Pragma-stylistic Analysis of “Moth Smoke”

Abstract

The investigation may concentrate on the following topics: the century and region, how things transpired, hot-button problems and conflicts, character development, and symbolism for a thorough analysis of the novel. The purposes of the study are achieved through the use of qualitative research. This study is based on the levels of formalist perspectives, such as the setting, plot, theme, character development, and the use of language in the novel. The research methodology, population and sample, conversation, or dialogues to be analyzed, research design, instrument, data collection, data analysis. This study deals with the pragma-stylistic analysis of the novel Moth Smoke by Mohsin Hamid. In this research qualitative approach is used to analyze the text with descriptive analysis of the dialogues. With the help of pragma-stylistics analysis this novel is analyzed. The present study has adopted qualitative paradigms. The text of Hamid’s novel, Moth Smoke has been selected as the data. For the purpose of data analysis, a systematic procedure is used. Firstly, the researcher took a close reading of the novel to keenly observe the characters and the choice of words of different characters. Close reading gives an insight to the researcher how the characters are built and the gradual development of the novel. Moth Smoke is one of the most famous novels of Mohsin Hamid. Mohsin Hamid is Pakistani writer who spent most of his time out of Pakistan. He used to write the fundamental issues of Pakistan in all his piece of writings. “The Moth Smoke” is his first novel which was globally acknowledged.