disturbed by his friend's treachery and unfaithfulness .  Later, while returning back to the barracks, he committed suicide by throwing himself in...

  Civil Peace : By Chinua Achebe [Summary, Important Questions-Answers, Interpretation and Analysis] Main Characters : Jonathan Iwegbu : The protagonist and the central character Maria Iwegbu : Jonathan's wife, a loyal and caring wife, like her husband she is also laborious Thief Leader : in charge of robbery in Jonathan's house, boldly declares himself as a thief The Army Officer  : who asked for Jonathan's cycle, took two pounds as a bribe form him ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary :  This is primarily a story of how a person can remain positive and optimistic even in worst situations of life. It is a story of optimism, faith in God and a hard labour. The main character of this story is  Jonathan who has survived (continued to live in spite of danger) the Nigerian Civil War (also known as Biafran War). Although he has lost his youngest son in the war, still he is still hap...