The End of Intimacy: Technology and the Crisis of Marriage in J. G. Ballard's Crash

The present research article is an attempt to focus attention on the erosion of marital intimacy in the selected fiction of J. G. Ballard, particularly in the context of technological modernity. In his novels, J. G. Ballard is at his best in artistically representing the contemporary society with dystopian themes. His novels basically evolve around the marvelous world where one can notice the rapid growth in technology along with affairs of community. His novels also portray marriage not as emotionally sustaining institution but as a fragile structure destabilized by media saturation, mechanization, and consumer culture. By taking into consideration the novel Crash, the present research article argues that technology in Ballard’s work restructures desire, disrupts emotional reciprocity, and transforms intimacy into spectacle. In such a context, the present research article demonstrates that Ballard internalizes dystopia within marriage itself, presenting the domestic sphere as a site of alienation rather than affection.