Janneker Lawrence

Differences in Literary Narratives Between Translation and Transcreation: A Scrutiny of Imayam’s She & I and En Kathe
Imayam is a prominent contemporary Tamil writer known for his realistic portrayal of rural life, and marginalized communities. She and I is the English translation of En Kathe. The novel is about Kamla, a widow who moves to a village with her two daughters and meets an unnamed man who is unemployed. He...
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A Study of Psychological Resistance to Familial Authority and Social Violence in Sudha Murthy’s Mahashweta
Sudha Murthy’s Mahashweta is a feminist novel that represents the lived experiences of a woman, whose identity is shaped by social stigma and patriarchal control in the family, through subtle forms of violence.
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Echoes of Assam: Reflection and Cultural Identity in Rebirth
This research paper examines Rebirth by Jahnavi Barua as a significant literary representation of Assamese culture, identity, and female subjectivity within the framework of cultural displacement and emotional reconstruction.
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Cognitive Survival and the World of Belief: Life of Pi Through The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
This paper studies Life of Pi through the conceptual lens of The Power of Your Subconscious Mind, reframed as a theory ofsubconscious belief formation rather than a self-help ideology. 
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Home and the Homeland: Fragmentation and Loss of Identity in “Alam’s Own House”
The effects of the Partition can be seen not just in the mass massacres and displacement in huge numbers, but also in the alienation of human beings, which conjures the feeling of homelessness and detachment. Dibyendu Palit's "Alam's Own House" functions as a quintessential Partition text, profoundly exploring themes of memory, rootlessness, nostalgia, and identity in the wake of the Partition of Bengal.
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Fragmented Growth: The Bildungsroman and Narrative Disruption in Anthony Horowitz’sAlex Rider Series
This research analyses the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz through the lens of the Fragmented Bildungsroman, examining its narrative structure, character development, and themes.
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Cultural Trauma and Climate Catastrophe in Contemporary Cli-Fi: Kim Stanley Robinson’s New York 2140
This paper examines the representation of cultural trauma and climate catastrophe in Kim Stanley Robinson’s New York 2140, situating the novel within the expanding field of contemporary climate fiction (cli-fi).
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Balancing Innovation and Psyche: Human-Machine Partnerships for Personalized English Learning Experiences
This study explores psyche-centric human-machine partnerships in English Language Teaching (ELT), balancing technological innovation with learners' psychological needs through Critical Pedagogy.
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Unstable Catharsis and Cultural Trauma in Ayad Akhtar’sDisgraced: A Reader-response Study
Ayad Akhtar’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Disgraced has largely been interpreted as a political critique ofpost-9/11 Islamophobia and identity conflict. However, this paper shifts the focus from character analysis to audience psychology through a reader- response framework.
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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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