Discovery of Self through Language from the Perspective of Margaret Laurence’s The Stone Angel

Abstract

Search for self is the ultimatum of anybody’s life where the realization of their life sprouts with highly endowed discovery. The freedom from despair, destruction, and conflict emerges with the highly evacuated spirit of discontentment. Self-discovery touches the core of the soul when one is alive or on the verge of death. The study aims to converge on the retaliated experience of an old woman who is struck with the concept of ‘pride’ where no room for concern and love for her kith and kin even for herself. The revisit of the past enables her to realize her sense of in-human approach with her deep-rooted sense of class consciousness. The language of despair and destitution of the protagonist witnesses the enlarging vision of her soul in which seclusion resides. The research shows way for further studies on ‘communication gaps’ between the characters.