Rise by sin or fall by virtue: A Marxist study of class consciousness in The white tiger, and How to get filthy rich in rising Asia.
The present research aims to investigate and describe the phenomenon of class consciousness by keeping in its center the lines of social stratification. The core of this study is to probe the nature of class consciousness permeating through the selected postcolonial texts; Adiga's The White Tiger an...
| Published in: | Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (Pakistan) Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 27 - 43 |
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2021
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=154748896&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 154748896 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 10240829 BJJI jtl: Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (Pakistan) issn: 10240829 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2021 vid: 29 iid: 1 pid: 67925 pub: Knowledge Bylanes artinfo: ui: 154748896 ppf: 27 ppct: 16 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 3.4MB tig: atl: Rise by sin or fall by virtue: A Marxist study of class consciousness in The white tiger, and How to get filthy rich in rising Asia. aug: au: Butt, Shaehroz Anjum Qasim, Zarina affil: Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Sargodha Department of English, University of Sargodha su: Class consciousness Social conflict Social stratification Marxist philosophy Virtue Working class Asia sug: subj: Asia Class consciousness Social conflict Social stratification Marxist philosophy Virtue Working class keyword: Class Consciousness Class divide Freedom Servitude ab: The present research aims to investigate and describe the phenomenon of class consciousness by keeping in its center the lines of social stratification. The core of this study is to probe the nature of class consciousness permeating through the selected postcolonial texts; Adiga's The White Tiger and Hamid's How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia which are the primary source of data for the current research. It takes into account the rich and the poor divide which can aptly be illustrated by seeking guidance from the concepts of class and class consciousness manifested in the Marxist critical theory. The term class consciousness here implies the contents derived from the social choices which are pertinent to the class and on the basis of the references set by class consciousness the class members struggle to lead their lives. Additionally, the study tends to inquire whether the level of class consciousness attained by members of working class makes them eligible to escape from the shackles of class servitude or not. The selected texts have been subjected to close textual analysis. An extensive reading of the novels brings forth the outcomes which have been interpreted in the light of much celebrated Marxist concepts. The results vividly indicate that the class segregation and class consciousness thrive in Adiga's and Hamid's fictional expedition. It seems as if the characters gradually develop class consciousness and exercise it within their social circle. The contemporary period is under the spell of capitalism and globalization which certifies the segmentation of human societies on the basis of social class. This work can undoubtedly assist the cultural studies attempting to comprehend the pros and cons of social stratification. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (Pakistan) is the property of Knowledge Bylanes and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (Pakistan) holder: Knowledge Bylanes dt: @attributes: year: 2021 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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