Stylistic Analysis of Hanif Kureishi’s The Buddha of suburbia
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2016
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University of Management and Technology Lahore
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Stylistic analysis is a technique to examine and analyze the linguistic devices used by an author in a literary piece of art. Researchers conduct a stylistic analysis of literary works such as novels, poems or any other form of fiction to get a deep understanding of the work of the fiction writer. Writers use linguistic mediums like metaphors, juxtaposition, similes, personification, humor, satire, irony and specific lexical compositions to achieve some literary effect in their fictional work. The researcher has chosen a popular contemporary fictional work of Hanif Kureishi ‘The Buddha of Suburbia”for stylistic analysis. The purpose of the research work is to examine the linguistic features of the novel through stylistic analysis. Buddha of Suburbia is a contemporary novel, which explores various themes. Some of the themes of the novel include racial discrimination in the British society, youth culture, and identity crisis among the second-generation immigrants, frustrations of the young people, difference between the old and new traditions, clash of eastern and western culture and the disillusionment of the young generation with the established norms of the society.Qualitative methodology is used in the research study and the sample for the study is the novel The Buddha of Suburbia. All the chapters in the novel are studied thoroughly and linguistic and stylistic features are recorded and analyzed. The results of stylistic analysis determined that Hanif Kureishi uses various stylistic devices like juxtaposition, colloquialism, metaphors, exclamatory sentences, irony and humor in the novel to establish his story. All these features make the story comical and satirical. There is a single narrator of the story. The research thesis reveals that the writer has used colloquialism and exclamatory sentences to add the element of realism to the novel. The research study will help English language students in analyzing the stylistic features of a literary text or composition. It will also help future researchers in their field of study. People interested in Hanif Kureishi’sworks will able to comprehend his writings and they will be able to appreciate his works more. The research will also help linguistic students in understanding the various patterns of linguistic devices. Limitations and future research directions have also been discussed in this research study.
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Stylistic analysis, Stylistic devices like juxtaposition, colloquialism, metaphors, exclamatory sentences, irony and humor