Artistic Context of Symbolism in The Short Stories Of Rasheed Amjad

Abstract

Rasheed Amjid is a contemporary short story writer whose stories are characterized by thematic diversity as well as artistic and stylistic innovation. The way he has raised the artistic standard of stories through symbolism is his main creative attribute.He has written the short stories under the influence of modernist movement that is the reason why he uses metaphor and symbols in his writings. Through these symbols he criticizes the social  injustice and  political circumstances. Artistically his stories are excellent and worthy for new writers.  The artistic context of symbolism in his stories is particularly strong and modern. An effort has been made through this article to study and understood the artistic context of symbolism in his short stories.

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