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Introduction Spring is traditionally associated with renewal, growth, and freedom; yet for some characters it becomes a season of confinement and dissonance. “Aastha in the Prison of Spring” examines how seasonal metaphors, cultural expectations, and internal psychological conflicts converge to trap a protagonist—Aastha—within an ostensibly liberating moment. This paper argues that the text uses spring not as a symbol of liberation but as an ambivalent space that magnifies Aastha’s entrapment through social pressures, memory, and the body, ultimately reframing renewal as a complex negotiation rather than a simple rebirth. aastha in the prison of spring watch online new