Anthropomorphism and Philozoic Attributes in Selected Short Stories of Ruskin Bond and Manoj Das: A Posthumanist Perspective Analysis

Pratap Kumar Dash; Pratikshya Mohanty

Anthropomorphism and Philozoic Attributes in Selected Short Stories of Ruskin Bond and Manoj Das: A Posthumanist Perspective Analysis

Authors
Pratap Kumar Dash, Pratikshya Mohanty

Abstract
The present paper aims at critically analyzing some of the well-known stories of Ruskin Bond and Manoj Das in the light of the posthumanist perspectives specifically relating to animal psychology, anthromorphism and philozoic attributes in case of both pet and wild animals, and basically focuses on how both the authors’ focus on animal qualities subtly reflected in human behavior and vice versa and the love of humans for the non-human creatures. In their writings, it is reflected that just like the sensible human, animals also have feelings, memory, actions and reactions; and can distinguish between virtue and evil or for that matter tenderness and rudeness and similar such attributes. The literatures of almost all the languages have dealt with this concept but these two writers Ruskin Bond and Manoj Das develop unique and natural approaches through their stories. In this context, Ruskin Bond’s A Crow for All Seasons, Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright, The White Elephant and Manoj Das’ A Turtle from the Blue, A Crocodile’s Lady, the Bull of Babulpur have been taken for in-depth analysis.

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