RACISM IN PEARL S BUCK'S "THE ENEMY"

A Mini-Project Paper submitted to the CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY

EDUCATION (CBSE), In the partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award

of INTERNAL ASSESSMENT

CLASS XII

ENGLISH CORE (301)

By

(Reg.No.: )

Under the Guidance

Of

Ms. S.SUBASHNI, M.A.,B.Ed.,(ENGLISH)

SRI DHARANI INTERNATIONAL SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL,

(AFFILIATED TO CBSE. Affiliation No. 1930548)

GINGEE -604 202.

DECEMBER-2022
 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the paper entitled “A Portrayal Marital Disharmony in the select

Novels of Anita Desai” submitted to the CBSE in the partial fulfillment of the requirement for

award of CLASS XII – ENGLISH CORE (301) is a record of original research work done by

S.Denishwaran (Register No. ) during the period 2022-2023 of his study in Sri Dharani

International Senior Secondary School (CBSE) Gingee, Villupuram District– 604202- Affiliation

No:1930548 under my supervision and guidance.

Date:

Place: Villupuram

Signature of Subject Teacher Signature of the Principal

DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the paper entitled RACISM IN PEARL S BUCK'S "THE ENEMY" submitted

to CBSE in the partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the INTERNAL

ASSESSMENT for the Subject ENGLISH CORE (301) is a bonafied record of original research

work done by me during the Academic Year 2022-2023 under the supervision and guidance of

Ms.S.SUBASHNI, M.A.,B.Ed., PG Assistant, English, Sri Dharani International Senior

Secondary School, CBSE, Gingee, Villupuram District – 604 202, Affiliation No:1930548.

Countersigned by Signature of Candidate

Ms. S.Subashni N.Deekshitha (Supervisor )

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First and foremost I would like to thank the Lord Almighty for His gracious blessings showered

upon me towards the successful completion of this Project work.

 I sincerely thanks to Dr. Santhosha Thamizh Kumaran, M.Tech., M.Ed., Principal, Sri

Dharani International Senior Secondary School CBSE, Gingee - 604 202 for giving me an

opportunity to pursue my education in this institution.

I would like to express my special gratitude my guide Ms.S.Subashni, M.A.,B.Ed., PG

Assistant (English), Sri Dharani International Senior Secondary School CBSE, Gingee - 604

202 for her guidance and encouragement to complete this paper successfully.

I gratefully express my heartfelt thanks to all the Staff members of my school for their

guidance and inspiration.

I would also like to thank my parents, siblings and friends who helped me a lot in

finalizing this project paper within the limited time frame.

Place: Gingee Signature of the student

Date : N.Deekshitha

CONTENT

Chapter Page.No

Abstract

I Introduction 1 II

Synopsis of RACISM IN PEARL S BUCK'S "THE ENEMY 4

III Theme (in Susan Hill’s “On the Face of it”) 10

IV Summing Up 14

V Works Cited 15

ABSTRACT

Of all the contemporary Indian – English novelists, Anita Desai is indisputably the best

novelist who, even in her midcareer has made a commendable contribution to Indian English

fiction. This dissertation entitled, ‘A Portrayal Marital Disharmony in the Select Novels of

Anita Desai’ is a modest attempt in bringing out the themes of Desai with reference to her three

novels Cry, the Peacock, Voices in the City and Where Shall We Go This Summer?

The first chapter entitled “ Introduction” chronicles Desai’s biography

 PEARL S BUCK'S "THE ENEMY"

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

WRITER'S SKETCH