International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, 2018
The theme of death has been long illustrated in literary works, not only in novels, dramas and po... more The theme of death has been long illustrated in literary works, not only in novels, dramas and poetry but it is also intensively discussed in short stories. Indian short stories also demonstrate outstanding realism and deal with wide-ranging themes, being rooted in traditional Indian setup. The distinctive treatment of death and use of several images to portray death as an abstract force stands remarkably in Indian short stories. The present paper attempts to meticulously examine and critically analyze these images of death in selected Indian short stories. Human existence is a mystery, an unsolved riddle, a journey that begins with birth and ends with death. In the path of this expedition, different individuals search differently for the meaning of their lives and this ride through world makes life interesting and enjoyable. Nevertheless birth and death are omnipresent episodes of human life as all human beings take birth and are prone to death and decay. Death is an integral and inevitable part of life, an ultimate end of the journey through world. Frank and Judith McMahon voice that "we may have seen death, read about death, or even close to death, yet we have never died. Thus, we face the ultimate unknown, and the fact that our society refuses to admit that death is a natural process". A sense of insecurity and immortality is a common feeling that is mutually shared generally by all the human beings. Literature as an art is the portrayal of life itself so; the theme of death is inevitable from it.
International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, 2018
The theme of death has been long illustrated in literary works, not only in novels, dramas and po... more The theme of death has been long illustrated in literary works, not only in novels, dramas and poetry but it is also intensively discussed in short stories. Indian short stories also demonstrate outstanding realism and deal with wide-ranging themes, being rooted in traditional Indian setup. The distinctive treatment of death and use of several images to portray death as an abstract force stands remarkably in Indian short stories. The present paper attempts to meticulously examine and critically analyze these images of death in selected Indian short stories. Human existence is a mystery, an unsolved riddle, a journey that begins with birth and ends with death. In the path of this expedition, different individuals search differently for the meaning of their lives and this ride through world makes life interesting and enjoyable. Nevertheless birth and death are omnipresent episodes of human life as all human beings take birth and are prone to death and decay. Death is an integral and inevitable part of life, an ultimate end of the journey through world. Frank and Judith McMahon voice that "we may have seen death, read about death, or even close to death, yet we have never died. Thus, we face the ultimate unknown, and the fact that our society refuses to admit that death is a natural process". A sense of insecurity and immortality is a common feeling that is mutually shared generally by all the human beings. Literature as an art is the portrayal of life itself so; the theme of death is inevitable from it.
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