Giovanni’s Room: Hideous or Hideout?

Author(s)	Nikhat Shaikh Irfan
Country	India
Abstract	The novel Giovanni’s Room by author James Baldwin is one of the most controversial novels written in 1956 It focuses on the complex themes of sexuality and internalised homophobia as well as the social construct of genders. However, this paper focuses particularly on the title of the novel and the two main characters from the novel, they are David (the man who pretends to be straight because of his internalized homophobic nature) and Giovanni (an Italian bartender who shares a romantic relationship with David) This paper attempts to understand and justify the title of the novel, which seems to be picked up by the author with a certain intention, with the context of the above-mentioned characters and their feelings with the help of a close reading of the novel. What does the room represent? It definitely relates to the character and so to understand it, the paper utilizes specific quotes from the novel as well as academic articles regarding the novel to bring out the accuracy and support of the argument.
Keywords	James Baldwin, Giovanni's Room, Gay Genre
Field	Sociology > Linguistic / Literature
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 6, November-December 2023
Published On	2023-12-27
Cite This	Giovanni’s Room: Hideous or Hideout? - Nikhat Shaikh Irfan - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 6, November-December 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i06.11246
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i06.11246
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gtbthj

About IJFMR Fees & Payment Current Issue Publication Archive	Submit Research Paper Track Submission Status Publication Guidelines Publication Ethics Peer Review & Plagiarism	Join as a Reviewer Editors & Reviewers Reviewer Referral Program Get Reviewer Membership Certi.	Website/Journal Policies Usage Policy Content Policies Privacy Policy

Contact Us		+91-9898-5948-55	editor@ijfmr.com

International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research