INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGLISH: LITERATURE, LANGUAGE & SKILLS IJELLS, ISSN 2278 0742, www.ijells.com VOLUME 3 ISSUE 2, July 2014 www.ijells.com 2278 0742 Page | 2 Founding & Chief Editor Profile Dr. Mrudula Lakkaraju, Department of English, Osmania University is trained from EFLU and a Doctorate from Osmania University. She prefers the designation of a trainer and a writer. She has presented several academic articles to international and national seminars, conferences, journals, and magazines. She also renders voluntary services as an editor to another International Journal. Casual and creative writing is also her forte. She is a prolific reader and writer. Her areas of interest are Post colonial Literature, Feminist Studies, Film Studies, English Language Teaching, Contemporary Literature and Communication Skills. Volume 3 Issue 2 July 2014 www.ijells.com 2278 0742 Dr. G. Venkata Ramana, Head of Writers Division English Writers and Software Solutions Page | 3 Dr. George Kolanchery, Multimedia Language Lab Supervisor, Dhofar University, Sultanate of Oman Dr. Thirunavukkarasu Karunakaran English Language Teaching Centre, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Dr. Deepti Gupta Professor, English Panjab University Chandigarh Dr. Asha Choubey Associate Professor of English Head, Dept. of Humanities MJP Rohilkhand University Bareilly Dr. Mohammad Shaukat Ansari Associate Professor of English, M.L.S.M. College, Darbhanga, Bihar Dr. Hareshwar Roy Assistant Professor, English Govt. Autonomous P.G. College Satna Satna, Madhya Pradesh Dr. Ravi Bhushan Assistant Professor of English Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya Khanpur Kalan, Sonipat, Haryana Volume 3 Issue 2 July 2014 www.ijells.com 2278 0742 Dear Readers and Contributors, We are happy the way this issue has shaped up. The English Literature has a host of Page | 4 articles researching various facets, provides the English Literature students, scholars and learners browse with wide eyed wonder. Just reading the host of titles is thrilling; imagine the storehouse of information and author’s perspective would add to it. In English Language Teaching, we have writings which explore newer angles in chartered areas on one hand and on the other we have assertive ideas on ‘Learner Autonomy’ which is the order of the day. The section English & Communication Skills has various writings on various methods to enhance English and simultaneously hone the skills required. The English creative section has five poems, continuing the effect of the special poetry issue released in May 2014 and also hinting at the exclusive short story issue that is coming up soon. The authors are also very strongly encouraged to write down their thoughts, along with referenced research papers, pertinent to these three prominent areas, necessarily original. Happy Reading! Dr. Mrudula Lakkaraju Founding Editor Volume 3 Issue 2 July 2014 www.ijells.com 2278 0742 CONTENTS Editorial Board ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02 Editor’s Note ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------04 Contents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 05 ENGLISH CREATIVE SECTION Page | 5 1. The Amalgamation Dr. Abhishek Kosta-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 08 2. Nascent Allergen S. A. Harish Rajaraman-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09 3. Darling Daughters!!! Dr. Rachna Rastogi-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 4. Citizen Dr. Rizwana Banu---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 ENGLISH LITERATURE 5. Caught In A Limbo: Analyzing The Colonial Subject Under The Pressure To Assimilate Abida Farooqui --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12 6. Double Colonization: A treatment over African women in Ngugi’s Petals of Blood Afroza Akhter Tina----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16 7. Transcending the Stereotypes of Gender: A Portrayal of Emotional Violence experienced by Males in Select Novels Dr. Anil Verma & Dr. Anshu Raina------------------------------------------------------------------------20 8. Contrary Obsessions: Revenge and Unflinching love in Emile Bronte’s Wuthering Heights Asma Arshi--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------27 9. Between Tradition and Modernity: A Search for Alternatives in U.R.Ananthamurthy’s Stallion of the Sun T. Avinash---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------29 10. The Individual, Racial, Social Conflicts And Synergies In John Alfred Williams’ Works Azam Ataeiniya--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------32 11. Praise of Mankind in John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath Dr. S C Bama Rani----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------36 12. Negotiating Female Characters Desolation, Angst and Issues of Assmilation in Jhumpa Lahiri’s Mrs. Sen’s and This Blessed House P. Bindhu----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------40 13. The Historical Play in India: An Ongoing Dialogue between the Past and the Present Dhurjjati Sarma-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------45 14. Gender of Choice and Support Spaces in ‘Bombay Talkies’ Gurmangeet Kaur Baath-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------49 15. Rohinton Mistry: A Prestigious Member of Indian Diaspora Dr. Hareshwar Roy--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------56 16. Confronting the mainstream Literature: African American Literature – An Overview Insha Siraj---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------61 17. Reflection of Bharati Mukherjee’s life in ‘The Tiger’s Daughter’ Ishita N. Patel & Dr. Namrata Bajaj-----------------------------------------------------------------------64 18. Rohinton Mistry as a Postcolonial Novelist Dr. Jagdish Batra-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------70 19. The Realistic American Short Fiction of 1950-1960s: Portraying Life and Nation Dr. Jayshree Singh----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------77 20. Liberal Intellectualism Vs Fascism: A Study of James Jones’ From Here to Eternity Dr. J. V. N. Mallikarjuna & Bangla Bharathi-----------------------------------------------------------82 21. The Revolutionized Genre Mojgan Abshavi-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------93 22. Empowerment of Women through Autobiography: A study of Shobha De’s selective memory Naveen Kumar Kottidi---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------105 23. Language in Anne Sexton’s Poetry, a Mirror Image of the Poet’s Identity, Poetry and her Truth Neelam Dasgupta & Dr. Jyoti Sharma-------------------------------------------------------------------110 24. R.K.Narayan as an Un-Known Playwright Volume 3 Issue 2 July 2014 www.ijells.com 2278 0742 A. Phaniraja Kumar & Dr. P. Satyanarayana---------------------------------------------------------115 25. The Influence of the Bhagavad-Gita on American Writers Dr. Praveena Kaushal----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------118 26. Post-Colonial Study Of Amitav Ghosh’s “The Sea Of Poppies” Rema.V------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------121 27. A Feminist Reading of Angela Carter’s “Our Lady of the Massacre” Dr. Ritu Pareek & Dr. Preeti Bhatt------------------------------------------------------------------------124 28. Absurdity in Eugene Ionesco’s the Leader: A Critical Study Page | 6 Md. Saquib Abrar----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------127 29. Immigration Leading To Fluid Identity in Jasmine by Bharati Mukherjee D. Sarulatha-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------136 30. Lorca’s Blood Wedding: A Celebration of Erotic Passions and Rituals of Blood Dr. Shahid Imtiaz----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------140 31. R.W. Emerson’s influential Essay “Self-reliance” and the Bhagavad Gita Shiva Durga-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------145 32. ‘The world does not go by necessity alone’ - The Truth of Multiracial Societies with Reference to Contemporary Thought Shubha Tiwari--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------170 33. Past and Present: Edwidge Danticat’s “Farming of Bones” as a memory text M.D. Suman Prasad-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------177 34. Multifaceted Perspectives of Shashi Deshpande’s women in ‘The Binding Vine’ Vasanthi Vasireddy-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------183