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VOL. 12, ISSUE 1 (2026)
Representation of Seclusion, Torment and Foreignness in Arun Joshi’s ‘The Foreigner’
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Dr. Kamalakar Baburao Gaikwad
Abstract

Arun Joshi’s The Foreigner (1968) offers an insightful investigation of hostility, moral encounter and the pursuit for belonging in a fragmented contemporary universe. It focuses on the protagonist Sindi Oberoi, a man of diverse inheritance and unreliable uniqueness. The novel embodies the themes of isolation, exasperation and foreignness in physical and emotional manner. Through Sindi’s sensitive impartiality, Joshi portrays the spiritual segregation of an individual alienated from human associations and moral standards. The novel discloses the journey of inner confusion and foreignness of Sindi Oberoi who becomes the representative of the contemporary existential adversity in a progressively avaricious society. His disinterest leads to responsive irritation, liability and self-realization as he tackles with enquiries of love, obligation and persistence.

The prime objective of this research paper is to portray seclusion, torment and foreignness in Arun Joshi’s ‘The Foreigner’. It mirrors the human fight to reunite identity and ethics in a world marked by dislocation and disappointment. Joshi competently indicates the essentials of existential attitude and Indian spiritual belief, bestowing solitude not merely as social estrangement but as a pathway toward self-awareness. 
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Pages:89-93
How to cite this article:
Dr. Kamalakar Baburao Gaikwad "Representation of Seclusion, Torment and Foreignness in Arun Joshi’s ‘The Foreigner’ ". International Journal of English Research, Vol 12, Issue 1, 2026, Pages 89-93
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