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Analysis Of The Binding Vine By Shashi Deshpande

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Indian institute of marriage system changes a chirpy girl to an anxious and nervous woman. Deshapnde is concerned with the middle class and lower middle class where male repression shows a repulsive phase especially within marriage. She also demonstrates marriage as a patriarchal institution to enslave women to a lifetime of male domination. Marriage and so called sacredness that is attached to it, is the strongest weapon in the hands of men to silence women. Marital rape is one form of sexual assault where a husband gets license to rape his wife night after night. Activists, far and wide have raised their voice against the patriarchal bent of mind to look down upon woman as an object or a possession of man. They are against the trends of denying the woman, her right as a free individual who can exercise her discretion and intellectual capabilities, make her own choices in life and play her role in decision-making. This paper tries to depict how the above factors are neatly woven in Shashi Deshpande’s The Binding Vine. FORCED SEX IN MARRIAGE WITH REFERENCE TO SHASHI DESHPANDE’S THE BINDING VINE
Forced sex on wife is not identified as the crime of rape rather it is viewed as ‘wifely duty’. It is a very violent method of man to show his power over woman. It is widespread problem for a woman that man wants to dominate woman is universal and our traditional marriage provides ample opportunities for this. Husband wants his wife to be patient, all suffering, ever faithful and

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