“LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT” - CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF PREETI SHENOY’S

Abstract

Abstract

‘Life is what you make it‘ is a fiction written by Preeti Shenoy a blooming author. She has also written for different publications like Reader’s Digest and The Times of India, as well as taught English and Math to children in India. Her first book was ‘34 Buffer guns and Candies‘ a creative notification that made it to the national-best seller list. The book ‘Life is what you make it’ is the story of Ankita Sharma a girl in her twenties. It focuses attention on a little known disease, bipolar disease. The plot is set in the 80s and moves across two cities. Being a bright student she got admitted into one of South India’s best colleges. What follows is a series of events, love affairs, pranks and studies that are instrumental for every college going student. But Ankita’s life soon turn-turvy when she is diagnosed with a mental illness. She develops Bipolar disorder.