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The present study intends to explore how Leonard Woolf has questioned the boundaries between sanity and insanity in his first novel, ‘The Village in the Jungle’. Arguing that these words are highly embedded with political meaning, the paper proves the two characters in the novel; Silindu and the old beggar resemble the characteristics of the Shakespearean Fool. Thus, the characteristics of the Fool in King Lear are compared with those of Silindu and the beggar in the novel. With the findings, it is expected to encourage students of literature to understand the political character of the polarizing words and emphasize the need to deconstruct and challenge their effect in society to limit and marginalize people. Article visualizations:
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