Ingrained Symbols and Hierarchy of Needs: Interpreting Syed Waliullah's Tree Without Roots through the Lens of Peirce and Maslow
Sadia Nazneen & Riduan Ahmed Rion · Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies · 2026
This article analyses the complex symbolism and psychological aspects of Tree Without Roots (1967) by Syed Waliullah, utilising the theoretical frameworks of Charles Sanders Peirce's semiotics and Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Waliullah, as a post-colonial Bangladeshi auth...
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10.9734/ajess/2026/v52i22882