Narrative Analysis of The Short Story The Optimist (2007) By Bina Shah
Keywords:
narrations, shouts, optimistic, getting marriedAbstract
Current study is based on the textual analysis of the short story. The purpose of this study is to analyze arranged marriage, its challenges and after consequences on the lives of characters by applying model of narration propounded by Labov[i] and Waletzky (1967). The study shows that the writer has justified story with her narrations. The conflict of arrange marriage is portrayed in a realistic way through the narrations of Adnan and Raheela. From the very beginning Adnan seems happy from the marriage and his narrations also follow optimistic approach. His behavior and tone of utterance show his affectionate feelings for Raheela, while Raheela detests Adnan. She shouts and cries against this marriage. She uses the words' stupid, foolish and bastard' for Adnan. The writer has used the phrases according to the nature of characters, their roles, their circumstances and situations. Moreover, the narrations portray reverse role of the girl and the boy. Adnan, does day dreaming like girls to get married and make bright future in England while Raheela makes fool to Adnan and returns back to England.
[i]Labov and Waletzky, Narrative Analysis: Oral Versions of Personal Experience (1967).
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