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Title: | Satire of Secular Culture in O'Connor's Wise Blood |
Authors: | Khadka, Prem Bahadur |
Keywords: | Secularism;Satire;Secular Culture |
Issue Date: | 2006 |
Publisher: | Department of English |
Institute Name: | Central Department of English |
Level: | Masters |
Abstract: | The present research work studies O'Connor'sWise Bloodas a satire on secular American culture. In order to expose the satire, the study focuses on the grotesque activities of thecharacters and the extensive use of animal imagery in the text. It studies the symbolic significance of the grotesqueness, eccentricity and animal imagery so as to expose spiritual decline in human beings in modern times in America. The work has been divided into four chapters. The first chapter gives a general introduction to the work. The second chapter makes the study of satire and secularism. The third chapter analyzes the text to reveal the satire that human beings are turning into animalism in modern times. The fourth chapter is the conclusion of the work. |
URI: | https://elibrary.tucl.edu.np/handle/123456789/9519 |
Appears in Collections: | English |
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