Volume IV Special Issue III March 2024

Name of Author : P Kumudhavalli, V Hemalatha

Title of the paper : Oppressions in Han Kangs The Vegetarian

Abstract: Han Kangs The Vegetarian 2007 originally published in Korean language and later translated by Deborah Smith. It sets the reader into the journey of exploring the different facets of human relations not only with other in a society but also with ones own body. Han Kang has won the prestigious Man Booker prize for fiction in 2016 for The Vegetarian. It is a novel which discusses the womans descent into mental illness and neglected from her family. The novel portrays the story of Yeong-hye, a home maker and a part time graphic artist. One day, suddenly she decides to stop eating meat after a series of dreams involving images of animal slaughter. This absentation leads her to become distanced from her family and also from the society with devastating consequences. The aim of this article is to present one of the best themes and the short analysis of the novel, The Vegetarian.

Keywords : Desolation and Desparation, Defying social conventions, Oppressions and transformations.

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Page Number : 28-29