TOPIC: TOPIC: THE STUDY OF THE MOVIE “KYA KEHNA”THE STUDY OF THE MOVIE “KYA KEHNA”

ANDAND THE NOVEL “THE SCARLET LETTER”THE NOVEL “THE SCARLET LETTER”

NAME: JANKIBA K. RANANAME: JANKIBA K. RANAPAPER NO: 10PAPER NO: 10

AMERICAN LITERATURE AMERICAN LITERATURE M.A. SEM – III ROLL NO: 9M.A. SEM – III ROLL NO: 9

YEAR 2014-2015YEAR 2014-2015SUBMITTED TO:SUBMITTED TO:

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISHDEPARTMENT OF ENGLISHBHAVNAGAR UNIVERSITY BHAVNAGAR UNIVERSITY

“THE SCARLET LETTER” “KYA KEHNA”

While studying the novel and the movie we came to know about differences and similarity of both the characters:

Main character of the Scarlet Letter

Main character of the movie Kya Kehna

Hester Prynne Priya

Pearl Her parents

Dimme Sdale Brothers

Chiling worth Friend

DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES BETWEEN BOTH THE CHARACTER’S :

Hester Prynne Priya Bakshi

Star Prem Beloved one surname

Hester was very beautiful Priya was also very beautiful

Her nature was also beautiful Her nature was also beautiful

Lady with past Not having past

Immature – when she got married to chilling worth

Immature – immaturity felts when she attracts towards Rahul

Character is falling because of act of love Character is falling because act of love

Love turned as a symbol of adultery “A” and shame and it becomes sinful act

Love turned into shame and sin and we can call her Adulterers too.

Unborn child became reason for humiliation

Unborn child became reason for humiliation

Humiliation in public (scaffold scene) Humiliation in public (staged performance drama scene)

She has gone against culture/religion tradition - against puritans “laws”

She has gone against culture/religion tradition - against 20th century society

Hester Prynne Priya BakshiHer family was the only child pearl and she was not getting support from anyone else. Dimme Sdale was there but he was not supported that much.

Her family brothers and her friend Ajay was her moral support.

She was fighter - She was able to face society alone and with the help of creativity her work. She became rich and helped people and became an “Angel”

She was a fighter and she has changed perception of society towards her and became “Angle”

Child -> before marriage with Dimme SdaleSo it became great sin

Child before marriage with Rohan. So it become great sin

Society has humiliated her and punished her and according to society she was a sinner but for her she was not a sinner

Society has humiliated her and punished her and according to society she was a sinner but for her she was not and she was not ready to abort her child

She waited for husband for years but how long she should wait for him?

She waited and she was hopping Rahul to accept her.

Weak, poor, helpless young girl into a strong mature rich courageous and helpful woman in society

Weak, helpless young girl into a strong mature courageous woman in society

DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES BETWEEN BOTH THE CHARACTER’S :

Filmy Quotes:

Maa banna duniya ka sabse bada saubhagya hai….ishwar ka sabsse bada vardan…

To become mother is the biggest privilege of this world…the biggest blessing of God.

Directed by: Kundan Shah.

“My child must seek a heavenly father;She shall never know an earthly one:”

Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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