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Wrong Train to Right Destination: Romantic Journey Motif in The Lunchbox
Corresponding Author(s) : Suddhasattwa Banerjee
Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews,
Vol. 9 No. 6 (2021): November
Abstract
Purpose of the study: This paper attempts to analyze the theme of journey in The Lunchbox in the context of the varied strains of Romantic journey motifs present in 19th Century and early 20th Century Romanticisms prevalent in England, Germany, France, and America in the said period.
Methodology: It is primarily a revisionist study. I have attempted to place The Lunchbox in the context of Romantic literature, predominantly of the 19th Century and early 20th Century and meticulous textual analysis is the basic procedure for this venture.
Main Findings: The findings of this study indicate that the theme of the journey is a signature mark of Romanticism has been used in The Lunchbox for remapping geo-cultural imaginaries of contemporary Mumbai, one of the representative cities of South Asia. Journey to some exotic locale has always been considered as an added advantage to the fundamental narrative of a film.
Applications of this study: This study will be really helpful to those who want to have a clear idea of the common theme of journey present in different kinds of Romanticisms (Lovejoy, 1924) prevalent in England, Germany, France, and America in the 19th Century and early 20th Century. However temporally and spatially specific, this theme can transcend all the boundaries of time, space, and art form and can be traced in The Lunchbox.
Novelty/Originality of this study: The way this paper has attempted to place The Lunchbox in the context of the Romantic literature, predominantly of the 19th Century and early 20th Century, is quite unique, in my opinion. I have not come by any such venture especially relating this movie and the flourish of different Romantic philosophies prevalent in the mentioned segments of the globe in the said period.
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Bodkin, M. (1951). A Study of 'the Ancient Mariner' and of the Rebirth Archetype. Archetypal Patterns in Poetry. London: OUP.
Bowra, C. M. (1961). Romantic Imagination. London: OUP.
Coleridge, S. T. (1956). Biographia Literaria. Watson, G. (Ed.). London: Everyman’s Library.
Feidelson, C. (1966). Symbolism and American Literature. Chicago and London: Chicago UP.
Furst, L. R. (1969) Romanticism in Perspective. London: Macmillan.
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