Inner Voices And Outer Influences In Building Inner Strength: A Brief Examination Of The Novels Of Anita Nair

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to examine the age-old human quest to achieve one’s true freedom and the satisfaction of being at peace with oneself. Learning from others’ life experiences and the ability to make the right choice through self-introspection and the courage to apply these learnings would enable one to achieve one’s purpose in life. Anita Nair, in her novels, focused on these individual attributes in her protagonists who create space to listen to their inner voice clearer so as to see the path and direction in life. In doing so, Nair has vividly captured this quest to strike a balance between the inner voice and the outer influences in the attempt to build one’s inner strength and to find the true purpose in life that are relevant to our current time and situations.