Inquiry into the Self: A Psycho-Analytical Reading of Salman Rushdie'sFury

Abstract

Salam Rushdie's Fury attempts to scrutinize the zones of human selves through its supreme character, Malik Solanka and others. Virtually, human being deserves unconventional ideas and dreams on the unconscious level more or less, as a turning point in their individual life so is the case in thisnovel too. And, such ground reality is unveiled through skeptical analysis delving into the manner and action as well as the conversation of the characters on the basis of psychoanalytical perspective in this study. The protagonist of this novel, Malik Solanka spoils his own identity and social status after making apart himself from his family and society. Then he commences a dual voyage–psychological and physical altogether to New York, America hoping to resurrect his ruined life. Although he is able to establish an arbitrary relationship with Mila Milo and Neela Mahendra in New York, they ultimately poison and metamorphosize him into a typical character that is just ridiculous and ironical one. Mila Milo fails to rebuild his life constantly due to herown father seeking tendency whereas Neela Mahendra also fails to regenerate him as being a strong political activist. This dramatic upheaval furthers the life of Malik Solanka into a tragic apart. Finally, the fragile life of Solanka provides us a mental solace as he withdraws back to his previous land and society since the very moment compels us to assume our own identity.