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    VOICING THE INNER CONFLICT IN KALKI SUBRAMANIAM’S KALI, MAHA KALI
    (International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology, 2022-02) Rhema Sharon, JX; Sushil Mary, Mathews
    The transgender communities in India are subjected to discrimination and violence throughout their lives due to their gender identity. This paper focuses on the physical and mental trauma trans people face in society as portrayed in the poem Kali, Maha Kali taken from We Are Not The Others: Reflections Of a Transgender Activist (2021) by Kalki Subramaniam. The poem is an outrageous cry of suffering she underwent during her transition. The study is validated through Unclaimed Experience: Trauma, narrative, and History by Cathy Caruth. Sex is a biological trait whereas gender is a cultural facet. In Indian society, the consonance of gender is confined to male and female. And this scenario makes the third gender ignored and alienated. Kalki in her poem talks about the pain of subjugation she faced from her family, friends, and society.
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    WONDER: OVERCOMING HIDDEN FEAR OF INDEPENDENCE
    (International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology, 2022-01) Anjitha C, Ajith; Sushil Mary, Mathews
    This paper focuses on the basic needs that children require during their developmental stages through the novel Wonder (2012) by R.J. Palacio. The theoretical framework used for analysing the novel is Social Learning Theory, a developmental psychological analysis propounded by Albert Bandura. The vital paradigm for the successful development of a child can be measured with his/her relationship with family, friends, relatives, and society as their growth is often linked with cultural and social influences. Through the character of August Pullman who is affected by Treacher Collins syndrome, a genetic condition or disorder which left him with a disfigured face, Palacio educates the readers about the problems endured by children with physical impairments. Implication of Bandura’s social learning theory to the text reveals how the society should be treating them with equal consideration and care.
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    A PSYCHOANALYTICAL STUDY ON THE POST TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES OF CHILDREN IN NICCOLO AMMANITI’S I’M NOT SCARED
    (International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts (IJCRT), 2022-10) Praise Vinitta Raj, V; Sushil Mary, Mathews
    Literature makes multiple attempts to shape the lives of human beings. A literary work can be approached through multiple perspectives. Sociological and moralistic approaches take dominant roles in the study of any work of literature. The contemporary writers give more space to the inner development of the characters. In the modern era, psychoanalytical studies of characters have gained momentum in literary studies. The focus on childhood and family trauma facilitates a reorientation towards specific rather than overly tropological and abstract dimensions of trauma. This paper attempts to explore the novel I’m Not Scared by Niccolò Ammaniti in the light of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Through a detailed analysis of the character of the protagonist, this paper attempts to highlight the childhood trauma experienced by the children, which has a long-term impact almost throughout the lives of the children. It may include dangerous and life-threatening situations which lead the children into traumatic experiences.
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    VOLITION OF MEDIATORS IN ALICIA POLLARD’S “GHOST”
    (International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts (IJCRT), 2023-06-06) Ajayshia, J; Sushil Mary, Mathews
    The widespread development of technology has brought laurels to various fields which includes the medical field. The present world keeps changing and the innovations brought about in the medical field have also an equal and upcoming competition in the black markets where ethics are put to question. The demand has made human beings put oneself first in most of the cases. Transhumanism dedicates its knowledge to the improvement of humans on three basic pillars with the notion of improving the intelligence, longevity and wellbeing. The Ghost is a short story written by Alicia Pollard which has the protagonist Eve living in a mining ship with multiple cabins designed just as if living on land. Her foster brother Simon has been with them for only three months. Just as it can be easy to put someone away from a crime, Eve takes a decision that alters a consistent network. This short story has various layers with stern determination that humans have indeed progressed. The interventions in the natural human body of Simon, has him in a state that is between a mechanical robot and a human. Using Latour’s Actor Network Theory, this paper will unfold the actants’ choices and also the indispensable actor that influences the choice. The equally important functioning actors are the crux of a system in the Actor Network Theory (ANT). The ethical state of the choices is debated with only a few moments to spare the transhuman. The paper also tests the human action based on the existing hybridity in reality and fiction.