Open AccessTHEMATIC ANALYSIS OF THE CONFLICT IN UNMARRIAGEABLE BY SONIAH KAMAL: A FORMALISTIC STUDY
Author(s) -
Muhammad Zubair Iqbal,
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Shafaq Kamal,
Qasim Shafiq,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan journal of social research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2710-3137
pISSN - 2710-3129
DOI - 10.52567/pjsr.v3i02.213
Subject(s) - mindset , diction , sociology , thematic analysis , cohesion (chemistry) , qualitative research , qualitative analysis , epistemology , content analysis , psychology , social psychology , poetry , social science , linguistics , philosophy , chemistry , organic chemistry
This study deals with the analysis of the novel Unmarriageable with reference to the (social) conflict by Soniah Kamal. The novel discusses important themes like materialism, feminism, marriages and fight against a conservative mindset etc. Thematically, the novel is very important because it deals with the conflictual aspect of present situation of Pakistani society regarding these important social issues. This is the time of advancement and liberty but the stereotypical families still force their children, especially girls to forced and unwanted marriages. This is one of the main problems that our young generation is facing. This research has been carried out using the qualitative paradigm and analysis of the text of the novel Unmarriageable. The study is limited to the analysis of themes with the help of theory of Formalism. This researcher has analyzed the novel and its main themes without going into the background, history or any personal information of the novelist because in Formalism it is all about the form, text, figures of speech, themes, cohesion, coherence and characters etc. The researcher analyzed and concluded that the writer used language, settings, characters and diction in a way that the novel disclosed and explicated these issues in influential and effective ways. Keywords: Formalism, Snobbery, Stereotypes, Retrospection