The theme of Conflict in the Novel Archangel

The theme of Conflict in the Novel Archangel

Conflict has broadly manifested in this novel, Archangel. The characters are seen to experience conflicts in their daily activities, such as in their education, traveling, and cultural practices. Some of these characters who experienced Conflict in their activities include Olga Komarova and Papu Rapava. The theme of Conflict basing on the characters named above is as discussed below.

Conflict has manifested itself in the novel when Olga Komarova during her effort to silence the old man, termed other people as red fascists, “Take no notice, “instructed Olga Komarova, standing up beside the driver. She tapped the side of her head. These are crazy people. Red fascists. Olga Komarova is trying to indirectly refer to this man as needlessly strict, which could otherwise mean that they were dictators or tyrants. Adelman, on the other hand, while he tries to pass older man’s information to other passengers, he accuses him of trying to say that they stole their history.  “He’s` talking about how the Hoover institution attempted to buy the party archive for five million bucks,” said Adelman. He says we are trying to steal their history”

Also, we can see Conflict in the city as a crowd of people comprising both older adults, women, and youths. This group of bored-looking militiamen and it was the usual mixture of fanatics and grudge holders. This well-illustrated when the crowd is seen carrying non-peaceful flags bearing weapons like the hammer and sickle. An old man tries mobilize demonstration although his voice is a distorted, metallic rant. “…On the opposite side of the street, watched by a couple of bored-looking militiamen, a small demonstration was in progress—maybe a hundred people…..”

Therefore, the above-discussed areas try to bring down the theme of Conflict. However, the Conflict in this novel, Archangel, is broad and can, therefore, not be limited to the above-discussed points.