Howling Cry of Dystopia

S. A. Kalikar

2023

Abstract

Howl, hysteria, cry all these words seem to portray a complete derangement of mind, body and soul. It is very natural of humans to experience such pain if the social conditions are unfavourable. One such poem that had made news is Howl by Allen Ginsberg. This paper attempts to examine why anaphora is the most striking feature of this poem? How it makes the rhetoric more appealing at the same time subversive? Does the epiclike structure of this poem and its sheer nakedness create an atmosphere of high drama or of pity or both? Further the paper will try to analyze how the poem brings to fore the most neglected aspect of human existence- the psychological well-being! Howl talks about war, counterculture and about mental health. Can we read Howl in the context of our present situation? The immortality of the poem in stark contrast of a fastchanging world is miraculous! Howl is a phenomenon of dystopia.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Kalikar S. (2023). Howling Cry of Dystopia. In Proceedings of the 1st Pamir Transboundary Conference for Sustainable Societies - Volume 1: PAMIR; ISBN 978-989-758-687-3, SciTePress, pages 529-532. DOI: 10.5220/0012492700003792

in Bibtex Style

@conference{pamir23,
author={S. A. Kalikar},
title={Howling Cry of Dystopia},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st Pamir Transboundary Conference for Sustainable Societies - Volume 1: PAMIR},
year={2023},
pages={529-532},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012492700003792},
isbn={978-989-758-687-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st Pamir Transboundary Conference for Sustainable Societies - Volume 1: PAMIR
TI - Howling Cry of Dystopia
SN - 978-989-758-687-3
AU - Kalikar S.
PY - 2023
SP - 529
EP - 532
DO - 10.5220/0012492700003792
PB - SciTePress