Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Character of Omar Khayyam Shakil - Shame- Rushdie.




   Shame is about what happened to the other half of the sub-content after 1947. It depicts the contemporary political situation in Pakistan. The main plot of the novel revolves around the lives of Omar Khayyam Shakil and Sufiya Zinobia. The society in Pakistan is by and large repressive. It is a society which is authoritarian in its social and sexual code which cruses its women beneath the intolerable burdens of honour and proprietary.

Narrative Technique in ‘Shame’ Or Non-fiction novel Or Anti-novel.



Narrative Technique in ‘Shame’ Or
Non-fiction novel Or Anti-novel
          In “Shame”, Rushdie heralds a novel technique in the field of Indo-Anglican fiction. He makes experiments with narrative techniques and usage of the English language. He shows a new direction in the art of narration. In this connection William Walsh remarks “Combining the elements of magic and fantasy, the grimmest realism, extravagant farce, multi mirrored analogy and a symbolic structure. Salman Rushdie has captured the astonishing energy of the novel unprecedented in scope, manner and achievement in the hundred and fit years old tradition of the Indian novels in English.

Character of Sufiya Zinobia - “Shame i

Character of Sufiya Zinobia
        “Shame is more compact than other novels of Rushdie. It is a three dimensional novel- political, social and cultural. It is a story of the rise and fall of three families, three sisters and three queens- Biquis, Sufiya and Naveed. The tree sisters are Chummy, Munee and Bunny. The three countries are Pakistan, Bangladesh and India.

The Title ‘Shame’


The Title ‘Shame’
 Thematic and Suggestive Title:-
          ‘Sharum’ (Shame) is the keynote of the theme of this novel. This word applies to the characters, the actions and the conflicts throughout the novel. But he questions that arise are, Whose Shame? How does it affect the action of the novel> and Who are affected by this vice? As the story moves on we find that the hero, Omar Khayyam Shakil is haunted by Shame and Shamelessness.

Shame (1983) As Fantasy/ Historical Extravaganza/ As a satire/ Political novel

As Fantasy/ Historical Extravaganza/ As a satire/ Political novel
 Q- 1 Do you consider shame is and is not about Pakistan OR. 2. In shame Rushdie  uses fantasy to comment on Indian and Pakistan political history” – comment OR Rushdie in ‘SHAME’ slips into “ nonsense” but only to achieve his political exposure in an effective way concerning Pakistan “ Discuss OR do you do consider “shame  as a political and historical novel about Pakistan ? Comment OR. comment on the political, cultural and social dimensions of “shame”.

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