Volume-II, Issue-III, January 2026
Volume-II, Issue-III, January, 2026 |
Received: 16.01.2026 | Accepted: 28.01.2026 | ||
Published Online: 31.01.2026 | Page No: 525-532 | ||
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.2.issue.03W.240 | |||
বনফুলের ছোটগল্পে মধ্যবিত্ত জীবন ও বেকারত্বের সংকট: একটি বিশ্লেষণ সেখ সাকলিনউদ্দিন, স্বাধীন গবেষক, কানুড়, বীরভূম, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত |
Middle-Class Life and the Crisis of Unemployment in Banaphul’s Short Stories: An Analysis Sk Saklinuddin, Independent Research Scholar, Kanur, Birbhum, West Bengal, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
In the first half of the twentieth century, Bonoful emerged as a distinctive and realistic short-story writer in Bengali literature. His contributions across all branches of literature—fiction, drama, poetry, and essays—are noteworthy. Beyond his literary identity, he also had another significant role: that of a medical doctor. Through his profession, he came into close contact with people from diverse social strata, and these lived experiences were realistically reflected in his stories.
Bonoful’s short stories vary in form—short, long, and medium in length. Some are written in a dramatic mode, resembling dialogues of a play, while others flow with the ease and rhythm of poetry. Each of his stories carries a unique flavour, marked by innovation and freshness. Written in simple language and free from unnecessary embellishment, his stories are easily accessible to readers.
Bonoful’s short stories form a gallery of human characters. Although the narratives often proceed along parallel lines in the beginning, they take an unexpected turn at the end, subtly hinting at deeper meanings. With every sentence, the characters come alive. The pain of unemployment and the struggle of middle-class life significantly influence familial and social relationships. Rather than relying on exaggeration or melodrama, these crises emerge in his stories as inevitable truths.
This article offers a nuanced analysis of five of Bonoful’s short stories—Manush, Canvasar, Pashapashi, Bourgeois-Proletariat, and Voter Sabitribala. These stories depict the psychological transformations of middle-class life and characters under the pressure of unemployment and financial scarcity, the erosion of human values, job insecurity, poverty, class conflict, and social decay.
Literature flows like a river, carrying within it political and social themes as well as the economic realities of contemporary India. With human beings as both the subject and inspiration of his writing, Bonoful stands as a truly original and exceptional artist in the world of Bengali short fiction. | ||
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