Open AccessMagical Realism: Portrayal of Human Suffering in The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
Author(s) -
Aemen Murtaza,
Mamona Yasmin Khan,
Masroor Sibtain
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
global social sciences review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2616-793X
pISSN - 2520-0348
DOI - 10.31703/gssr.2021(vi-i).24
Subject(s) - magic realism , realism , magic (telescope) , magical thinking , fantasy , epistemology , sadness , aesthetics , philosophy , philosophical realism , literature , art , psychology , social psychology , anger , physics , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , quantum mechanics
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.