Displacement of the Protagonists in the Select Novels of Paulo Coelho

Abstract

Displacement refers to the movement of an individual or a group of people from one place to another. Present research work aims at exploring Displacement in the novels of Paulo Coelho. This research is based on descriptive, conceptual and analytical research methodology. Most of the relevant information has been taken from the novels such as, The Pilgrimage (1987), The Alchemist (1988), The Fifth Mountain (1996), By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (1994) and Eleven Minutes (2003), reference books, research articles published in the national and international journals and websites. newlineThe present research work is divided into five chapters. The first chapter is the introductory chapter which serves as the base to the following chapters. It gives a brief history of Brazilian literature. It also provides a discussion about the concept of displacement and origin of displacement. The chapter also studies the problems of the displaced community which helps to analyze the novels in the light of displacement. It also gives detailed information about Paulo Coelho s life and his works. It ends with the rational and significance of the present study. The second chapter, Displacement for Identity Quest attempts to study the first two novels of the author: The Pilgrimage (1987) and The Alchemist (1988). It depicts the journey of the protagonists. It exhibits the transformation of the protagonists at the end of their journey. The third chapter, Displacement for Survival newlineResearch Guide: Dr. Usha Vikram Kaushik newlineResearch Scholar: Desai Ankitaben A. newlineRegistration No: 14146071001 newlineXII newlineis an attempt to study The Fifth Mountain (1996). It illustrates the life of the protagonist in a foreign land. It attempts to show the physical and mental agonies of the protagonist. The fourth chapter, Displacement in Search of True Love studies By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (1994) and Eleven Minutes (2003). It discusses the journey of the female protagonists in search of love. It depicts their struggle in a host land. It attempts to exhib