Portrayal of Horrendous Education System and Tyrant Pedagogues in Mulkraj Anand’s Morning Face

Abstract

Mulk Raj Anand, advent of social realism, projects two categories of characters in his novel - one who is exploited and the other who is exploiter. Anand is sensitive to the evils that prevail in our society. Human sufferings appeal him most and that he has reflected in his novels as a major theme. His protagonists are very much human made of blood and bone who are victims of social injustice. Among various themes of Anand, education system as disappointing and evil aspect of the society has been portrayed. Morning Face by Mulk Raj Anand is one of the novels that traces growth of a child from infancy to adolescence and highly acclaimed as a bildungsroman. Through this novel Anand has criticized contemporary education system. Throughout the novel, Krishan, child protagonist of the novel is presented as a victim of education system, teachers and society. Education system of imparting knowledge has been handled as an issue that affects growth of children. Attending school and particularly classes of certain teachers become a horrendous nightmare for the protagonist and his fellow classmates.