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Neuropsychological Impact of Apartheid in Damon Galgut’s The Promise
- Author(s):
- Valiur Rahaman (see profile)
- Contributor(s):
- Bhagat Esha
- Date:
- 2023
- Group(s):
- Literary theory
- Subject(s):
- Post-apartheid era, South Africa
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- alienation, Neurohumanities, suppression
- Permanent URL:
- https://doi.org/10.17613/entp-vv15
- Abstract:
- This study focuses on neuro-sociological impact of apartheid as depicted in lifestyles and lives of characters in Damon Galgut’s novel The Promise. It studies his sharp portrayal of a white family in post-apartheid South Africa. It chronicles the experiences of a white, affluent family who runs a small farm over the course of several decades. It focuses on a dying family member's promise to leave their belongings to their black domestic worker. Future generations of the family ignore this commitment. The paper presents a comprehensive analysis of alienation, suppression and quest for home and identity as the results of neuropsychological conditions in the novel. The impact of alienation is revealed in the forms of anxiety, despair, loneliness, and struggle for identity. The consequences of alienation and suppression of the characters in the novel are studied. This novel will be examined with two proposals in mind: first, to view the alienation and the suppression and its consequences on the characters and second, to observe the mental status of characters for the quest for identity and home.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 7 months ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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