Nationalist Ethos in Anita Desai’s Bye-Bye Blackbird

Abstract

This thesis depicts the protagonist, Morrie’s assertion of the self at the end of his life. Morrie suffers from ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) at his seventies. He is supposed to suffer from aging and ALS very brutally but their expectation remains false. In proving their assertion false, Morrie shapes himself distinct from the previous position. Besides, he also teachers his student Mitch to follow the path he is adopting. Consequently, he comes to meet his death serenely and gives a message that remaining years of life are sufficient to make a new self to anyone here in the world.