• B.Sandhya Rani

All the writers of creative imagination while dealing with various aspects of a novel the major problem faces is how to say and what to say whether to employ various techniques to put their message across or simply to weave a story. Imagery and symbolism facilitates this and enables a writer to express his/ her vision with clarity and permits the reader to visualize what the writer describes revealing the submerged truth which cannot be expressed otherwise. They enhance the quality of a literary work and are the soul of any literature. Arun Joshi, a novelist of psychological insights and inner concerns seeks to convey the truth hidden in the subconscious of his protagonists by employing the technique of symbolic imagery. He is the one among many writers on Indian literary canvas who uses images and symbols as two narrative wheels to run the story. This paper tries to shed light on both these aspects in his novel The Last Labyrinth.

Symbolism, Imagery, Psychology, Narrative, Sign, Dreams, description, Labyrinth

"Symbolism in Arun Joshi's The Last Labyrinth", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.288-297, August-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907040.pdf

"Symbolism in Arun Joshi's The Last Labyrinth", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp288-297, August-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907040.pdf