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Title: The Outcaste
Note: Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Produced by Al Haines
Summary: "The Outcaste" by F. E. Penny is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The storyline unfolds within the Native State of Chirakul, focusing on the lives of Ananda and his friends, who are grappling with cultural conflicts and personal dilemmas against the backdrop of British colonial India. The novel delves into themes of caste, religion, and identity as Ananda navigates his conversion to Christianity and the consequences of this decision. The opening of the novel introduces a group of characters at an aviation event, where a tragic accident involving an aviator sets a somber tone. Ananda, a Hindu convert to Christianity, struggles with the implications of his faith amidst the intertwined fates of his caste-bound friends, Bopaul and Coomara. Their conversations reveal the tensions and challenges they face, particularly regarding the doctrines of their traditions and the evolving nature of their beliefs. The narrative establishes a psychological landscape where Ananda's conversion leads him toward a profound conflict with his identity and family, provoking introspection about the costs of change in a rigidly structured society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Penny, F. E. (Fanny Emily), -1939
EBook No.: 38195
Published: Dec 10, 2011
Downloads: 61
Language: English
Subject: India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Fiction
Subject: Christianity, Conversion to -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Outcaste
Note: Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Produced by Al Haines
Summary: "The Outcaste" by F. E. Penny is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The storyline unfolds within the Native State of Chirakul, focusing on the lives of Ananda and his friends, who are grappling with cultural conflicts and personal dilemmas against the backdrop of British colonial India. The novel delves into themes of caste, religion, and identity as Ananda navigates his conversion to Christianity and the consequences of this decision. The opening of the novel introduces a group of characters at an aviation event, where a tragic accident involving an aviator sets a somber tone. Ananda, a Hindu convert to Christianity, struggles with the implications of his faith amidst the intertwined fates of his caste-bound friends, Bopaul and Coomara. Their conversations reveal the tensions and challenges they face, particularly regarding the doctrines of their traditions and the evolving nature of their beliefs. The narrative establishes a psychological landscape where Ananda's conversion leads him toward a profound conflict with his identity and family, provoking introspection about the costs of change in a rigidly structured society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Penny, F. E. (Fanny Emily), -1939
EBook No.: 38195
Published: Dec 10, 2011
Downloads: 61
Language: English
Subject: India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Fiction
Subject: Christianity, Conversion to -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.