Probing into the Psyche of Subalterns in August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.

The subjugation and suppression that blacks meet in America causes ineradicable wounds in the psyche of the blacks which they try to remove from their later generations. The present paper probes into the psyche of the African Americans in August Wilson‟s Joe Turner‟s Come and Gone in the Pittsburgh Century Cycle and delves how Wilson employs the „blood memory‟ as a primary power to overcome the psychic exile suffered by his characters. By navigating back to the origin of the African American trauma, the play instructs blacks to see through their problems, to reconnect and rebuild themselves with their own historical ancestor slave trade. To solve their imminent problems blacks must seek a positive self-knowledge that transforms their misery into love, power and hope. Wilson persistently insists that African Americans have to upright their impending life only through the diasporic reminiscence. The remembrance makes an individual to transform his ordeal and captivates how to edify others‟ life with the history of the slaves‟ voyage

Social perspectives in contemporary English Literature Paulo Coelho, the Alchemist

The institutions of society are the strongest paths in paving way for the individual to achieve his/her dreams. Each part of society functions to provide stability and it puts a large emphasis on which the human develop. Human life and social interactions seek in unifying the goals or desires of the individuals. The society and its culture, influences the personal development. Society acts as the stimulus in achieving individual‘s desire. ―The Alchemist ―, a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho was first published in 1988. ‗The Alchemist‘ follows a young Andalusian shepherd in his journey to Egypt, after having a recurring dream of finding treasure there. Journey is necessary according to the Alchemist. It is about the essential wisdom of listening to a heart and above all, following our dreams. ―When you want something, the entire universe conspires in helping you to achieve it‖. This is the core theme of the Book. The main theme, is finding one‘s destiny influenced by the society

Quest for Self Liberation and fulfillment in M. G. Vassanji’s Amriika

oai:ojs.ijahls.com:article/1Amriika is a novel of disillusionment. In this novel, the protagonist migrates to America for his higher studies. The hero caught between the world of reality and illusion and underwent many changes to adapt himself with the people, culture and even language which lead the entire novel. By the end, the protagonist’s restless, unrequited and unfulfilling love makes his days in America. Identity and seeking comfort is one of the major themes in Vassanji’s Amriika. The expectations in the novel include the universal concepts such as love, happiness, and sense of belonging which is something greater than one’s self. The proposed paper entitled Quest for Self Liberation and fulfillment in M. G. Vassanji’s Amriika aims at the life either to live or to exist after migration