Janneker Lawrence

The Emotional Void: Analyzing Readerly Trauma in Sayaka Murata’s “Satsujin Shussan”
May, 2026|Vol 2 - Special Issue (May 2026)
This research focuses on “Satsujin Shussan,” a dystopian short story by Sayaka Murata. She is a contemporary Japanese author, known for her unsettling exploration of gender roles, social conformity and the human body. The story depicts a future of Japanese society, designed to fight population decline, in which if any person gives birth to ten...
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Confession and Guilt: Moral Thought and the Character of Clamence in Albert Camus’s The Fall
May, 2026|Vol 2 - Special Issue (May 2026)
The novel centres on Jean-Baptiste Clamence, a former lawyer from Paris who narrates his story to an unnamed listener. His self-image begins to collapse after a crucial incident when he hears a woman jump from a bridge into the river. He moves to Amsterdam, where he adopts the role of...
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Search of Selfhood and Alienation In Bhabani Bhattacharya’s Shadow From Ladakh
May, 2026|Vol 2 - Special Issue (May 2026)
Bhabani Bhattacharya is a prominent Indian novelist who is notable for her depiction of social crises. His fifth novel Shadow from Ladakh was published in the year 1966. This novel brought him the Sahitya Akademi Award in1967. The novel is set against the threatening background of the Chinese aggression in 1962.
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Intergenerational Trauma and the Politics of Silence in Paro Anand’s Short Story “Hearing My Own Story”
May, 2026|Vol 2 - Special Issue (May 2026)
This paper examines domestic violence not merely as an isolated act of physical abuse but as a cyclical structure of suffering transmitted across generations. Through the parallel experiences of the child protagonist and her teacher, the story reveals how trauma is internalised, suppressed, and normalised within the domestic sphere.
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Caste, Gender and Political Awakening: A Feminist–Subaltern Reading of Vanmam
May, 2026|Vol 2 - Special Issue (May 2026)
This paper critically examines the representation of Dalit women in Vanmam by Bama. The study explores how caste and gender intersect in the novel and shape the lives of Dalit women.
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Desire and Domestic Disquiet: Exploring Emotional Instability and Familial Fragmentation in Jhumpa Lahiri’s Unaccustomed Earth
May, 2026|Vol 2 - Special Issue (May 2026)
This paper explores the tension between emotional desire and familial responsibility in Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri through the framework of Family Systems Theory. The stories in Unaccustomed Earthdepict family life as emotionally interconnected, where individual longing and suppressed desires gradually disturb domestic harmony.
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About English Axis
Mar, 2026|Vol 2 - Issue 1 (Jan 2026 - March 2026)
English Axis: A Review of Literature and Language ISSN: 3107-362X (Online) English Axis: A Review of Literature and Language, is a peer-reviewed, quarterly journal that focuses on the critical and scholarly study of Literature in English and the English Language. The journal aims to publish articles that explore different aspects...
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Table of Contents
Mar, 2026|Vol 2 - Issue 1 (Jan 2026 - March 2026)
Vol 2 – Issue 1 (Jan 2026 – March 2026) Table of Contents
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Christianity and Quantum States
Mar, 2026|Vol 2 - Issue 1 (Jan 2026 - March 2026)
This paper aims to explore the goings-on within the world of Christian spirituality and Quantum States. The complicated terminology as well as the heavily accented technicality that goes with the territory of Quantum theories are broken into simplified terms in tandem with the latest trends in Christian spirituality. Having mentioned...
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Healing the Wounds of Regret: A Psychological Study of Mitch Albom’s The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Mar, 2026|Vol 2 - Issue 1 (Jan 2026 - March 2026)
Mitch Albom’s The Five People You Meet in Heaven explores the human condition through the intertwined themes of regret, redemption, and psychological healing. This paper, titled “Healing the Wounds of Regret: A Psychological Study of Mitch Albom’s The Five People You Meet in Heaven,” examines the protagonist Eddie’s posthumous journey as a metaphor...
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