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The Element of Protest in the Novels of Arvind Adiga
Get PDFLiterature is an expression of the thoughts and the interactions of the people belonging to the particular social, political and geographical area, the inhabitants represent social, religious, moral and political ideologies. There is a very vast gap between rich and poor, the ruling class and the working class, suppressive and suppressed. Some poor and working-class people who are restless to change the society directly oppose the norms and shackles of suppressive. Often they are failed but sometimes they are succeeded so this whole process is known as a protest. Often the protagonist of the novel protests against social boundaries and taboos and the whole story revolves around his story. When a protagonist realizes the humiliation and difference on the basis of caste, creed, religion and position, he is compelled to protest and this protest is also essential to change the thoughts of people for the betterment of society. Arvind Adiga is famous for his Booker Prize-winning book The White Tiger. He has written two other novels and a short story collection Between the Assassinations (2008). The study particularly focuses on Arvind Adiga’s novels The White Tiger (2008), Last Man in Tower (2011) and Selection Day (2016). Through his all the novels he protests against many rigid prevalent problems. The present paper aims to highlight those issues which have affected a larger section of society
Malini Chib: The Acme of Feminine Disability
Get PDFDisability is always being considered as the limited minority who are constantly suffering a lot among them females are the most cursed. They were so vulnerable to abuse and violence as they are not able to take care of themselves. A bird cannot fly up though it strives a lot to fly high without air, Malini Chib is the one who creates the atmosphere for the disabled who are intensely flying up in their life
Self Transformation of Gauri in Jhumpa Lahiri's The Lowland
Get PDFJhumpa Lahiri is one of the prominent names in Diasporic Literature. In Jhumpa Lahiri's work The Lowland (2013), the idea of personality is especially significant, and various characters can be broke down as needs are. An Indian lady Gauri, being a widow and hitched to her previous spouse's sibling, is the principal character. Gauri starts to discover her new, different (possible present or future) personalities after relocating to America. In this way, the paper targets discussing how the personality of Gauri changes across the novel based on identity transformation, which indicates Gauri as a diasporic character. The discussion is established on the theory of identity. It shows how relocation transforms into transparency and affects Gauri's character
Ecological Instability as a Global Issue in the Select Indian Creative Writings in English
Get PDFEcological Instability refers to the degradation of landscapes, frequent climatic changes, global warming, pollution, disappearance of various mammals and birds, acid rains, destruction of the wild habitats, massive upheaval in the aquatic world, infertility of the soil, demolition of trees or deforestation, etc. In the recent years the entire global world has been suffering from different types of environmental catastrophes due to instabilities in the smooth mechanism of the ecosystems in both aquatic and non aquatic regions. The concrete solution or remedy lies in the fact that anyhow self centred and mechanized people happily relinquish their claim to rule over the natural resources and engage themselves in the mission of bringing stability in all parts of the global environment. The present paper brings to light the ecological Instability as an issue of the entire globe by investigating the select Indian creative writings written in English. Amitav Ghosh's The Glass Palace and Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things have unraveled the deep pressing global issue of the ecological unrest by raising the questions of exploitation and extinction of the wild animals and also the impurity or pollution in the river. The paper endeavors its best to find out the solutions to counterbalance the increasing ecological instability for the infinite existence of the Earth
August Wilson: The Unrestrained Voice of Black America
Get PDFAugust Wilson, one of the most prominent figures in American theatre, explored the experiences of African- American community through his plays. He is best known for his series of ten plays which is collectively called The Pittsburgh Cycle/ Century Cycle/ Decade Cycle. In his works he dealt with the issues related particularly with black life like diaspora, dislocation, racism, slavery, segregation and in general with love, relationships, human predicament, spirituality, life and death. He used theatre very powerfully to present black life on stage and to raise voice of protest against subjugation of the blacks by the whites. He strongly believed that the black people as a community and their cultural heritage can thrive only if they remain connected to their origin, ancestry, history and the African spiritualism
Evincement of Custom Conflicts in Interstates Nuptials Chetan Bhagat’s 2 States
Get PDFIn modern age custom conflicts is the cause of various hazardous problems taking place in contemporary society. The purpose of the present research paper is to portrait the evincement of custom conflicts in Inter states nuptials through Chetan Bhagat’s 2 States or the Story of My Marriage. India is a secular country where people following different custom reside. These distinct cultures and customs prevailing in India somewhere create differences in opinion. Bhagat is known youth’s icon for dealing modern issues in his writing, and as a famous screen writer of contemporary age for film adaptations. He has presented a realistic portraiture of custom conflict between two contrary states Delhi and Tamil. In India inter religion marriage are not accepted, if there is the matter of interstate nuptials love birds have to face great obstacles to win their parents and relatives consent. Bhagat has given an autobiographical touch to this novel. He has portrait a vibrant view of custom conflict and diversities
Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana: Placing the Importance of Mythical Background
Get PDFAs a reader of Karnad's plays, one needs to focus on their sources. Every literary expression has a source and in that the plot is gotten from someplace. The normal wellsprings of his plays incorporate fantasy, cultural story, myths, Puranas, recorded accounts, legends and so forth He appears to have propelled by Shakespeare who follows similar propensity of adjusting perceived plots. Present-day writers will in general utilize unique plots, or any notable recorded or political occasion, or adjust a famous Greek fantasy. There is not anything amiss with the act of adjusting any known or obscure content since it might give you new knowledge into the source text. A few pundits even say that each literary work depends on other writing as it conveys the echoes of its procreator. The activity of discovering how the first messages are adjusted and the new importance produced in the process merits endeavoring; it offers us another viewpoint regarding the matter, occasion, plot and so on
Poverty as the Explicit Theme in Aravind Adiga’s Between the Assassinations
Get PDFAdiga is an influential voice of 21st century India. He depicts the agony of the subjugated class of India. In Between the Assassinations, Adiga presents a vivid picture of lives of the marginalized. The novel contains the theme of poverty, hunger and exploitation of poor as the main theme. The novel is a scrupulous examination of microcosm of India. It is a simmering fury at the wide gulf between the haves and have not’s. The novel provides a glimpse of the India of Darkness through its twelve stories spinning around the assorted aspects of life in the town Kittur. The novel highlights the social and political turmoil of India during 1984 and 1991 and reflects how poverty, the mother evil, gives rise to other evils in the society. The novel contains a wide array of characters from famished person to the richest person of the town, Kittur. It describes the harsh realities of poor villagers who have to but migrate to cities in order to survive and live on the streets
The Theme of Protest and Freedom in Cry, the Peacock
Get PDFThe conflict between social institutions and individuals is a complex and perplexing issue for many scholars. While reflecting on this issue, some scholars propagate the privilege to individuality, the others to the social institutions. Many scholars consider it as a matter of mutual coordination and interest. The need for a relative space for an individual and the requirement of the social institutions for regulating control over an individual’s uncensored wills are equally important. However, safeguarding or maintaining the margins of both entities is complex work. Regulating uncensored wills or reducing excessive encroachment of institutional authorities is a difficult task; it needs to be addressed with a scientific approach. The Indian social system is conservative and has been maintaining its dominance over the women’s class from the time unknown. The society, after allotting all the privileges to male members, refuses to consider women as individuals, having space and freedom. It expects women to be timid, docile, submissive and obedient. As a result, they feel tyrannized and experience untold sufferings. When the patriarchal system becomes over oppressive, it leads women to absolute confinement; the life of complete closure is highly disappointing and frustrating. The forces that obliterate their rights include gender discrimination, marriage-system, orthodox traditions, customs, rituals and class status. A woman is born with a destitute to experience a collision with the subjugating elements in her life and while wrestling against it she has little success. She goes through a perpetual war against the controlling institution while creating a space for her individuality and freedom. The factors like these rob women characters of happiness and advantages and lead women to live an insignificant life, full of suffering
Inadequate Usage of Vocabulary in English Language Reduce the Quality of Communication in Academic Setting with Reference to UvaWellassa University of Sri Lanka
Get PDFThe use of rich vocabulary is undoubtedly salient for an academic setting to maintain the quality of communication in any given context. Unfortunately, it is observed and experienced through empirical observation that a significant number of academicians do not employ a rich vocabulary at meetings, classroom settings, and such other important gatherings while maintaining accurate syntactic constructions. Instead, the general use English Language is employed in all instances where it does not reflect the quality of communication which directly makes an impact on impressive communication. Hence this article focuses on critical observation of the use of vocabulary at statutory meetings and its contribution to maintaining the quality of English Language communication in an academic setting