Recurrent Theme of Primitive Reality in the Novels of Joyce Cary

Abstract

The novels of Joyce Arthur Lunel Cary are microcosms of different realities. They reflect the time as well as society in which reality finds its reflection in a unique manner and distinctive forms. A perusal of Joyce Cary’s novels persuade us to go through the novels to find out the various forms of reality scattered here and there which influence the readers about what they feel the intensity of the reality. There are four types of realties which have found great delineation in the novels of Joyce Cary. They are: Primitive, Imaginative, Human and Dogmatic. And, the sense of these realities has been the consistent themes of the novels. The novels written by Joyce Cary; especially the mature works of his, not only describe, rather portray the sensible as well as grotesque realities just like pictures appear scene by scene. Hence, “the primitive reality” in the various novels of Joyce Cary is the topic of discussion here.