INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGLISH: LITERATURE, LANGUAGE & SKILLS IJELLS, ISSN 2278 0742, www.ijells.com VOLUME 3 ISSUE 3, October 2014 www.ijells.com October 2014 2278 0742 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 3 2 | P a g e Board of Editors Dr. G. Venkata Ramana, Head of Writers Division English Writers and Software Solutions 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 October 2014, Volume 3 Issue 3 www.ijells.com October 2014 2278 0742 EDITOR’S NOTE Dear Readers and Contributors, Welcome to the October 2014 issue of International Journal of English: Literature, Language & Skills. This is our 11 issue, i.e., one issue from our third anniversary. It has been a tremendously growing experience for our contributors and us. The articles published this time hold the same fascination of diversity like each time. Literature section holds articles about writers such as Orhan Pamuk, Margaret Atwood, Bama, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Alice Walker and Virginia Woolf. R.K. Narayan still fascinates the academicians and his writings hold the promise of further academic study. The Language section holds articles from Listening, Translations, Grammar, Dogme ELT AND Meta-cognitive areas of research. Communication Skills section is a compilation of articles of Gender differences, net savvy generation among the others. This collection of articles, though broadly sectioned into English Literature, English Language Teaching and English & Communication Skills for our convenience are increasingly overlapping onto each other attempting to turn into the natural unifying whole. Read through and draw your conclusions. We are happy to receive your comments on our web site. Happy Reading! Dr. Mrudula Lakkaraju Founding Editor Volume 3 Issue 3 4 | P a g e www.ijells.com October 2014 2278 0742 CONTENTS Editorial Board ..........................................................................................................................02 Editor’s Note ..............................................................................................................................04 Contents ....................................................................................................................................05 ENGLISH CREATIVE SECTION Life in death Jita Phukan…………………………………………………………………………………………………………................................................………..08 E-Mail Rajani Priya. S………………………………………………………………………………………………………...........................................…………….11 Hazarat Mahal’s “Lament on Loss” Prof. Kum Kum Ray………………………………………………………………………………………………........................................……….………13 Impossible Dr. Mallika Tripathi……………………………………………………………………………………………....................................………………….…15 On Cancer Mohammed Shafeer K. P. …………………………………………………………………………………………………....................................………16 The Triangle with a Spirit. Rimni Chakravarty…………………………………………………………………………………………………...............................…………….…….….17 ENGLISH LITERATURE “Neurotic Wives”: A Study of Shashi Deshpande’s That Long Silence and Bharathi Mukherjee’s Wife Dr. S. Ambika …………………………………………………………………………........................................…………………………………………….19 Identity Redefined in Orhan Pamuk’s The Black Book & The White Castle S. P. Anuja & Dr. K. Pramila…………………………………………………………...............................................……………………………….24 Post colonialism as Instrument of Partition Asad Mehmood, Ghania Khan & Summaiya Ali ……………………………………………………………........................……………………28 Silence and Helpfulness: the Construction of Femininity in Margaret Atwood’s the Blind Assassin K. S. Balaji………………………………………………………………………………………………..............................................……………………….35 Theorizing Dalit Metaphor: The Impact of Contemporary Social Protest Movements in India Dr. J. Bheemaiah …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...................................…….40 A Critical Study on the Themes and Techniques of Kiran Desai’s Fictions Bipin Bihari Dash……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..................................….47 Subverting the Various Layers of Oppression and Struggle for Identity in Bama’s Sangati Darshan Lal & Dr. Mukesh Ranjan …………………………………………………………………………………………….....................……………55 Treatment of love in The English Teacher by R.K. Narayan Dr. Deepa Tyagi…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....................................………….62 Renaissance Humanism: Problematizing the Concept and Its Understanding Dhurjjati Sarma……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….................................……...….65 Exploring the Realm of Rhetoric Dr. Gurpreet Kaur…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..................................…….70 The Trial: Possibility of Art S. Habeebunisa Begum ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………........................………..….76 Feminist Ideologies of the West and the East Dr. S. Henry Kishore…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….............................…….…….80 Submissiveness in Shashi Despande’s That Long Silence P. Hiltrud Dave Eve & G. Santhiya………………………………………………………………………….......…………………………………………….84 Expatriate Sensibility in Bharati Mukherjee’s Wife Ishita N. Patel…………………………………………………………………………........................................…………………………………………….88 Sagas of Globalization: A Reading of Aravind Adiga’s Fiction Kiran Mathew ………………………………………………………………………………………………….......................................…………………….93 (Re)writing Postcolonial Bildungsroman in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus Nilima Meher……………………………………………………………………………………………........................................………………………….101 Volume 3 Issue 3 5 | P a g e www.ijells.com October 2014 2278 0742 Facts, Fiction and Fabrication as a Fabulating Device Unravelling the Fractured Identity in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children Dr. Nidhi Sharma………………………………………………………………………………………………………..................................……………….108 Sexism, Racism and Subjugation in Alice Walker’s Works E. Kumar, R. Ragupathi & Dr. Mummatchi ………………………………………………………………..............……………….…………………113 Illusion or Reality? The Conflicting World of Calvino in Invisible Cities Sambit Panigrahi……………………………………………………………………………………………..................................………………………….122 Amorphous Lahore: Questions of Location, Culture, Fiction and Reality Dr. Shahid Imtiaz………………………………………………………………………….................................…………………………………………….128 Postmodern Logic in Virginia Woolf’s The Waves: A Bakhtinian Reading Dr. Shibu Simon………………………………………....................................……………………………………………………………………………….143 Influence of the Bhagavad Gita on R.W. Emerson’s essay “Conduct of life: Consideration by the way” (The Conduct of Life, 1860, rev.1876 Good of Evil, Civil War) Shiva Durga & Prof. Dr. Anoop Gupta…………………………………………………………………..........……………………………………………149 Epistemology of Poetry Dr. K. Venkatramana Rao………………………………………………....................……………………………………………………………………….157 ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING Listening: A Step to Language Acquisition D. Ambika…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...................................................160 Role of Teachers in Value-based Education Aravind Babu Chilukuri……………………………………………………………………………………………………............................……………165 Translation for Interactive Learning Dr. G. Venkata Ramana…………………………………………………………………………………………………….............................……………170 The Tones of Assamese English Dr. Mridumoni Dhekial Phukan…………………………………………………………………………...............………………………………………174 My Reflections on Teaching Grammar in the ESL Classroom Nalina Singh……………………………………………………………………………………………………...............................................……………181 Dogme Elt: A Tool to Promote General Communicative Competence Dr. Priti Bala Sharma……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….……184 Fostering a Constructive Culture in ESL/EFL Classrooms A. Ramesh & J. John Love Joy………………………………………………………………………………………………………....................….………188 The Use of Language in Native American Literary Tradition Dr. Rizwana Banu…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….......................................……193 Learner-centered Methodology and Teacher Performance Dr. Salma Al-Humaidi……………………………………………………………………………………………………………................................……197