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‘झूला’ - Swing: Associations in Literature

Author(s) Ms. Shaili Ashwin Chokshi, Prof. Meghna Sutaria
Country India
Abstract This research paper explores the literary and cultural symbolism of the swing, examining its representations in poetry, fiction and devotional literature. While commonly associated with childhood play and innocence, the swing transcends its physical form to embody deeper emotional, psychological and spiritual meanings. It functions as a metaphor for nostalgia, freedom, memory and transition; suspended between joy and sorrow, motion and stillness, past and future. Drawing from diverse literary works, the paper analyses the evocative use of swings in ‘Swing Song’ by A.A. Milne and ‘The Swing’ by Robert Louis Stevenson, where the swing symbolizes the wonder and transience of childhood. In fiction, Harper Lee’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ presents the swing as a symbol of childhood freedom within a racially divided world, while Arundhati Roy’s ‘The God of Small Things’ portrays it as a device reflecting emotional turmoil, trauma, and the oscillation between psychological states. The study also explores the spiritual and cultural resonance of the swing in Indian devotional traditions, especially within ‘bhakti’- devotional poetry. Prominent poets such as Mirabai and Surdas frequently depict Lord Krishna and Radha on the ‘jhoola’ – swing, with their verses symbolizing divine joy, rhythmic love and cosmic harmony. By examining these varied texts and traditions, the paper reveals how the swing serves as a potent literary and cultural symbol; bridging childhood and adulthood, the material and the spiritual and the remembered and the imagined. Ultimately, the swing becomes a suspended space that holds layered narratives of emotion, identity and meaning.
Keywords swing, literature, symbolism, innocence, freedom, devotion
Published In Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2025
Published On 2025-05-07
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i03.44161
Short DOI https://doi.org/g9hsk8
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