Symbolism in Anita Desai's Novels

able accepted Adit Amla Anita Desai appearance approaches asks attitude Baumgartner beauty becomes beginning believes belong Calcutta called cause characters child clear close colour comes completely condition conscious dark death deep depicted desire Deven dream emotional English experience expression fact father fear feels finds Gautama give goes hand happy heart human husband Ibid ideas Indian indicates inner island leave letter light literary literature live London looks Maya Maya's meaning mental mind Monisha mother Nanda Kaul nature never night Nirode novel novelist painted past person poet points present Raka realises reality rejection relationship represents reveals runs scene sense shows side significance Sita stands storm suggests symbolic symbolises takes Tara tells things thinks trees tries true unable unconscious understand voice wants wife