The unconscious mind’s hidden desires, fears, and unresolved conflicts have long been thought to be represented symbolically in dreams. This paper examines the concept of dream psychology in The Alchemist through the lens of Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory.
In Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun, the main character's survival depends on her ability to master the "Theory of Mind," which is the ability to think about other people's mental states. This paper examines Klara's psychological evolution as she endeavours to delineate the "human heart" through meticulous observation and cognitive...
Shabars are tribal people who reside in forested areas. The forest land defines cultural values and their independence. This creates an integrated intimacy with nature. In the novel, The Book of the Hunter by Mahasweta Devi, Shabars encounter urban extension. The urbanised regions are termed as civilised. Such civilised region becomes a...
Mankind traces a deep-seated historical, cultural, and philosophical connection with water and water bodies. It is this interlaced and strengthened bondage shared between mankind and waters, which is evident through the manifold facets as outlined in human progress and civilization, upon which waters have left an indelible mark. The recent emergence...
The postcolonial interpretation of shame largely focuses on it as a fractured residue of colonial domination which is closelyaligned with inferiority, humiliation, and inadequacy. While most of the recent research on Gurnah’s fiction focuses on the themes of exile, trauma, memory and hybridity, this research paper narrows down into the theme of shame as one’s footsteps into the recognitionof the self.
This paper examines the representations of historical and generational trauma in Han Kang’s 2021 novel We Do Not Part through the primary lens of material ecocriticism.
Historically, novels played a significant role in shaping people’s lives. However, in the contemporary era, media has largely taken over this role, offering various benefits, while also producing negative influence. This paper focuses on Don DeLillo’s Mao II, a postmodern novel that critiques the diminishing condition of the novelist in the...
