LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 14:9 September 2014
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
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         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
         C. Subburaman, Ph.D. (Economics)
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Cultural Change in the Novels of Anita Nair with Reference to
The Better Man and Lessons in Forgetting

Sanjay Kumar, M.A., M.Phil. and NET


Abstract

Anita Nair’s The Better Man (1999) and Lesson in Forgetting (2010) are the novels which mark the mode of twenty first century. Patriarchy, norms of marriage, parents, child and child-parent relationship, love and sex, and such are changing very speedily. These changes cause changes in the norms of our social structure. Nair’s male and female characters, by revolting against the social, cultural and economic aspects of traditional society, challenge the traditional way life. So these characters project the cultural changes and these cultural changes marks the mode of contemporary society. These changes project the picture of society where the old social and moral order is on the wane and the new trends of society are emerging.

Key words: Anita Nair, The Better Man, Lessons in Forgetting, oppression of women


Social Criticism and Social Relevance as Part of Literature and Literary History

Social criticism has been a part and parcel of literature. Man as a social being, lives in society. Being a part of it, all his activities, directly or indirectly, are related to society. Literature is created by man and cannot exist without society. Society is the environment in which literature breathes. Literary history is divided into different ages because the literature of every age has some special characteristics that belong to that age alone. So, by studying the literature of different ages, some common characteristics of the concerned age can be found and by interpreting those characteristics, a fairly complete picture of the concerned age can be drawn. Literature shows both the good and bad sides of society, criticizes and appreciates them and this pattern may be termed as social criticism. As it stands, this social criticism is the critique of society.

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Sanjay Kumar, M A., M Phil. and NET, Research Scholar
M D U Rohtak
Haryana
India
Sanjaykmr250@gmail.com
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