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Title: | Representation of Trauma in The Blind Owl by Sadeq Hedayat |
Authors: | Bhandari, Sita |
Keywords: | Trauma;Mental disorder;Inter-personal relationships |
Issue Date: | 2019 |
Publisher: | Faculty of English |
Institute Name: | Prithivi Narayan Campus, Pokhara |
Level: | Masters |
Abstract: | This study is especially concerned with how trauma is explored, represented in the novel, The Blind Owl by Sadeq Hedayat. In its broad terms, trauma in the mind of the main character, the pen-case cover painter, encompasses painful experience resulting in obsession. This research paper has assessed the novel with trauma and anxiety and their representation. The main problem of the study is what events caused trauma to the major character and how he acted or behaved in his daily life afterwards. To find out solutions to the problem, data for this research were collected from textual reading and analytical library research. The primary and secondary data were viewed focusing authentic, academic, and commercial references. Trauma theory has been applied to analyze the text. On the basis of the analysis, it is concluded that the main character of the novel suffers from mental disorder resulting in the unusual activities, traumatic reflection and thoughts throughout the novel. The character is the representative character of the writer himself. |
URI: | https://elibrary.tucl.edu.np/handle/123456789/9808 |
Appears in Collections: | English |
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Cover Page .pdf | 110.63 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open | |
chapter.pdf | 258.96 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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