www.ijellh.com 157 Role of Grandparents in Anne Tyler’s Novels with Special Reference to Morgan’s Passing, The Accidental Tourist and Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant Ms. Neha Motwani Asst. Professor (English) Deppt. of Aplied Physics SGSITS, Indore. ABSTRACT: Numerous researches have been brought to play with particular focus on image of marriage or even the ties of parents with their children. However, there is still dearth in the analysis which lays emphasis on the role of elders, the grandparents in the family. Anne Tyler‟s novels hold remarkable canvass so as to broach forth the subject which bear revelation to the significance of grandparents in the family unit. This paper is an attempt to cover the different ways in which grandparents influence the lives of parents and their grandchildren in the notable works of Anne Tyler. Keywords : grandparents, grandchildren, relationship, influence. Anne Tyler‟s novels are chroniclers of dynamics of relationships. Be it marital bond or ties between parent and child, the author has a knack of portraying the delicacies of such liaisons. However, the role of grandparents within the family unit portrayed by her opuses has never gathered much critical attention. Tyler has endeavoured to bring to light, through the depiction of her novels, the remarkable function played by grandparents in the lives of their grandchildren. In this paper however the focus will be entirely upon three representative works of Tyler – Morgan’s Passing, The Accidental Tourist and Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant.