Analysis of Symbolism and Power Dynamics in Ruskin Bond’s The Blue Umbrella
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https://doi.org/10.24113/smji.v14i4.11757Keywords:
Ruskin Bond, The Blue Umbrella, symbolism, power dynamics, rural hierarchy, material desire, allegory, moral transformationAbstract
In this research paper, the complex representation of power relations and symbolism in Ruskin Bond's The Blue Umbrella is explored, and how ostensibly straightforward elements of a children's novella convey rich socio-political significance. The research examines the symbolic role of the blue umbrella as a metaphor for longing, status, and change in a close-knit rural society. It is through this object that Bond quietly reveals the fluidity of power — how it is acquired, overthrown, and finally redefined
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