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Abstract

Narcissism is a complex behavior of human being and when it comes to literature it becomes more complicated to understand and explain the narcissism which in literature is often hidden under the lairs of symbols and metaphors. Literature is of course an expression of one’s personality and a writer always tries to show his own self in the form of characters but sometimes this expression is so loud and the writer is so possessed by his own ideas that he or she at times   dominates the nature of poor character who in spite of being a part of story, becomes the reflection of the writer. Literature, particularly prose and short stories are associated with the social norms and traditions. Values, weather moral or religious, are always a part of prose and reflect the collective psyche of the society. In this particular essay, it is tried to explain the behavior of an individual and the society with reference to the difference between narcissism and the expression of personality.