Mohan Rakesh was very socially aware, his characters show how aware he was of society and the way that people think and act in a particular situation. Four plays of Mohan Rakesh are being analyzed from the point of view of Social Consciousness, leading to the whole idea of Morality that really drives society. How the ‘boundaries’ of Morality keep the characters caught up in situations and states from where there is No Exit. Some characters are not even given a choice to leave, while some are, but with the clause that if they leave – they can never return. The plays that are being looked into are ‘Ashadh ka Ek Din’or A day in the time of Ashadh, ‘Aadhe Adhure’ or The Half Way House, ‘Leheron ke Raj Hans’ or The Great Swans of the Waves and ‘Pair
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His soul could be said was totally awake to the consciousness of the Middle class man in India, in the same interview he says ‘So far as the question of Social Consciousness is concerned, I don’t think that we were ever charged with lack of social consciousness; rather, if there were any criticism in this area, it was on the other extreme.’ 2 What he means to say here is that he is ‘extremely’ socially conscious, but how can this be proven? Was this dramatist and short story writer as aware of society as he has claimed? Is there any really evidence of this social consciousness in the works of Mohan Rakesh. A few of his works are being analyzed here from this point of view, that how Socially aware is Mohan Rakesh after all. Four plays will be reviewed from the point of view of social consciousness versus the existentialistic idea of personal choice, namely ‘Ashadh ka Ek Din’or A day in the time of Ashadh, ‘Aadhe Adhure’ or The Half Way House, ‘Leheron ke Raj Hans’ or The Great Swans of the Waves and ‘Pair Thale se Zameen’ or The Land beneath their …show more content…
Every class in society has its own perception of morality, from the stand point of its own class. The High class society has its own set of values, has its own norms and way of living which is diametrically opposite to that of the middle class. The High class individual does not bother that much with morals and values and proprietary, behavior and manners have a different meaning all together. The high class does not necessarily have to believe in the institution of marriage for one. Divorces in the high society are rampant, extra marital affairs, bacchanalian orgies type of life style is common. Their lifestyle is comparable to the debauch life style of the roman era or even the Victorian era of England, where every kind of vice was permissible and in fact even appreciable. Experimentation in terms of sexual behavior, going to the extremes imaginable or even unimaginable, all were part of these societies. Maybe contemporary high society is not that debauch or creative in their vice. But nonetheless high society does not adhere to social norms as do the middle class. This is because the High class society has the money, the power to purchase the values and even the acceptance of their indulgence. They may be frowned on by prudish people, but they are still accepted with all their flaws and all their vices. Because society needs them. Society needs their money to survive and money is the God. If one has power and money, society is more
His soul could be said was totally awake to the consciousness of the Middle class man in India, in the same interview he says ‘So far as the question of Social Consciousness is concerned, I don’t think that we were ever charged with lack of social consciousness; rather, if there were any criticism in this area, it was on the other extreme.’ 2 What he means to say here is that he is ‘extremely’ socially conscious, but how can this be proven? Was this dramatist and short story writer as aware of society as he has claimed? Is there any really evidence of this social consciousness in the works of Mohan Rakesh. A few of his works are being analyzed here from this point of view, that how Socially aware is Mohan Rakesh after all. Four plays will be reviewed from the point of view of social consciousness versus the existentialistic idea of personal choice, namely ‘Ashadh ka Ek Din’or A day in the time of Ashadh, ‘Aadhe Adhure’ or The Half Way House, ‘Leheron ke Raj Hans’ or The Great Swans of the Waves and ‘Pair Thale se Zameen’ or The Land beneath their …show more content…
Every class in society has its own perception of morality, from the stand point of its own class. The High class society has its own set of values, has its own norms and way of living which is diametrically opposite to that of the middle class. The High class individual does not bother that much with morals and values and proprietary, behavior and manners have a different meaning all together. The high class does not necessarily have to believe in the institution of marriage for one. Divorces in the high society are rampant, extra marital affairs, bacchanalian orgies type of life style is common. Their lifestyle is comparable to the debauch life style of the roman era or even the Victorian era of England, where every kind of vice was permissible and in fact even appreciable. Experimentation in terms of sexual behavior, going to the extremes imaginable or even unimaginable, all were part of these societies. Maybe contemporary high society is not that debauch or creative in their vice. But nonetheless high society does not adhere to social norms as do the middle class. This is because the High class society has the money, the power to purchase the values and even the acceptance of their indulgence. They may be frowned on by prudish people, but they are still accepted with all their flaws and all their vices. Because society needs them. Society needs their money to survive and money is the God. If one has power and money, society is more