An Archetypal Pattern of Redemption in "The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari" of Robin S. Sharma

Abstract

Robin S. Sharma displays astonishing skill in portraying the existential problems faced by the modern man in The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari. Sharma's protagonist, Julian Mantle, to a great extent conforms to the norms of the European and American Existentialist fiction in the individual's relations to himself, to others, and to the nature. Julian undergoes a terrible social alienation and self-estrangement because of the influence of the materialistic world and his quest for authentic mode of living as elucidated by Martin Heidegger finally enables him to make the necessary changes in his life style. The world remained the same for Julian but with conscious choice he comes out the crisis they endured. This Biblical pattern of redemption can be found in literature also and this article attempts to analyse the work of Robin Sharma The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari through the archetypal pattern of redemption embedded in the Bible. Redemption is a process through which a person is brought from ill-being to well-being.