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REALISTIC OUTLOOK IN JULIE ANNE PETERS’ LUNA

. R. CHRISTINA ADITANAR COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE. TIRUCHENDUR. THOOTHUKUDI. TAMIL NADU.


Abstract

The term “Realism” which means the quality of a person who understands what is real and possible in a particular situation and is able to deal with problems in an effective and practical way. The people do whatever they want to lead a real life. In the novel Luna, the author Julie Anne Peters is an American writer pictures Liam as a boy who attempts to represent his subject matter truthfully in his life as a transgender. The main characters of this novel are Regan and her brother Liam. Though Reagan lead an unrealistic life because of hiding the secret of her brother about his transgender identity but Liam decided to live his real life as Luna. Realism sometimes called ad naturalism in the arts. Even though one person hide their real self to others but their nature behavior expose to outside world unknowingly so, because of their nature the true self will exhibit to the world. The character Liam who is first introduced as a boy tries hard to represent him as a boy but his nature as a transgender has displayed to the world so we can say that realism is based on naturalism. This paper focuses on the struggles of a transgender who is ready to face the real herself which is inside that helps her to shape her identity and cost of her dignity.

KEYWORDS: Realism, Self identity, character development, realistic character.

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