One Night @ The Call Center
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1. Contemporary issues in on@tcc:
2. Mannepean satire:
3. The effect of Globalization:
4. Narrative Structure:
5. Popular Literature and ON@TCC
6. Self-help book and on@tcc:
7. One of the themes of the novel is its anti-American sentiments which are intertwined with Nationalism. Had you been God, what would have been your answer to Vroom when he said "If only you had given India as much as America!"?
Respected Sir, here is my views about given points...
It is very clear that, writer can write the things, incidents and actions which he knows and feels. So, as Bhagat is coming from that society he knows the problems which their youth faces and can justifiably portray. As he is young he portrays problems of intelligent youth. Though he is much criticized, he is good observer, the way he presented life style of youth, is very real. But he comes up with new problems of them, not economy. He criticises those sucking jobs, which kills youth, their intelligence, free ideas, courage and confidence. It’s very true that, in Bhagat’s work, we can find contemporary issues. That’s why they become popular. Either it is call center problems or English language issue. (Perhaps, because they only deal with these contemporary issues, which are well known and superficial ideas, but not presenting new and deep, thought provoking ideas, they are criticized by the critics.
As the answer is already there, the novel is Mannepean satire. It is set in 21st century background, time of modernisation and globalisation, because of that, some traditional ideas are satirised, like, hacking and blackmailing Boss, listening another’s private talk, smoking and drinking with throwing old values(including mentioned).
As it is already discussed, because of this ‘global village’, it unconsciously effects individually and culturally both. For example, because of this call center, one can get a job, (lead money from other country) but their services are helping other country and they also kill employees freedom and confidence to do something more than that. Globalisation effects culture as in the novel character’s life style is portrayed, it also affects personally as characters are having modern, western values with rejection of their own culture and values.
Perhaps the most beautiful and appreciated part of the novel is its narrative. Prologue and epilogue make its narrative more beautiful. And because of that, there is many interpretations and alternative. Even shyam’s narrative is also artistic, connecting past and present and with that, characters and actions are portrayed. But if Bhagat narrates (with Shyam’s narrative as it is) this without putting episodes or chapter (section) than it will more effective and beautiful. Like other novels The White Tiger or The Sense of an ending.
Because the literature affects larger people and easy to understand and can also give pleasure instead of anxiety can be popular literature. All the points are true. As I already said Bhagat’s novel talks about well known contemporary issues and tries to give simple lesson to face problems in our life, it becomes popular.
Like self help book, there are some general instructions or ideas are suggested (Ex. by God) to face problems and also shown that with these technique, problems can be solved and there will happy ending!!!
We cannot say that it is possible that, there can be call from God but alternative is given and in the narrative, there can be interpreted that the story is in dream!! But one can argue that, if in Shakespeare’s plays ghost and witches can be appeared than why not God in this novel???
"If only you had given India as much as America!"?
Than …even problems are remaining
Than …India will also have some stupids like in America (as it is mentioned in novel)!!!!!!
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