http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-I).24
10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-I).24
Published : Mar 2021
Magical Realism: Portrayal of Human Suffering in The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
Magical realism is a genre of literature where fantasy and magic are normalized in reality, and the real world has an undercurrent of magical elements going on. The research is based on the qualitative method within the framework of the theory of Magical Realism presented by Wendy B. Faris (2004). The study at hand explores different aspects of magical realism in the selected novel by analyzing major themes according to Faris's theory of Magical Realism. The research aims to show how the typical presences of people in the novel have been super naturalized through heavenly magical realist segments. Moreover, the significance of this study lies in the fact that it explored seemingly opposite phenomena of 'magic' and 'realism' and established a connection between them. The study seeks to find how each character of the novel The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake is enduring in their own particular manner, representing the suffering of individuals in the real world considering the situation after World Wars. This research will open the ways for future researchers to work in the direction of magical realism and enhance its scope in general.
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(1) Aemen Murtaza
MPhil Scholar, Department of English, The Women University Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Mamona Yasmin Khan
Assistant Professor, Department of English, The Women University Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Masroor Sibtain
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Government Graduate College of Science, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Murtaza, A., Khan, M. Y., & Sibtain, M. (2021). Magical Realism: Portrayal of Human Suffering in The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender. Global Social Sciences Review, VI(I), 246-255. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-I).24
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CHICAGO : Murtaza, Aemen, Mamona Yasmin Khan, and Masroor Sibtain. 2021. "Magical Realism: Portrayal of Human Suffering in The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender." Global Social Sciences Review, VI (I): 246-255 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-I).24
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HARVARD : MURTAZA, A., KHAN, M. Y. & SIBTAIN, M. 2021. Magical Realism: Portrayal of Human Suffering in The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender. Global Social Sciences Review, VI, 246-255.
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MHRA : Murtaza, Aemen, Mamona Yasmin Khan, and Masroor Sibtain. 2021. "Magical Realism: Portrayal of Human Suffering in The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender." Global Social Sciences Review, VI: 246-255
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MLA : Murtaza, Aemen, Mamona Yasmin Khan, and Masroor Sibtain. "Magical Realism: Portrayal of Human Suffering in The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender." Global Social Sciences Review, VI.I (2021): 246-255 Print.
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OXFORD : Murtaza, Aemen, Khan, Mamona Yasmin, and Sibtain, Masroor (2021), "Magical Realism: Portrayal of Human Suffering in The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender", Global Social Sciences Review, VI (I), 246-255
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TURABIAN : Murtaza, Aemen, Mamona Yasmin Khan, and Masroor Sibtain. "Magical Realism: Portrayal of Human Suffering in The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender." Global Social Sciences Review VI, no. I (2021): 246-255. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-I).24