Abstract
Existentialism in Indian English Novel has its roots in western philosophy. Since our civilization has been heading towards westernization, and the life of man has been tending towards modernization. It has become inevitable for man to ask himself who he is and what his relation is to the physical and social world. The modern Indian is surrounded by the forces which are commanded and controlled by existentialist dilemmas. Modern fictional hero is a split-personality or a tortured individual through whose mind the novelist points out the social or national or human conditions. Modern heroes are not only emotionally wronged but also shaken at the existential level. The problems of existence are too wide to be managed by the modern man. The modern novel portrays outsiders, foreigners, who are empty in feelings, or incapable of communication, or unable to relate themselves meaningfully to the surroundings. Thus modern’s fiction in English reflects modern human predicament; life surrounded by forces of anxiety.
Highlights
Dr HP Singh *1 *1 Dept. of English, K.R. (PG) College Mathura, INDIA Abstract: Existentialism in Indian English Novel has its roots in western philosophy
The Indian novelists in English, especially the existentialist one, points out that man in every civilization is anxiously aware of the threats of nonbeing and needs the courage to affirm himself in spite of it
The modern novelist holds a mirror to life: He describes what he sees in the life of the people of his age
Summary
Dr HP Singh *1 *1 Dept. of English, K.R. (PG) College Mathura, INDIA Abstract: Existentialism in Indian English Novel has its roots in western philosophy. Cite This Article: Dr HP Singh, “EXISTENTIALISM IN INDIAN ENGLISH NOVEL” International Journal of Research – Granthaalayah, Vol 3, No 7(2015): 40-42. The Indian novelists in English, especially the existentialist one , points out that man in every civilization is anxiously aware of the threats of nonbeing and needs the courage to affirm himself in spite of it. Both death and fate loom large in the novels which are primarily concerned with the problems of existence and the dilemmas of life.
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