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Journey of Solitude and Reconstructing the Self in
Paul Auster’s The Moon Palace

Priyanga. S., M.A., Ph.D. Research Scholar and
Dr. Rajkumar. K., Assistant Professor


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Abstract

This paper explores with the journey of solitude and reconstructing the self in Paul Auster’s The Moon Palace. Solitude was the state of being alone from the society. The main protagonist Marco was emotionally hidden, thus avoids to contact others. It was the story about families and generations. It talks on the series of lost chances and tragedies. At each stage of his life, his thoughts and emotions drastically changes. He retreats from the society and spend all his time all alone. He stopped thinking on future and avoids commitments. Then, he reconstructs his self from mishaps. Finally, he tolerates his own ambiguities, and accepts the reality. This paper brings out the inner and outer exposure, hardships, sufferings, challenges in reconstructing the self to pave the way for the future.

Keywords: Paul Auster, The Moon Palace, Solitude, reconstructing the self, journey, coincidence

Introduction

American literature started with oral legends, myths, and lyrics. Before the arrival of Europeans in America, tribal cultures existed in North America. The Native American Oral literature was diverse, and it focuses on America’s injustice and society. It values the concept of justice and moral conscience. It also concentrates on the individual’s life and journey. Some of the American writers are Anne Bradstreet, who started American literature journey followed by Edward Taylor, Michael Wigglesworth, Samuel Sewall and so on. In the 18th century, writers focused on the ideals of justice, liberty and equality of a common man. In the 18th century, writers focused on the ideals of justice, liberty and equality of a common man. In the 19th century, writers concentrated on the religious sense of writings. Some of the writers of this century are Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Henry Wordsworth Longfellow and so on. After that American civil war emerged. Writers like Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Herman Melville, Edgar Allan Poe and the transcendentalists were the great literary authors of America.

Author and His Works

Paul Benjamin Auster was an American Writer, Novelist, Memoirist, filmmaker and translator. He is a popular representative in Contemporary American fiction. He was born on February 3, 1947 and died on April 30, 2024 due to Cancer. He graduated from Columbia University in 1970. His genre writings were mostly crime, mystery, absurd, and dystopian fiction. He translated French literature thereby earned money for living. His novel closely linked with detective stories- The New York Trilogy (1987) consists of The City of Glass (1985), Ghosts (1986), and The Locked Room (1997). His Other Writings are The Moon Palace (1989), The Music of Chance (1990), The Book of Illusions (2002), Oracle Night (2003), The Brooklyn Follies (2005), Man in the Dark (2008), and Invisible (2009). His books have been translated into more than 30 to 40 languages.

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Priyanga. S., M.A., Ph.D. Research Scholar
Department of English
Nehru Arts and Science College (Autonomous)
Coimbatore- 641 105
priyangaporkodi@gmail.com

Dr. Rajkumar. K., M.A., M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Nehru Arts and Science College (Autonomous)
Coimbatore- 641 105
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