The study negotiates that text appears as a magical realist text because it shows several instances, settings, plot and characters which present it more than a fantasy. In this context, the present research is a post-modernist analysis of the text since magical realism is mode of writing under Post Modernism. Faris’ theory of narrative techniques in magical realism proposed in Ordinary Enchantment: Magical Realism and the Remystification of Narrative (2004) that serves as theoretical framework. This research study focuses on the analysis of the narrative techniques of the text The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holy Black, an American novelist, in light of Wendy. It's easy to express hopes after all the hardships in the form of shames and destructive ideas. It aided him in seeing the need of mending those wounds after realizing empathy, forgiveness, compassion and exploring reconciliation with others as realistic paths out of grieves and sufferings. It revealed how the transformed identities of an emotionally wounded male Indian orphan assisted him in considering the evilness of colonialism, racism and violence. The study revealed that the technique of magical realism was helpful to the novelist to portray the transformation of the character of Zits. The technique of magical realism helped the novelist build a world-view he wanted the readers to experience.
This finally leads him to accept his foster parents who physically and morally mistreated him in his childhood. He even hated his father, who was an American-Indian, until he embarked on the psychological transformational journeys which made him realize that forgiveness is preferable than vengeance since it is the only option for him to find peace of mind and not via revenge or by retaliations. He was always involved in gruesome retaliations against the society. The technique of magical realism was needed for portrayal of Zits’ psychological transformational journeys. The study used Postmodernism as a theoretical framework focusing on the significance of using magical realism as a narrative technique in the novel.
The present study used qualitative content analysis as a tool of research.
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His original name is Michael but he is nicknamed as Zits because of his skin disease. The study has focused on the character of Zits (Michael) who is also the protagonist of the novel. It is a mix of realistic narrative and naturalistic techniques with surreal elements of dream and fantasy. The current study looks at the narrative mode magical realism of Sherman Alexie’s novel Flight. Finally the conclusions are drawn by means of the review of literature indicated. As this movement has some political, contextual reflections and they are to be examined carefully.
This paper also presents common motifs and themes like ‘magic and myth’, ‘identity’, ‘rationality and progress, questioning of reality, point of view, narration styles. The prominent literary works like The House of the Spirits, Love in the Time of Cholera, The Master and Margarita, The Kingdom of this World, and Men of Maize along with One Hundred Years of Solitude are to be examined in terms of their Magical Realist elements. Moreover, some representative works of most renowned authors under the literary movement Magical Realism are presented critically. Various representative authors like Garcia Marquez, Fuentes, Carpentier, Lous Borges, Asturias and Mikhail Bulgakov in addition to some female writers like Isabelle Allende, and Laura Esquivel are to be presented critically. Then the indication of the word ‘Magic Realism’ along with the origin and development of Magical Realist literature has to be examined. At the outset, this paper presents a brief introduction to Magic Realism.
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