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‘Shadow, mist, storm’ on the one hand, ‘flames, fire,’ on the other. Comment on the effect of these and similar images of contrast on the viewer/reader. - English Elective - NCERT

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‘Shadow, mist, storm’ on the one hand, ‘flames, fire,’ on the other. Comment on the effect of these and similar images of contrast on the viewer/reader.

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The author brings the effect of opposites in parlance yet destructive in action to the story of Prakriti, her mother, and Ananda the monk in the narrative. The powerful effect of these phrases is relevant to the similar nature of the social order which discriminates against equal human beings by virtue of their house of birth. The play makes many such mentions of opposite and contradictory narratives. When we read such instances, we are moved by the powerful connotation of these words individually. However, the comparative appear less distant as opposed to individual dissimilarities.

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Chapter 4.1: Chandalika - Appreciation [Page 223]

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NCERT English - Kaleidoscope Class 12
Chapter 4.1 Chandalika
Appreciation | Q 4. | Page 223

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