An Analysis of Rohinton Mistry’s Such a Long Journey

The novel manages brilliantly to portray Indian culture and family life, setting against the backdrop of subcontinent’s volatile postcolonial politics. microcosmic dimension story line is not only played upon a political background: quite contrary, shows which degree personal realities are intertwined how much microcosm echoes macrocosm, since lives characters deeply affected by local corruption government inadequacy. itself manifestation politics on domestic life Gustad Noble, thus Mistry mingles public with private. This journey through path sorrow, death, betrayal, disillusion disappointment. Above all, Mistry’s novels focused community differences. has unfolded condition that affects community’s identity. Apart from religious identity, historical awareness forms collective identity