Re-reading the Juvenile Psyche in Anita Desai’s Fire on the Mountain

Name of Author : Archana S.K

Abstract: Anita Desai is a distinguished indo-Anglian Novelist with her sharp insight; she has probed into the inner recesses of the psyche of her characters in order to arrive at a clear understanding of their problems. An attempt has been made in this study to rediscover the Juvenile world in Anita Des fire on the mountain. Juvenile response to an indifferent world is portrayed through the depiction of Raka in fire on the mountain. Raka is provided every comfort in life, but she has no attachment to anyone or anything. Her psychic problem is caused by exposure to cruelty and violence inherent the male dominated social and family set-up

Keywords : trauma, juvenile psychology, animal imagery

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