Conflict between Individual and Society : A Brief Review of Victims and Survivors in Anita Desai's Fiction

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  • Dr. Pinky  PGT in English, Doon International School, Karnal, Haryana, India

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https://doi.org//10.32628/IJSRST1962148

Keywords:

Conflict, Society, Victim, Survivor

Abstract

Anita Desai's novels catch the shattered psyche of the individuals who are striving for defining themselves in the form of identity in the familial and social set-up but it is hard to say that all the characters are strong enough to survive after dealing with the cruelties of life. Apart from a few, they become the victims of their personal and social affairs of life. It may be observed that almost all the protagonists of Anita Desai are sensitive or hypersensitive that makes them victims. On the other hand, some characters try hard to cope with the abnormalities of life but in the long run they also surrender yet they are able to survive. Through a brief study of the selected novels of Anita Desai, this paper will try to examine who are the victims and who are the survivors?

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2019-04-30

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Volume 6, Issue 2, March-April-2019

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Dr. Pinky, " Conflict between Individual and Society : A Brief Review of Victims and Survivors in Anita Desai's Fiction , International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 6, Issue 2, pp.738-743, March-April-2019. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST1962148