Sarajevo

What caused World War I? What were the major combatants and why were they fighting? June 19, 1914, marked the start of World War I with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The Black Hand, a Serbian nationalist secret society was responsible for the assassination of Ferdinand. On July 28, 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia because they blamed the deaths of the archduke and his wife on the country. Austria-Hungary gave Serbia a list of ultimatums saying that if they didn’t…

World War I, or the Great War, was the first war that involved almost the whole world. It is hard to pinpoint the exact cause of the war, because there are so many. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife is the most immediate cause, but the but there are many other, significant causes that led up to the Great War. Militarism, Alliance systems, and Imperialism all played an important role leading up to WWI. They all created and added tension between the European nations until…

In the early hours of June, on the 28th day, in the year of 1914, this tragic event would begin a domino-effect which would lead Europe and the United States into what is now known as… World War I. On this day, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, were assassinated by a Serbian group known as the “Black Hand” while visiting the country. The group’s intent was to gain independence from Austria-Hungary. But unbeknownst to them, it would turn into a large-scale battle that in essence,…

In the novel, The Cellist of Sarajevo, written by Steven Galloway, introduces the character of Kenan who struggles facing reality and is unable to make a difference due to his lack of confidence. Kenan attempts to live a life in which he disregards reality, which enables himself to not make a difference in a destructive city. Initially, Kenan was identified as a shy man who focused on illusions instead of the frightening present his family and the rest of Sarajevo is facing. In the beginning,…

Sarajevo Bear by Walter Pavlich What idea(s) does this poem suggest to you about hopelessness and ambitions? As one goes through life and tries to pursue one’s ambition, one sometimes hits upon hopelessness. The poem Sarajevo Bear deals with ambition and hopelessness. The Bosnians’ ambition was so powerful that it overcame the hopelessness of the situation. Ambition may be defined as “a strong desire to do or achieve something typically requiring determination and hard work.”1 The…

Hope One theme that is present in both the novel The Cellist of Sarajevo and the movie The Pianist is hope. Hope is shown in the novel in many ways: Kenan and the light bulb, Kenan and the water, and the Cellist playing his cello for the 22 dead. In the movie, hope is the biggest theme because of the fact that this is people living in WW2 under the control of the evil Nazi’s, more specifically Szpileman - who is a jew. During WW2 jews were cheated on by the Nazi’s for the fact that they are…

to play the piano, listens to MTV, and plays with her friends in her nearby park. All of that changes on March 1st 1992 when the Bosnian war breaks out in Zlata's home country. As a young girl, she never expected the war to reach her hometown of Sarajevo. When it did, she learnt the lesson of war- that people she love can die by a bullet or a bomb, life is harder without electricity or water, and that one of the most important things is family. As the war became harsher, she kept on writing in…

and wondering if it’s worse to be wounded or killed. He thinks it would be better to be seriously wounded, rather than die a long agonizing death or die instantly and “plunge without warning into the darkness.” Context Analysis: In The Cellist of Sarajevo, the theme of death and injury comes up quite often. Dragan is addressing his fears regarding being shot. Dragan has thus far, been unable to cross the street. He believes he will be shot, this is partially because he is very pessimistic. He…

In “”The Bright Lights of Sarajevo””, the writer made sure to use imagery by portraying war as ‘massacre’, ‘’blood-dunken crusts’ and ‘broken dead’’. War is meant to be taken seriously, but not to the point where people would do nothing else but hide. Alliteration can be seen on the…

Upon first read, Fay Weldon’s “Out of Love in Sarajevo” and Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” have conflicting topics. The former consists of an affair between a married professor and knowledge-seeking student, while the latter consists of the shock and subsequent concept of freedom from a newly-made widow. Reading deeper into the stories reveals a similar sense of family presented in contrasting ways. “The Story of an Hour” guides the reader through a wide variety of emotions as an…