http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).33
10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).33
Published : Mar 2023
Blurred Boundaries between Reality and Magic in Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane
This study explores the intricate interplay between reality and magical elements in Neil Gaiman’s novel The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Drawing upon Jean Baudrillard's theoretical framework, this study investigates how Gaiman challenges the traditional notion of reality through the use of magical realism. Baudrillard claims that the postmodern individual lives in “the desert of the real” where there is no absolute reality anymore as the endless proliferation of simulacra marks the end of reality and truth, leading to the emergence of hyperreality and marked by extraordinarilyvivid traumatic memories. By delving into the blurred boundaries between reality and magical realism, this research sheds light on the transformative and subversive potential of literature in transcending traditional realities. Non-recognition boundaries between reality and hyperreality create a world of blurred reality in the novel. This study explores the hyperreality and magical realism in Ocean at the End of the Lane by British author Neil Gaiman.
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Magical Realism, Hyper-reality, British Fiction
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(1) Razia Khalid
Lecturer, Department of English, Government Municipal Graduate College, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Khalid, R. (2023). Blurred Boundaries between Reality and Magic in Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Global Language Review, VIII(I), 351-359. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).33
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CHICAGO : Khalid, Razia. 2023. "Blurred Boundaries between Reality and Magic in Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane." Global Language Review, VIII (I): 351-359 doi: 10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).33
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HARVARD : KHALID, R. 2023. Blurred Boundaries between Reality and Magic in Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Global Language Review, VIII, 351-359.
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MHRA : Khalid, Razia. 2023. "Blurred Boundaries between Reality and Magic in Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane." Global Language Review, VIII: 351-359
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MLA : Khalid, Razia. "Blurred Boundaries between Reality and Magic in Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane." Global Language Review, VIII.I (2023): 351-359 Print.
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OXFORD : Khalid, Razia (2023), "Blurred Boundaries between Reality and Magic in Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane", Global Language Review, VIII (I), 351-359
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TURABIAN : Khalid, Razia. "Blurred Boundaries between Reality and Magic in Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane." Global Language Review VIII, no. I (2023): 351-359. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).33