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QUEST FOR SELF IN MCEWANS ATONEMENT AN EXISTENTIALIST STUDY

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).37      10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).37      Published : Mar 2023

Quest for self in McEwan’s Atonement: An Existentialist study

Abstract

    This study examines existentialism as a useful self-identification strategy. Existentialism emphasizes freedom, choice, and self. The study focuses on McEwen's Atonement's self-desire. The human condition is to define life. We'll demonstrate in this study how existentialism aids in self-definition. If there were no objective trends, this philosophical  perspective would be subjective. Examining existentialism's impact on self-identification, the study. Different approaches to self- identification are presented by Human Existentialism and Absurdum. Existentialism requires that every individual define and interpret their own life. According to McEwan, atonement alters one's viewpoint of the world. That's what this study will show. Personal characteristics and human existentialism. We'll look at existentialism's impact on the personal meaning in this study. Deconstruction will be used in this study's pragmatic analysis of existentialism. Instead of examining a logical totality, deconstruction theory examines conflicting meanings. The "Binary opposition" deconstruction lens is one of the most significant ones.

    Existentialism; Self-identification; Absurdum; Subjective; Objective; Appearance; Disappearance; Binary oppositions

    (1) Aliya Ayub
    M.Phil English Literature, Department of English Language and Literature, The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Nailah Riaz
    Assistant Professor, Head, Department of English Language and Literature, The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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