An Analysis of Parental Role in Socialisation of Children in Uzma Aslam Khan’s Trespassing

Abstract

This paper explores the role of parents in the socialisation of children in Uzma Aslam Khan’s Trespassing (2003). The study investigates the association between the family institution and literature in a Pakistani milieu. For that to happen, the research entails an in-depth analysis of the linguistic practices of parents in light of the Critical Discourse Analysis by Norman Fairclogh (1993). The analysis is carried out by invoking Sigmund Freud’s “Pleasure Principle” (1933) as a theoretical framework. The study is significant in its scope because it concentrates on the family institution regarding Pakistani society. It is inferred from the study that parents, in “Trespassing”, diverge from the conventional principles of parenthood by inculcating ideologically contested ideas into their daughter’s mind, which is discordant to the family fabric. Therefore, the employment of linguistic infringement tends to induce deviant mores in the family institution. Since literature accentuates local and global trends and issues, accompanied by their attendant repercussions; so, the paper would facilitate the researchers to probe the parental role in the Pakistani society.