Literary Enigma

The International Journal of English Language, Literature and Culture

Mmen Orature and Environmental Sustainability: A Study of Some Selected Mmen Proverbs and Oral Narratives
Evaristus Mbuen Ndong
Department of English, The University of Bamenda
E-mail: ndongevauba@gmail.com
Page No.: 1–16
Entangled in the Web of Bread: Grain, Grief and Survival in Mother India
Surbhi and Dr. Longjam Loyangamba Meitei
1) M.A. in English, Department of English, SGT University, Gurugram
2) Assistant Professor, M.A. in English, Department of English, SGT University, Gurugram
Page No.: 17–23
Queering the Gothic Monster: Abjection and Non-Normative Embodiment in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818)
Serdzhan Ibryam Hasan
Student, University of Amsterdam
Page No.: 24–34
Reform, Discipline and Control: A Foucauldian Analysis of Institutional Power in Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys and Charles Dickens’s Hard Times
D. Durgalakshmi and Dr. B. R. Veeramani
Department of Languages, Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology, Thanjavur
Page No.: 35–43
Gender, Ecology, and Myth: Ecofeminist Perspectives on Kavita Kane’s Ahalya’s Awakening
K. Jayabharathi and R. Kumara Balaji
Department of Languages, Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology, Thanjavur
Page No.: 44–52
Ungrievable Lives, Guilt, and Moral Responsibility in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner
Mahesh Dangar
Research Scholar, Department of English, Gujarat University
Page No.: 53–59
The Shifting Sands of Identity: Analysis of How Caregiving Responsibilities Reshape Identities in Akhil Sharma’s Family Life
Sejal Yadav
Research Scholar, Department of English, Savitribai Phule Pune University
E-mail: sejalyadav45@gmail.com
Page No.: 60–66
Trauma-Informed Detection: Gender, Knowledge and Justice in Contemporary Crime Narratives
Aparna R. Menon
Assistant Professor of English, Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram
Page No.: 67–71
The Perished Ideal: Navigating the Tension Between Dharma and Survival in Munshi Premchand’s Kafan (The Shroud)
Dr. Bhoomiben M. Gurjar
Assistant Professor, Government Arts College, Gandhinagar
Page No.: 72–75
Reimagining Trauma: The Ethics of Memory in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun
D. Anitha and Dr. B. R. Veeramani
Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology, Thanjavur
Page No.: 76–84
Exploring the Effectiveness of Digital Tools in English Language Teaching and Learning at the Undergraduate Level in India
Dr. Sony Joseph Padickal and Dr. K. Pavan Kumar
Vasireddy Venkatadri International Technological University
E-mails: sonypadikal@gmail.com, pavanenglish@vvit.net
Page No.: 85–88
Quantifying the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Narrative Structures: A Computational Analysis and Insights from Fasting, Feasting by Anita Desai
Dr. Parvin Banu S and Mrs. Dhanalakshmi S
Chikkanna Government Arts College, Tiruppur
E-mails: parvinravi71@gmail.com, nithyaraj0311@gmail.com
Page No.: 89–99
Digital Voices of Tradition: A Comparative Study of Maithili Thakur, Jaya Kishori, and Vilom Vidha in Reviving Bharatiya Bhasha Pariwar
B. PadmaSri¹ K. Sree Raghu Ram² Dr.M.V. RaghuRam³
1) Asst. Professor in English, Department of Sciences and Humanities, Vasireddy Venkatadri International Technological University, Nambur.
2) Asst. Professor in English, DoEL, VFSTR, Vadlamudi.
3) Professor and Dean, Freshmen School, Vasireddy Venkatadri International Technological University.
Page No. 100-107
Social And Cultural Perspectives in Anita Desai's Novels: A Critical Study
Dr.M.Tamilselvi Assistant Professor of English Paavai Engineering College, Pachal, Namakkal.
Page No. 108-112
Climate, Conflict, and Displacement in Northeast Indian Literature: An Ecocritical Study
Dr. Mayanglambam Renubala Devi1 , and Hijam Georgie Philemon2
1) Assistant Professor: Department of Manipuri, Mayai Lambi College, Manipur, Email: mrenubala1993@gmail.com
2) Research Scholar: Department of English, Dhanamanjuri University, Imphal (Manipur), Email: hijamgeorgie@dmu.ac.in
Page No. 113-121
Rethinking Equality: The Illusion of Everyday Gender Politics in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s We Should All Be Feminists
B. P. Logeshwari1 and Dr. B. R. Veeramani2
1) PhD Research Scholar, Department of Languages, Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology, (Deemed to be University), Vallam, Thanjavur, Email: logaprem205@gmail.com
2) Professor & Research Advisor, Department of Languages, Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology, (Deemed to be University), Vallam, Thanjavur, Email: veeramani@pmu.edu
Page No. 122-129
Cultural Semiotics of Apocalypse in Dan Brown’s Inferno: Symbol, Myth, and Modern Fear
Dr. Sharon Stephy.D, Independent Scholar, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.
Page No. 130-133
TRADITION VS MODERNITY: CULINARY IDENTITY AND GLOBALIZATION IN USTAD HOTEL
Angel Susan Saji and Longjam Loyangamba Meitei
1) MA English, Department of English, SGT University, Gurugram, Haryana, India.
2) Assistant Professor, Department of English, SGT University, Gurugram
Page No. 134-138
Reflections on the Empirical Metacritical Interpretations of the Poets of the Romantic Revival through the Ages
Dr. Pratap Kumar Dash, Associate Professor in English, Rajendra University, Balangir, Odisha ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5875-7933
Page No. 139-147
Death as a Companion: A Critical Re-reading of Kabir in Contemporary Times
Smita S. Deshpande, Independent Scholar
Page No. 148-157
Edible Identities: Food, Affect, and Selfhood in Chef
Neha Kapoor, MA English, Department of English, SGT University, Gurugram, Haryana, India
Longjam Loyangamba Meitei, Assistant Professor, Department of English, SGT University, Gurugram, Haryana, India.
Page No. 158-163
A Comparative Study of Live-in Relationships and the Traditional Marriage System (With Reference to Banaskantha District)
Heena R. Thakkar Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, D.N.P Arts and Commerce College, Deesa, Gujarat, India
Performing the Ideal: Heteropatriarchy and Respectability in Maja Ma
Jaleena J S Research Scholar, Government Victoria College, Palakkad, Affiliated to the University of Calicut

Volume 3 | Issue 2 | April 2026