Subliminal Exploitation of the Vulnerable and the Paradox of Independence in Protiva Basu’s The Marooned

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  • Mansi Jangid Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70042/eroth/703127

Keywords:

exploitation, partition, trauma, refugees, subjugation, women, nostalgia, displacement, violence

Abstract

Protiva Basu’s The Marooned explores how refugees were left at the mercy of fellow citizens in India (after political Independence) and how drastically they were failed by those who they had put their trust in. This article looks at how literature written during this time reflects the turmoil, moral conflict, ethical violation and confusion brought forth by the partition. Through an analysis of themes such as displacement, division, memory, molestation, sex trafficking, brutal death, and loss, it delves into the paradoxical nature of independence and the shattering impact it had on the vulnerable residents of a devastatingly shattered India.

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Published

2023-07-01

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 3 (2023): Erothanatos

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Subliminal Exploitation of the Vulnerable and the Paradox of Independence in Protiva Basu’s The Marooned. (2023). Erothanatos: A Peer-Reviewed Quarterly Journal on Literature, 7(3). https://doi.org/10.70042/eroth/703127