MAKING THE INCOMPLETE TO COMPLETE – AN ANALYSIS OF CHETAN BHAGAT’s HALF GIRLFRIEND

Abstract

Chetan Bhagat, the youth icon in the arena of Indian English literature, has carved a unique platitude among the book lovers, especially youth. His simple and eloquent language used for the articulation of current issues in the society attracted the readers and it makes him the favourite writer among the readers of the present era. He explores the social and political issues of the contemporary young generation who passes through various challenges in their life. His writings prove that the language can make the people arouse with humanity and to build stable human relationships irrespective of culture and ethos. Bhagat explores the possibility of fictional writings and non-fiction writings to enter into the minds of the readers to make them think about the social issues and their solutions. Bhagat’s simple language easily creates interest in reading among youngsters and it creates awareness among people of all ages about the social and political issues that happen across the country. His popular fiction Half Girlfriend tells how the deficiency of a human relationship can be rectified and how the incomplete can be made complete. The ‘half’ in the title shows incompleteness and at the end of the story, it becomes complete and contented. It also reveals the importance of language proficiency in the globalized society and how its impact can make changes in the human relationships. This paper analyses Bhagat’s novel Half Girlfriend and explores how the human relationship can make changes in the life of an individual and what strategies are used by the author to make the incomplete to complete in every human relationship.