The Trauma of Female Gender with Special reference to Henry James Novel “The Portrait of a Lady”

Females have been a silent feature for the majority of human history, their thoughts, and feelings are not considered being of the least importance. Henry James has embellished the social responsibilities of marriage vows very critical for women. James was a critic of middle class conjugal life and magnifies the trauma of middle class women. Philosophically the central theme of the topic explains the word Trauma which literally means the ferociousness of the male gender on the females in the form of suppression . Under the difficult circumstances, women were submissive but through her works, they fought the social forces and attempted to create their own identity. The novel ‘The Portrait of a lady’depicts a tradition from innocence of the Isabel Archer who claimed to be fond of her freedom surrounded with a number of challenging women. The portrait of a lady is not the end of Isabel story but story of women changing place in society because it was even forbidden for the women to break the norms of patriarchal conventions. Henry James choice is based on interest and revolutionary themes regarding women in The Portrait of a Lady which challenges the society and its rules of the Nineteenth century regarding women position, their behavior expectations and their challenges against the traumatic conditions of the society.

Trends and Themes in Contemporary Young Adult Literature

In the past few decades, Young Adult literature has become progressively more popular. Film makers, Television, Fans, Critics and Academics all seem to have an inclination towards the Young Adult field. The present mankind genus is more engrossed in the literature contextualizing analysis of broader trends. However, while Young Adult persist to expand, it often materialize that the corpus of texts which is taught, studied, and critically examined overlap with texts discussed in the popular media; this has resulted in increasingly diminutive hyper canon of texts and is very often limited to the kinds of bestseller texts that make an enormous impact on popular traditions and ethnicity. To non-experts, the Young Adult class is often considered to be identical with huge blockbuster fiction titles like Harry Potter, The Fault in Our Stars, Twilight and The Hunger Games. The Young modern adult now seeks variant approaches with tangible trends in terms of theoretical importance, cultural significance, pedagogical value or amalgamation of all these approaches

Theme of Life and Death in Katherine Anne Porter’s “Holiday”

Katherine Anne Porter contributed memorable stories to American literature for over half a century. A Southerner and a contemporary of Fitzgerald and Hemingway the amount of her published writings are very small though her reputation is considerable. The Saturday Review has positioned her in the legacy of Hawthorne, Flaubert, and James as an artist and story-teller. Her fiction has been marked for its elegance, beauty, brilliance and accuracy. Most of the critics acknowledge about the supremacy of Porter’s literary style. They adore the effectiveness of her sarcasm, the precision of her language, and the economy of her structure.

Towards a Non - Anthropocentric Paradigm: A Study of Select Narratives

Enthroning human being at the centre stage of the universe gathered momentum with the emergence of humanism. This human centeredness later on gave way to a more anthropological term, viz.: anthropocentrism which considers Man as the Supreme Being. The anthropocentric point of view has created an ecological imbalance on our Earth. To ensure a harmonious coexistence of human beings and animals it is imperative to go beyond the narrow anthropocentric paradigms. A non- anthropocentric view which gives space, accepts and acknowledges the differences of other beings is to be developed. The present paper attempts to make a study of Daniel Defoe‘s Robinson Crusoe, Life of Pi directed by Ang Lee and Instinct by Jon Turteltaub to focus on the basic precepts of humanism, anthropocentrism and non-anthropocentrism in the select narratives.

A Document on Peace and Protest in the Pages Stained With Blood By Indira Goswami

Indira Goswamy popularly known as MamoniRaisomGoswami an icon of Assamese Literature presents the contrasting effects of peace as well as protest in her novel pages stained with blood.It was written in Assamese and later translated by Pradip Acharya in English. Actually Goswamy desired to write a book on Delhi with its pride and pomp. She settled in a small cooped up flat in Sather nagar, Delhi. She came across a few Sikh people who helped her in one way or other. She had learnt various anecdotes about the Moghal and the British rulers. Some were tell- tale stories and some were records of the past. She even visited whores colony to collect sources for her material. Where ever she went she showed courtesy to her fellow human beings and tried to help them in all possible ways. The novel is an out pour of her bitter memories during the anti -Sikh Riots caused by the assassination of Smt. Indira Gandhi when she was the prime minister of India. Neither the politicians nor the administers bothered much about the communal calamities. Negligence of the authorities and heart rendering cry of the suppressed have left a deep scar in her heart. She is unable to accept the cruel reality. She highlights some of the good qualities of the Sikh people such as not accepting money even in their worst condition. Their sincere prayer to forgive the people who caused severe damage to Gurudwara. Madan Bhaisahab’s timely help to the injured are some proofs. She also presented an amazing fact that no one has touched the politician’s house during the agitation. As the author feels these pages of Indian History are stained with blood. It is an eternal stain which could not be washed away.

Feminism in the Novels of Shobha De

Feminism, Self-realization, Indian Women, New Women, Indian literature in English has journeyed a long way to achieve its present glory and grandeur present a good number of women writers offering through their writings the penetrative insight into the complex issues of life. The novels of these women writers analyze the world of women, their sufferings as victims of male hegemony, they also express social, economic and political upheavals in Indian society.