Abstract
This study examines the spiritual and ethical fall of man in English, August: An Indian Story, The Last Burden, and Weight Loss of Upamanyu Chatterjee. It aims at the modern man’s shallow mindedness, his meagre understanding of life, vague expression of achievement and success. The protagonists of the novels, Agastya or August, Jamun and Bhola’s plight and turbulence as modern men in terms of lack of spirituality and morals and principles is the focus of the novels. They are the definition of success for the society or for the people around them in today’s rat race. They are the main focus of the novel. August’s weakness about addiction to life killing drugs, women and wavering about having a family and spiritual strength, Jamun’s commitment phobia and Bhola’s perversion are portrayed brilliantly by Chatterjee. Chatterjee’s heroes represent the Indian youth who are alienated from their own culture and roots. The psychological, cultural, political impact on the young generation and the dilemma of the people who were unable to come out of colonial rule mentally, are the major expressions of this novel. They are half Indian and half western, rootless and frustrated.
Highlights
Upamanyu Chatterjee has carved a separate niche for himself on the vista of contemporary Indian English literature, as the master of grotesque,' the witty biographer of the misfit.' (Prasannarajan)
The notion of anti-hero as expressed in the main characters of the novels of Upamanyu Chatterjee rests on this divorce from the various segments of society and its institutions of the urban educated man
In the context of Upamanyu Chatterjee, it is noteworthy that the post-modernity we experience in his novels is merely a sociocultural situation that traps his heroes, not intellectuals
Summary
Upamanyu Chatterjee has carved a separate niche for himself on the vista of contemporary Indian English literature, as the master of grotesque,' the witty biographer of the misfit.' (Prasannarajan). Spirituality has been considered to be a driving force for everyone since time immemorial as it guides people to follow good and not evil. The fall of protagonist in English, August is due to his obsession for something which is really alien to him and for the craze for new things, like western culture and English language which he thinks will give him an edge over others and puts him in a superior place in the society.
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