EXPLORING THEMATIC CONSTRUCTION THROUGH LITERARY DEVICES IN THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST: A STYLISTIC STUDY BASED ON LEECH AND SHORT

Abstract

The languages serve a variety of purposes like the language of any novel allows the reader to immerse themselves in its universe. In this regard, several stylistic devices can be used to successfully accomplish these goals. The study of style is known as stylistics. According to Leech and Short (1981), style is the way language is used in a given situation, by a certain person, for a specified goal, and so on (p. 10).  The primary literary instrument that gives a language its unique characteristics is its style. Understanding how words may have a significant impact on the reader is helpful. The methodological

framework adopted in this study is primarily grounded in the analytical model proposed by Geoffrey Leech and Mick Short (1981) in Style in Fiction, and is employed to conduct a systematic stylistic analysis of Mohsin Hamid’s novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist.  According to Leech's categorization, this study focuses on a single category—Figures of Speech. The investigation's main goal is to examine how Hamid uses figurative language in the context of the book. It is evident from stylistic studies of the text that Hamid is a master of words and has unremarkable stylistic skill. Many figures of speech has been used throughout the novel which make it decorative and create a deep and everlasting effect on its reader.