Discourses Of Psychological Chaos: A Study Of Anita Desai’s Fire On The Mountain

Abstract

Mental disorder and individual traumas are two different things. The exact causes of personality disorder are hardly known, but they arise from the influence of society and social experiences. Due to progress in all fields, there are more and more ways to treat Personality Disorders that are possible with medications and psychotherapies. Economically and prosperity of society is possible when women are physically and mentally healthy. are healthy. The novels of Anita Desai represent a kind of study of psychological realism and deal with psychological life. The concept of stream of consciousness is found in her novels as the thoughts, feelings, and reactions of her characters are presented in a continuous flow. This paper focuses on Fire on the Mountain and tells of the women's personality chaos including a little girl, Raka, and two old women, Nanda Kaul and Ila Das, and expresses their insecurity and lack of self-identity expressed in them.