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Inner Conflict and Transformation:
Unveiling the Trauma of Arumugam in Imayam's Novel Arumugam

Aarthimeena S., M.A., NET, Research Scholar and
Dr. M. Subbulakshmi, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Research Supervisor


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Abstract

Imayam is a well-known Indian novelist, and his works are primarily found in the Tamil literary canon. Recently, he was honoured with the Sahitya Academy Award for his novel "Sellatha Panam" (Invalid Money), in addition to receiving numerous accolades for his work. The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the anguish and trauma experienced by a young Dalit boy named Arumugam. Arumugam's life is filled with unending anguish, and this paper will explore how he fights to come to terms with his own history while also attempting to put some distance between himself and that history. Arumugam is described as a robust child who also has a kind disposition. However, he is helpless to stop the transformation of his flourishing life into a tragedy brought on by outside forces, and as a result, the boy is deprived of a happier upbringing.

In due time, he was compelled to find himself in the position of becoming a victim of the stubborn and indecisive actions of others. Children are even more sensitive than adults to experiencing pain and suffering; Arumugam did not have time to realise what had happened to him. Also, how difficult circumstances and his inability to alter anything about his life suffocate him and his life all the way through his boyhood, which ultimately results in traumatic experiences. In addition, the narrative gives a realistic image of both the rural life and the city life, as well as how Arumugam adapts to making a better living in a city he has never been to before and develops into a mature and responsible boy because of this experience.

Keywords: Arumugam, Inner conflict, Dalit studies, childhood trauma, an unheard voice, self-identity

Introduction

A tragic event, such as seeing a death or witnessing a natural disaster, can cause an emotional response known as trauma. It is both disturbing and painful to experience this happen. “Essentially, past trauma and traumatic memories affect the mind of the characters. confusion and insecurity cause trauma; typical causes of psychoanalysis trauma are sexual abuse, employment discrimination, police brutality, bullying, domestic violence, and particularly childhood experiences (Heidarizadeh, 789)”.

The novel Arumugam recounts a terrifying experience dealing with a traumatic event throughout childhood. However, the experiences of marginalised children around the world would be different from those of children living in rich cultures because of the fact that these children are neglected on first-order racial or geographical grounds. Children of migrants are frequently exposed to traumatic experiences.

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Aarthimeena S., M.A., NET, Research Scholar
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Dr. M. Subbulakshmi, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Research Supervisor

Department of EFL
SRM Institute of Science & Technology
Kattankulathur 603203, Tamil Nadu, India
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