Introduction
In the world of modern literature, the supremacy of one writer’s influence is sometimes felt in the acute distress of their plot lines as well the urge of their topic matters that can be found in the works of other writers (Cai, Hong, et al. 54). The paper will explore the linkage connecting the styles of artistic expression and thematic complexity in both the writings of George Saunders and Karen Russell, specifically focusing on her work, “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves” novel and Saunders’s “Puppy,” both of them use connective elements and intricate moral topographies in creating their stories which makes it comparative analysis eye-catching. The objective of the research is to go deep into depth analyses of George Saunders’ influence on Karen Russell, mainly focusing on narrative style, thematic exploration, and characterization within their literary works – ” St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves ” and Later, Saunders, “Puppy,”
Literary Style
“St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves” by Karen Russell interweaves magical realism and gothic aspects to have a multimedia style and reinforce the dilemmas they go through, which are the psychological and the physical. Unlike the sophisticated and allegorical style George Saunders uses in “Puppy,” he emphasizes satirical realism in a less complicated and more straightforward manner (Russell 37). Saunders’s methods are usually dialogues that can capture the audience’s attention by initially showing society’s reality and how different people often portray flaws, making it easier for the readers to relate to the issues presented. The two quotes from the authors include: “We were no longer a part of the forest” (Russell 252) and “What a beautiful thing, to get clean” (Saunders 65).
Themes
Issues surrounding the changing of self through the influence of social structures are at the centre of both authors’ works. Saunders’ “Puppy” serves as a heartwarming literary illustration of the inner essence of spiritual and ethical changes in a person’s life through the different characters’ complicated relationships. The author was not so asymptomatic by the physical and cultural metamorphoses in “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves,” in which the young characters experience hard-to-deduct personality transformations due to their ordinary environment(Saunders 32). The contrasting portrayals in this way make a judgment about the sectioning powers that are standing against the characters and the bittersweet loss of childhood and innocence.
This saga well exceeds the surface as both authors assist in achieving this interrogation by altering social values and norms. In this narrative titled “Puppy”, Indeed, Saunders exhumes the hollow attributes of sub-urbanity and contents that heart-breaking truths exist out of sight under all that shininess. On the other hand, did he or she show the dilemma of wolf girls, that it is hard to adapt to their society? The book “Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves” is thus a tool for exploring the transformation of immigrants and the difficulties associated with cultural integration and self-identification (Russell 45). Saunders and Russell explore various characters to touch upon more than just individual changes; they also dig into the cultural constructs that underlie these adaptations and make us realize how these norms and beliefs play a decisive role in shaping society. “Joy (whoever feels it) weakens” (Saunders 67) provides the necessary quotations from the readings.
Characters
Characterization in the books by both authors is a means to reveal deeper ideas of the same protagonist role transformation and identity that the authors are looking at in the book. Every writer shows the route of their characters from innocence to the falling of the world order and then through inner tensions and external difficulties. Concerningly, the wolf-girl’s transformation in Ortiz and watching how families evolve back and forth in Saunders’s “Puppy” is crucial for the plot to continue and help with the character development of the transformation crisis and society.
In “St. “Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves,” is where the protagonists of Russell’s work face the challenge of dealing with the double-sided natures that compel them to match their innate wildness with the yoke of trying to fit in with the human social norms. The interior struggle in “Puppy,” as portrayed by Saunders, is manifested in the form of characters having to make tough, emotional choices that bring about conflicting thoughts and lead to challenging preconceived concepts and, possibly, values (Saunders 22). In both novels, the protagonists are uniquely drawn, emotionally vulnerable and transforming, submitting to major issues concerning identity and belonging beyond this read. Example from Primary Text: The fact that Callie cannot change her morally weak condition even though she wants and tries shows that society does not allow her to become better (Saunders 20).
Conclusion
The comparative study clearly shows how, in her creation of a hero of a short fable, Saunders was a master and Kate, Russell’s hero, was a worthy apprentice. She learned about the phenomenon of a hero coming into his own by the end of her story (Achilov 32). Amongst all their similarities in language, the ways they approach main themes of this nature, transition, and identity, the levels of the character depth play through Saunders’ influence through Russell. These notions not only elevate the complexity and meticulousness of their writings but also provide insights into the deeper implications of how the stories influence human society.
The analysis shows that both Karen Russell and George Saunders use their novels, on the one hand, to entertain and think you over and, on the other hand, to depict the complex and serious problems of people all over the globe. Their works suggest the reader think of the difficult intercourse between self and the ambient, a reality that overturns these fields.
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Russell, Karen. “ST LUCY’S HOME FOR GIRLS RAESED BY WOLVES.” 2007. https://www.bths.edu/ourpages/auto/2006/8/13/1155507393804/Girls_Raised_By_Wolves.pdf
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