Published Papers by Samia Islam
Center for Academic Research and Development, 2024
The current study aims to depict the comparative utopian ideals in the Moyna Dweep in Manik Bando... more The current study aims to depict the comparative utopian ideals in the Moyna Dweep in Manik Bandopadhyay's Bengali classic novel Padma Nadir Majhi and Pala Island in Aldous Huxley's novel Island. Padma Nadir Majhi (Translation: The Boatman of the Padma River) was published in 1936, and Huxley's utopian manifesto Island was first published in 1962. Though there are cultural and social dissimilarities between the two classics' publishing contexts, the philosophical and transcendent aspects of the two novels have analogical dimensions. The authors used a qualitative approach with textual and document analysis to present a comparative scenario of utopian features in these writings. The analysis reveals that Moyna Dweep's inhabitants have eternal socioeconomic and hedonistic pursuits for material prosperity, and the natives of Pala Island mostly seek spiritual and intellectual fulfillment.
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Published Papers by Samia Islam