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THE SEARCH FOR THE GURU IN RAJA RAO'S THE SERPENT AND THE ROPE | ||
| Al-Mustansiriya Journal of Arts | ||
| Article 1, Volume 0, Issue 70, 2017, Pages 1-24 | ||
| Author | ||
| Aneed Thanwan Rustam | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The research deals with Raja Rao's novel, The Serpent and the Rope, and the attempt of its protagonist, Ramaswamy, to find a resolution to his insistent questioning about the reality of existence. His search for his identity comes out of experiencing the inner struggle between two forces : the tradition of his orthodox Brahmin family, and the new values of the post-independence society. Living the act of questioning the rituals creates in him a craving towards establishing a positive philosophy of life. The state of restlessness leads him to Europe to study history. He comes back to his native country as a university professor to live a peaceful life with his French wife. But his contact with the European culture originates in him the quest for truth through looking for a spiritual guide. The struggle he experiences as a consequence of living the contradictions between the European tradition and the Indian tradition reflects itself clearly on his personal life particularly his marriage. It initiates in him a feeling of loss after his separation from his wife and it subjects him to a mood of philosophical contemplation. Going in an illusionary world he realizes that knowledge is the only way to truth which he can attain with the guidance of the spiritual guru. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| The Serpent and the Rope; guru; Cultural identity; Indian philosophy | ||
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