INTRODUCTION
Both writers have expressed the concern with which the women are conditioned right from the beginning of their birth. They are told that the ultimate aim of their life is to find a suitable match and get married. They are made to feel that their attributes are obedience, humbleness and servility. Thus they are forced to assimilate their inferior roles gradually. Novels by both writers are a study of husband wife relationship.
The condition of women from lower class, as presented by Deshpande, is really pitiable. Their suffering starts much before their marriage. They continue working and earning all their life. They are married off at the age considered suitable by their parents, to any boy who has one head, two eyes, two ears,
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Her women characters come out with full strength and vitality to encounter the oppressive environment. She envisions a beautiful future of women by her optimistic attitude and by bestowing her female characters with undoubting courage. Anita Nair’s women are so courageous, so bold, so daring that they, in order to free themselves from the male domination, can go to any extent. Overturning the gender roles is not impossible in Anita Nair.
OBJECTIVES
To reveal the sacrifices of women for the sake of married life through Jaya the protagonist of Shashi Despande’s That Long Silence.
To explore the sufferings and then decision making of women through Anjana the protagonist of Anita Nair’s The Better Man.
CHARACTER OF JAYA
That Long Silence is a study in Jaya’s Character and the fortitude she displays. Despite the fact that she is humiliated and her individuality is hindered at a number of places, she is able to come out as a winner in the end of the novel by mustering up courage. The process of success and self recognition is not that easy as she has to undergo much mental trauma. But She emerges as a powerful individual in the end of the as she is possessed with better understanding of human relations and her own role as a mother, daughter, wife and a woman. She is able to break that long held
Throughout this book there are countless examples of the common gender issue in today’s society exploited. Today it is widely believed of equality in rights for all people regardless of heritage, race and gender. A majority of people in the world are in the support of female lead characters and an increase in the books regarding females. As time continues literature has introduced female leads with problems outside the typical house or friend issues. The only female characters introduced in the book with at least one quote is
One major issue in the Sangha that has been around since the time of the historical Buddha is the theme of gender in Buddhism. The Buddha actually seems to be sexist towards women because when asked about including them in the practice of the Dharma he is very hesitant in even allowing nuns and creates a separate list of eight rules that nuns must follow.
Bell also points out “women such as Jayanthi represent a new take on the dilemma of female desire: at ease with sexual desire, but ill at ease with desire for a relationship” (Bell 30). Many young women now are scared by the stable relationship because they afraid that if they fall in love with someone will make them lose their freedom, which as a independent person. This is sequelae of the stereotypes oppression and this sequelae also make them lose the ability and courage to love someone. They spend too much they energy to fight with these inequalities issue and social stereotypes, they may take another long time to learn how to trust and love the other person. When these young victims of social stereotypes recall their lives story, they may feel very
In her book, a feminist view presents an examination of the women representation in the story , it also presents a picture on how men regard women to be an inferior subject .Susan Glaspell through the above assertion on women presents an ingenious manner which explains on how women often worry about trifles ,she also highlight on women power relating to observation and the agility of their communication which serves as an integral; part in solving murder case . The early 20th century presented a scenario whereby women’s main domain was the kitchen as well as household duties , this assertion has over the years resulted to critics (Gainor, 2003).Feminist critics have gained immense interest to the story .The story is an inspiration for them to examine the representation of the female characters .The
Throughout Tina Rosenberg’s Necessary Angels, the unforgiving and deprived lifestyle of rural Indian women reveals the inexorable reality and fragilities of gender roles amongst women in labor. As a result, many of these unfortunate women barely cling to life due to a trickle-down effect that far surpasses their capabilities and intentions. Fortuitously, an effort to not only impugn this rooted problem, but to resolve this plague has been met head on with a few brave individuals, mostly being women. This short essay examines how these efforts have emblazoned the harsh reality, these women go through and invigoration of women’s individualities of rural India.
To Surrender Self Worth for Society Too often in the community of Mango Street, a women’s independence is compromised for the greater authoritative figure, men. One might even go far as to say that gender roles represent a social construction on Mango Street. The people of the neighborhood grow to learn the ways of those before them, only to carry out the confinement of the women and oppression of the men. What is most appalling is that the women learn to accept their roles as helpless and incapable. In the novel The House on Mango Street, Cisneros uses the motif of gender roles to develop the theme that because women are often inferior to men, they view themselves as less important and must rely on men to determine their role in society.
Before the Reformation, women not seen or viewed as equals to men in any way. Men believed that a woman's role is to bear children and be something like a housewife, taking care of the children and the house. They were not to hold any major responsibilities because society believed that it is not a women’s place and that they would not be able to handle it since they thought that women have limits. During the Reformation in the sixteenth and seventeenth century, society’s attitude toward women changed. The society started to view women as equals in religion and education, but apart of society still believed in the subordination of women, which caused some things not to change.
Much like the men’s derisive discussion of Ms. Wright’s role in the house, Pamela Johnson investigates the subordination of women in India in her work, “The Oppression of Women in India.” To describe this oppression of women she states, “For the most part, women are viewed and treated as inferior to men. As a result of this domination by men, women are economically dependent on men and have fewer choices in terms of occupation, education, and life course. From the day she is born until the day she dies, an Indian woman is expected to be under the control of a man and to serve him without question” (Johnson 1054). Unlike this direct example of misogyny, Glaspell never includes direct scenes between Minnie and her husband.
The film "Dadi 's family" is about a family in Northern India. In the movie, we are introduced to a family that consists of a big extended family living in one household. This film explores the idea of family and the roles that women play in Dadi’s household. In the film, we are introduced to six roles that are performed in the day to day household. The six roles exposed in this film are the roles of women as a daughter, mothers, mothers-in-laws, daughters-in-laws, sister-in-laws, and sisters.
According to the society norms, it was very rare that a married couple were actually attracted to each other. The individuals couldn’t have gone against the society expectations so, without caring about what they really want, they followed the expectations and married whoever. This shows they could not make any individual life choices without thinking of what everyone else would have done. Not only are the social expectations based on love but also small, foolish details.
Government Arts College for Women, Thanjavur. Abstract: Identity crisis or search of identity has received an impetus in the Post-Colonial literature. Man is known as a social animal which needs some home, love of parents and friends and relatives. But when he is unhoused, he loses the sense of belongingness and thus suffers from a sense of insecurity or identity crisis. In the field of Indian English Literature, feminist or woman centered approach is the major development that deals with the experience and situation of women from the feminist consciousness.
It sets the tone of this book. It tells the reasons why men have acted the way they do. It states that man and woman are different, not better or worse but different. It takes us into bygone era our forefather era to explain the reason why man and woman have acted the way they do. In this chapter, the author has explained the different character of men and women through some sub-topic to attract the reader.
In an article authored by Urvashi Agarwal on the role of females in Indian culture, she even points out the difference in emotions between the birth of a girl and boy: “sohras – the joyous songs of celebration sung at the birth of a child in the Hindi-speaking belt – are almost never sung for newborn daughters. Indeed, many sohras express the mother’s relief that this has not been the case and her worst fears have been proven to be unfounded” (Agarawal). This indifference towards females acts a specific example that shows undoubtedly that they are seen below men in the Indian hierarchy. In most conflicts involving an Indian family, it is safe to say that there is a presumption that the person higher up in social status, or in the case of Monsoon Wedding, the older and male Tej, would have the benefit of the doubt over a young girl like Ria. In addition, Lalit and the family were tremendously indebted to Tej, as he not only offers to pay for Ria’s entire American college education, but for the wedding as well.
Anita Desai points out that the unequal opportunities among the children were created by the parents. As a result, it can bring lots of impact in their lives unknowingly. For example, Arun, who was sent to study abroad as undergraduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was considered to be privileged compared to his sister. However, Arun, at this very young age, has some negative impact on his own life with this privileged opportunity. He landed in an isolated area for the first time, having a tough time mingling with the new environment since he does not have any idea of the lives in the United States.
The social stigma that women are housekeepers and should be confined to the four walls of the house is perhaps a viable cause of gender disparity. They should not raise their voice regarding their fortune for the sake of the prestige of the family. In patriarchal society a lot of weightage is given to men.” The root cause of gender inequality in Indian society lies in its patriarchy system.