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- Title
Inner Conflict and Transformation: Unveiling the Trauma of Arumugam in Imayam's Novel Arumugam.
- Authors
S., Aarthimeena; Subbulakshmi, M.
- Abstract
Imayam is a well-known Indian novelist, and his works are primarily found in the Tamil literary canon. Recently, he was honoured with the Sahitya Academy Award for his novel "Sellatha Panam" (Invalid Money), in addition to receiving numerous accolades for his work. The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the anguish and trauma experienced by a young Dalit boy named Arumugam. Arumugam's life is filled with unending anguish, and this paper will explore how he fights to come to terms with his own history while also attempting to put some distance between himself and that history. Arumugam is described as a robust child who also has a kind disposition. However, he is helpless to stop the transformation of his flourishing life into a tragedy brought on by outside forces, and as a result, the boy is deprived of a happier upbringing. In due time, he was compelled to find himself in the position of becoming a victim of the stubborn and indecisive actions of others. Children are even more sensitive than adults to experiencing pain and suffering; Arumugam did not have time to realise what had happened to him. Also, how difficult circumstances and his inability to alter anything about his life suffocate him and his life all the way through his boyhood, which ultimately results in traumatic experiences. In addition, the narrative gives a realistic image of both the rural life and the city life, as well as how Arumugam adapts to making a better living in a city he has never been to before and develops into a mature and responsible boy because of this experience.
- Subjects
DALITS; TAMIL literature; CHILDREN; FARM life; URBAN life
- Publication
Language in India, 2022, Vol 22, Issue 11, p114
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Article