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LangLit An International Peer-reviewed open access journal, 2024
The present research delves into Han Kang's novel The Vegetarian through a multifaceted lens, exa... more The present research delves into Han Kang's novel The Vegetarian through a multifaceted lens, examining the intersection of vegetarianism, gender, and identity. Through a close reading of the narrative, it explores how the protagonist's decision to abstain from meat consumption serves as a catalyst for challenging societal norms and expectations. Employing a feminist and ecological perspective, the study presents a symbolic significance of vegetarianism as a form of resistance against patriarchal structures and exploitative relationships with nature. It investigates how authors utilize vegetarianism as a literary device to explore complex themes such as ethics, identity, environmentalism, and human-animal relationships.
Drawing from a diverse range of texts spanning across various genres and cultural contexts, this study identifies common motifs and narrative strategies employed by authors to depict vegetarian characters and their journeys. It explores the ways in which vegetarianism intersects with other social movements and ideologies, including feminism, post humanism, and globalization, shedding light on its multifaceted role within contemporary literary discourse. By situating vegetarianism within the broader framework of literature and culture, a deeper understanding of the complex relationship between diet, ideology, and storytelling in the contemporary literary landscape.
JETIR International Journal, 2024
In English literature, there is a fairly broad classification of the gothic genre. The study delv... more In English literature, there is a fairly broad classification of the gothic genre. The study delves into the consequences of Julia Kristeva's 'Power of Horror' theory in order to gain a deeper comprehension of the Gothic genre. The present research compares the themes of historical and contemporary Gothic literature, showing how gothic genres thematically vary with time. The initial gothic novels were mostly concerned with exaggerated thriller and horror themes, such as monsters, demons, and supernatural evils. The emphasis of the current gothic novels is primarily based on social issues of exploitation, subjection, and suffering for weaker groups of people. The contemporary gothic novels began to shape from real criminal cases or actual life events, compared to the superstitious and convictions in traditional ones. The criticism of local social views, race, politics, gender, and religion that characterizes contemporary Gothic literature is combined with aspects of the paranormal, magic realism, and satire. The writers and artists of Gothic literature altered the Gothic subgenre by including certain characteristics like mystery, darkness, and obscured areas. The exaggerated romances of the traditional gothic novels were given less emphasis in their contemporaneity while seeking to examine psychological insights. Gothic writers began to develop their emotional impacts through the gothic aspects, which allowed gothic literature to offer a fitting atmosphere that corresponded within the genre. This article attempts to present an overview of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights (1847) from past gothic novels and Toni Morrison's Beloved (1987) as contemporary classic gothic novels, contrasting thematically how they developed.
LangLit An International Peer-reviewed open access journal, 2024
The present research delves into Han Kang's novel The Vegetarian through a multifaceted lens, exa... more The present research delves into Han Kang's novel The Vegetarian through a multifaceted lens, examining the intersection of vegetarianism, gender, and identity. Through a close reading of the narrative, it explores how the protagonist's decision to abstain from meat consumption serves as a catalyst for challenging societal norms and expectations. Employing a feminist and ecological perspective, the study presents a symbolic significance of vegetarianism as a form of resistance against patriarchal structures and exploitative relationships with nature. It investigates how authors utilize vegetarianism as a literary device to explore complex themes such as ethics, identity, environmentalism, and human-animal relationships.
Drawing from a diverse range of texts spanning across various genres and cultural contexts, this study identifies common motifs and narrative strategies employed by authors to depict vegetarian characters and their journeys. It explores the ways in which vegetarianism intersects with other social movements and ideologies, including feminism, post humanism, and globalization, shedding light on its multifaceted role within contemporary literary discourse. By situating vegetarianism within the broader framework of literature and culture, a deeper understanding of the complex relationship between diet, ideology, and storytelling in the contemporary literary landscape.
JETIR International Journal, 2024
In English literature, there is a fairly broad classification of the gothic genre. The study delv... more In English literature, there is a fairly broad classification of the gothic genre. The study delves into the consequences of Julia Kristeva's 'Power of Horror' theory in order to gain a deeper comprehension of the Gothic genre. The present research compares the themes of historical and contemporary Gothic literature, showing how gothic genres thematically vary with time. The initial gothic novels were mostly concerned with exaggerated thriller and horror themes, such as monsters, demons, and supernatural evils. The emphasis of the current gothic novels is primarily based on social issues of exploitation, subjection, and suffering for weaker groups of people. The contemporary gothic novels began to shape from real criminal cases or actual life events, compared to the superstitious and convictions in traditional ones. The criticism of local social views, race, politics, gender, and religion that characterizes contemporary Gothic literature is combined with aspects of the paranormal, magic realism, and satire. The writers and artists of Gothic literature altered the Gothic subgenre by including certain characteristics like mystery, darkness, and obscured areas. The exaggerated romances of the traditional gothic novels were given less emphasis in their contemporaneity while seeking to examine psychological insights. Gothic writers began to develop their emotional impacts through the gothic aspects, which allowed gothic literature to offer a fitting atmosphere that corresponded within the genre. This article attempts to present an overview of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights (1847) from past gothic novels and Toni Morrison's Beloved (1987) as contemporary classic gothic novels, contrasting thematically how they developed.