Tension of Tradition and Modernity in ManjuKapur'sHome
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2019
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Central Department of English
Abstract
This research analyzes the novel of ManjuKapur'sHomefrom the perspective
of modernity. Tensions between tradition and modernity, represented in the novel can
be viewed against the influence of western culture that have taken place in twenty first
century within the lives of people in India. Ideological stance on the notions of
tradition vs. modernity in respect to the conflicting issue, through thecharacters
asNisha, Rupa, Yashpal, Ajay,Vijaya and Raju, where they almost abandoned their
parental business style, traditional thinkingand moves aheadtheir ownway either in
their business or in the family life. Yashpal falls in love with a girl who is from lower
class in economic strata and gets married to her which creates a kind of tussle in his
family due to modernity. Similarly, shift from traditional clothshop to readymade
fancy shop deals with the issue of metropolitan influences on Indian youths.
Characters in the novel are deviated from their social norms and values due to the
influences of western values on Indian society is a sign of modernity. In the novel,
joint family dissects into single settlement, characters start to adopt modernity,
forgetting their traditional norms and values for their benefit.
Key words: Tension, Tradition, Modernity, Identity
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Tension, Tradition, Modernity, Identity