Volume : 6, Issue : 11, November - 2017

A common man becomes a better man in Anita Nair�s Novel The Better Man

Thangjam Chengleinganbi Chanu, Dr. S. Selvalakshmi

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">The present paper is about how a common man becomes a better man in Anita Nair&rsquo;s </span><i style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">The Better Man</i><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">. This study is an attempt to have a common man who has an unlawful life during his childhood and adulthood. He has a fear, guilt and hurt in his past life. The protagonist faces hardship to become a better man and he never knows the relationship with his father. Despite the feelings of guilt, fear and hurt, he overcomes from his past misery and proves himself by giving a piece of land to his friend as a better man with the help of his friend Bhasi.</span>< /> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:Calii;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:&#10;EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">< clear="all" style="page-eak-before:always;mso-eak-type:section-eak" /> </span></p>