Psychological Tone of Suffering in The Lowland
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The paper aims at psychoanalytic reading on Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Lowland going through the major characters; Subhash, Udayan, Gauri and Bela. The study narrates the roles of the major characters to prove the novelas a psychoanalytical discourse. It presents Subhash and Udayan Mitra growing up, Gauri is traumatized by her husband’s death and her daughter, Bela, deprived of mother’s love. The psychoanalytic theory attempts to fathom into the psychological makeup of the characters. The researcher shows how the characters in The Lowland battle within themselves with their deep fears and repressed feelings, mentally disturbs them and makes their lives a struggle, both physically and mentally. The special emphasis of the study deals with the sufferings, depressions, and dissatisfaction of the major characters of The Lowland.
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