Muniyakka
A Portrait of Dialogical Soliloquy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22152234 |
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| Authors | Diwakar Diwakar (Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Group of Institutions, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | S4-Mar |
| Pages | 29-32 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BODHI International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2456-5571 • E-ISSN: 2456-5571 |
| Publisher | Center for Resources, Research and Publication Services (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.64938/bijsi.v10si4.26.mar039 |
| OpenAlex | W7143319093 |
| Language | EN |
This research paper attempts to trace the concept of Soliloquy in the short story "Muniyakka" written by the Indian writer Lakshmi Kannan. She is the central figure in the story who is an old deprived woman, does all menial jobs in some rich people’s houses as maid. She is turned away by her three sons and lost her husband. On doing these works, she always speaks to herself not bothering about others. It shows her inner thoughts and feelings. Soliloquy is the act of talking to oneself. Muniyakka is one sort of character in terms of soliloquy
Dialogical self · Portrait · Soliloquy · Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics · Russian Literature and Bakhtin Studies · Social Representations and Identity
| Highly cited | No |
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