EXPLORING THE INNER WORLD OF CHARACTERS IN ANITA BROOKNER'S PROVIDENCE

Abstract: 

Exploring the inner world of characters by the novelist has become a trend in the recent era. With this the author provides an opportunity to the readers to peep into the mind of the characters. The suppressed emotions, dreams, hopes, aspiration etc. can be understood very well. Anita Brookner, a British novelist is no exception to this. Her writing provides glimpses from the inner world of the characters sketched by her. She can especially be referred to as an ‘explorer’ of inner life of her female characters. She is always very conscious about unravelling the inner turmoil and tension of her female characters. She gets interested in analysis and portrayal of human relationship. Thus she adopts novel as a vehicle for exploring the inner psyche of the characters. Her novels present before us many interesting female characters and take us to their inner world.  This paper is a modest attempt to explore the inner world of the characters from her novel Providence.