SUFFERINGS OF YOUNGSTERS: A CRITIQUE STUDY ON CHETAN BHAGAT’S 'TWO STATES' (Pages 231-241) by Mr. G. Vijay in THE ENGLISH RESEARCH EXPRESS / ISSN:2321-1164 (Online); 2347-2642 (Print)

It should be noted that the today’s youngsters create their own kingdom and rule it like an uncrowned king with their own ideologies that rarely match with the reality of life. They call themselves modern and fail to understand that they cannot surpass the engrained ideologies of the past. Even though the youngsters are the part of the real world, they often dwell in their own world which is stuffed with joy and humour while the real world is highly materialistic and opposite to the trends of them. Moreover, the youngsters are sole epicureans who could risk anything for their physical pleasures. This paper makes an attempt to bring out the ideologies of the youngsters and the existing reality and to delineate the predicament of the young world in the clutches of the real life through Chetan Bhagat’s much appreciated work: Two states. He deals with the theme of youngsters psyche in all of his novels. Two states is chosen for the study as the novel is structured between the beliefs and the aspirations of the two different generations that get into a clash with each other in which the young generation is crushed more. Key Words: Past Ideologies, Protagonists, Rational, Superstitions, Traditional, Virginity, Native Culture, Romantic Experience, Sport Adventures etc.