Vol 2 – Special Issue (May 2026)

Saudade as the Recurring Theme in Ruth Ozeki’s A Tale for the Time Being and The Book of Form and Emptiness
Ruth Ozeki herself, being a third culture kid, portrays her third novel, A Tale for the Time Being and the fourth novel, The Book of Form and Emptiness’s from the perspective of third culture kids. Ozeki brings out the sufferings like identity crises and alienation they face in society for being a third culture kid.
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The Diabetic Protagonist is Well
This research examines the representation of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) in contemporary young adult fiction, moving beyond the symptoms of the disease to see it as a catalyst in defining a character.
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From Guilt to Redemption: A Bibliotherapeutic Study of The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a powerful example of bibliotherapy and the cathartic potential of literature. Through a close reading of the novel, this study observes how guilt, trauma, and moral failure outline the psychological expansion of the central character, Amir, and how narrative confession serves as a pathway...
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Symbolism of the ‘Whirlpool’ and the ‘Lamp’: A Psychoanalytic Reading
This study critically analyses the symbolic implication of the ‘lamp’ and the ‘whirlpool’ in the novel Lamps in the Whirlpool by Rajam Krishnan, through a psychoanalytic framework.
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Language Translator Device Translation as a Strategy for Language Learning: Insights from Under Graduate Students
This study aims to explore the perceptions of English major students on translation through language translator devices, its use as a learning strategy, and the relationship between these perceptions and translation practices. 
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Silenced Transitions: Cultural Invisibility of Menopause and Women’s Psychological Self-Construction in Literary Narratives
Menopause remains one of the most culturally silenced transitions in women’s lives, often positioned at the margins of literary representation. While puberty and motherhood occupy significant narrative space, menopause frequently appears as absence, metaphor, or decline. This paper examines how the cultural invisibility of menopause in literary narratives influences women’s...
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From Reluctance to Leadership: A Study Through Character Development
This paper focuses on the character development of Moses in the Bible. It examines how individuals who initially exhibit hesitation, fear, or self-doubt gradually transform into effective leaders through personal growth and experience.
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A Symbiosis of Japanese Shinto Myths and Jungian Archetypes in Miyazaki’s Visual Text,Spirited Away
This paper proposes to delve into the mythologies of Japanese culture and their significance in order to aid in the deeper understanding of the characters in the visual text, Spirited Away, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
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Internalized Racism & Unconscious: The Psychoanalytic Reading of Trauma in The Bluest Eye
This paper aims to examine the psychological trauma and the internalized racism in The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison through a psychological lens.
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Navigating Selfhood: The Quest for Self-Actualisation in Abdulrazak Gurnah’SThe Last Gift
The paper titled Navigating Selfhood: The Quest for Self-Actualisation in Abdulrazak Gurnah’s The Last Gift journeys into the theme of selfhood and the complex journey toward self-actualisation in Abdulrazak Gurnah’s novel The Last Gift.
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