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ALLEGORICAL INTERPRETATION OF POWERS THE OVERSTORY A POSTMODERN STUDY

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).27      10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).27      Published : Jun 2023

Allegorical Interpretation of Powers' The Overstory: A Postmodern Study

Abstract

    This study debates The Overstory from a postmodern allegorical point of view to draw multiple meanings. In essence, postmodern allegory draws attention to a text's true meaning. By analyzing the various symbols and emblems in Richard Powers' The Overstory, this study seeks to examine postmodern allegory and determine what it all means. Because in addition to being a classic allegory, it demonstrates the variety of meanings that may be ascribed to various visual and textual elements. It continues to be inviting. The idea has been divided into other categories, such as the relationship between trees and people, trees and other living things, and trees and spirituality. In the "Tree and Human" segment, the relationship between the two is looked at from a variety of angles to convey a variety of meanings through the characters. The importance of nature's life is demonstrated
    in the second section of "Tree and the Other Living Things." The fourth and final part connects the connections between people and trees as a spiritual incarnation.

    (1) Saba Rashid
    MPhil Scholar, Department of English, Riphah International University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Asim Karim
    Professor, Department of English, University of Wah, Wah Cantt, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Rashid, Saba, and Asim Karim. 2023. "Allegorical Interpretation of Powers' The Overstory: A Postmodern Study." Global Social Sciences Review, VIII (II): 299-310 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).27

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    HARVARD : RASHID, S. & KARIM, A. 2023. Allegorical Interpretation of Powers' The Overstory: A Postmodern Study. Global Social Sciences Review, VIII, 299-310.

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