COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MAJOR STYLISTIC FEATURES IN AMERICAN FICTION AND PAKISTANI FICTION

Abstract

 To comprehend how narrative strategies and language handle and critique societal issues, this study looks at the stylistic elements of Mohammed Hanif's Our Lady of Alice Bhatti and Don DeLillo's White Noise. The study examines how these authors address universal topics like identity and mortality while representing their distinct cultural backgrounds by concentrating on components like diction, imagery, and symbolism. DeLillo uses hyperreal images and fractured storytelling to condemn consumerism and existential anxiety in Western civilization. However, Hanif draws attention to social injustices in postcolonial Pakistan, such as gender discrimination and corruption, through satire and religious symbolism.

The study demonstrates how these strategies are adapted to their particular cultural contexts while highlighting both works' postmodern components, such as irony and the fusion of realism and surrealism. Research advances literary studies by encouraging intercultural understanding and illustrating how stylistic innovation can address social and existential challenges. It highlights how literature can connect disparate cultural viewpoints and question social norms, providing insightful analysis of Pakistani and American fiction.