• Hawthorne's Use of Image and Symbol in The Scarlet Letter

Dr. Suchitra Vashisth

Abstract: At the simplest level, we mean by the word "image" a "mental picture" that a particular word, when concretely used in a literary text, evokes. Frequently, sensations other than sight are also evoked

• Women Characters in In Custody: An Exploration Anita Desai’s Feminist Consciousness

CHHAVI SHARMA

Abstract: Anita Desai’s women characters, though, are the central protagonists in the novel In Custody. However, their presence in the novel makes for a strong feminist statement. Whereas Sarla is caught in an unhappy marriage with Deven, SafiaBegum is a traditional Muslim wife. Both Sarla and SafiaBegum