Multiple Facets of Human Behavior: An Analysis of Contemporary Author

In the modern era, human beings have excelled in all areas of life and have been proving their excellence over all other living beings. They have used their quest for learning to the best of utilization by creating a life full of comfort and luxuries. Man has even ventured into the arenas which were earlier considered to be associated with cosmic powers. This pace of development has brought its share of challenges and complexities as well. With a spurt in pollution, to health hazard to psychological challenges, life has become too complex. Amongst these challenges, the one challenge that is posing a great threat to the survival of fellow beings and is causing nuisances and disturbances in society are behavioral challenges. Human behavior has undergone such a drastic change that it has emerged as a major area for psychologists to research upon. With time, human behavior has become irrational, lacks vision, and self afflicting etc. Society is witnessing the co-existence of emotions of love-hatred, optimism-passivism, anxiety-depression, and responsibility-recklessness etc. In the broader sense, there is presence of aggression, passiveness, and assertiveness amongst individuals at large. This complexity is not only being explored by medical world at large but is also depicted in the world of literature by authors of eminence. Many contemporary authors have witnessed the waves of changes in the society and have been inspired to incorporate those in their writings. One such author is Chetan Bhagat who has remarkably showcased these diverse behaviors in the portrayal of his characters in his work. In this paper, researcher is identifying the existence of various characters with the kind of behavior they are exhibiting along with the possible causes and remedies if any for it. Researcher has restricted work to one novel “Half Girlfriend.”