This paper is published in Volume-8, Issue-1, 2022
Area
English Literature
Author
Sarada P. V., Dr. T. K. Pius
Org/Univ
St. Aloysius College, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Pub. Date
24 January, 2022
Paper ID
V8I1-1259
Publisher
Keywords
Space, Narrative, Historical Fiction, Migration

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Sarada P. V., Dr. T. K. Pius. Life in Sundarbans: Spatial Dimensions of Amitav Ghosh’s Gun Island, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Sarada P. V., Dr. T. K. Pius (2022). Life in Sundarbans: Spatial Dimensions of Amitav Ghosh’s Gun Island. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 8(1) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Sarada P. V., Dr. T. K. Pius. "Life in Sundarbans: Spatial Dimensions of Amitav Ghosh’s Gun Island." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 8.1 (2022). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

Space and Time were always treated as a fascinating matter for the aspiring research fraternity of English literature. It is of contemporary relevance and practicality to discuss the topic in detail. Many theorists like Henry Lefebvre, Edward Soja, Yi Fu Tuan were leading the discussions based on Space through their seminal literary works. Here intention of this paper is to analyse the novel Gun Island in the light of space theory and study how spatial dimension were employed by Amitav Ghosh in his narrative. Sundarbans, the tide country is the focus of the narrative though which he talks about the major themes like marginalisation, trauma of the destitute, man vs. nature conflict and so on. The inclusive view of Sundarbans especially Lusibari is narrated here pinpointing the issues of refugees, ordeal of Dalits, Natural calamities etc. Lusibari, its people their beliefs, jobs, social conditions, educational background, economic aspects, and so on were talked about. The uneducated people who were strong believers and how intimately they keep and pass on their tradition beliefs, legends etc were shown in the novel. This paper will add knowledge regarding the space Lusibari and its culture to the reading public.