Chetan Bhagat Character Analysis

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Chetan Bhagat, who is a famous Indian author, is not only a symbol of new India but also a concerned writer who has captured his deep concern about the youth today i.e. the problems and despairs, hopes and aspirations of youth. In spite of dealing with the harsh realities of life, his works manage to retain the sense of pure humor. His works have striking similarities with parable in offering moral messages, spiritual guidance and technical suggestions. Chetan Bhagat’s writings has created a new philosophy for a modernized young India. The secret of his success lies in his thought provoking ideas, and in depth analyses of the effects of globalization on Indian Society. He has authored six – Five Point someone: what not to do at IIT (2004), …show more content…
Bhagat is in favor of realism in art. His artistic truth lies within sensory perception. It guides his readers to obtain rely enlightenment. Character is the soul of Bhagat’s novels. The plot i.e. story is the second important ingredient. Therefore character is prior to the plot. His characters are social rebels who remind us the Angry Youngman that dominated English novel in the 1950’s. His female protagonists remind us the female character of GB Shaw for their vitality natural female instinct. Place of action of his novel is set in the hustle and bustle of metropolitan Indian cities where life moves at fast …show more content…
The themes involve the anxieties and insecurities of the rising Indian middle class, including questions about career, inadequacy, marriage, family conflicts in postmodern India, and the relationship of the young Indian middle class to both executives and ordinary clients whom they serve in the United State The novel has a prologue, in which the author- Chetan Bhagat comes across a beautiful woman on a train-trip. She offers to tell him a story but she will do so only on one condition that he uses it for his next book. It is set at a call center, describing the events of a single night shift and she warns him (as well as the readers) to expect at least one unusual occurrence: . it was the night... .it was the night there was a phone call from God. One Night @ the Call Center is a romantic comedy set in an office where bored young Indians try to resolve the mindless inquiries of Midwestern American Technophobes. The story is a comedy of romance and crossed lines. There are three main themes: ex-girlfriend, bad-boss, and God. The story deals with six friends who are selling home appliances to the US from a call center in India. Each one has an issue with

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