Amitav Ghosh’ The Shadow Lines as The widened Wings � A study on the Mosaic of Emotional Elements

B.Arokia Lawrence Vijay; Dr. M. Leelavathi

Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2017

Amitav Ghosh’ The Shadow Lines as The widened Wings � A study on the Mosaic of Emotional Elements

B. Arokia Lawrence Vijay, Dr. M. Leelavathi

Abstract :

The best medium that reflects the society, the changing dimension of human beings consciously and unconsciously and the manifestation of the social order is obviously a novel with no doubt. Novelists portraying such ideal reality, certainly occupy a distinctive position in the literary arena. Being a renowned anthropologist, author, travel writer, essayist teacher and novelist, Amitav Ghosh occupies one of the most dominant and the prominent place in Indian Writing in English. His works carve a deep impact within the reader. The Shadow Lines, the second novel pictures lives of people before and after independence along with the effect of partition. This research article aims at portraying the novel as a blend of multiple themes as the exact picture of the social milieu, sustained identity and quest for identity, women as the strength in building others and humanism.