Father Image and Family Happiness: A Relational Study of Buddhisagar's Karnali Blues

Abstract

This research, based on Buddisagar'sKarnali Blues, is an attempt to explore how the writer has shown the importance of father image that leads to the family happiness.This research examines how the novel helps to demonstrate the mutual understanding and interconnectedness among the family members. It also explores howthe father is a hero in the eyes ofhis son. This paper applies a new perspective on experiencing the love and connection between the father and son. By bringing the theoretical concept of Albert F. Osborn and Anthony C. Morris’sFathers and Child Care. Early Child Development and Care and joseph H Pleck’s “Why Could Father Involvement Benefit Children? Theoretical Perspectives”,this research finds therelational study of father and son in the novel. This novel is written by Buddhisagar and translated to English by Michael Hutt and I have used English translated version of the novel. Keywords: fatherhood, happiness, father-son relationship, parenting, family