A Radical Feminist In Manju Kapur's Novel

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According to vijay kumar Mehta,” Manju Kapur, the radical feminist, truly presents the hidden intricacies of women psyche in her novels. Her protagonists make an effort to dismantle the gender polarization up to a great extent Gender polarization is a concept that what is feminine cannot be masculine and what is masculine cannot be feminine. It is expected of men and women to display stereotypic gender roles. It utilizes the differences between the two groups of male and female to designate particular characteristics to group members of one group and not the other. Sandra Bem describes “the relationship between men and women as a division of social responsibilities. Women are seen suitable for private concerns, such as familial issues, and men as the public representatives, or professional individuals. Women should know just enough about professional business that allows her to empathize with her husband when needed and is denied access to power through other political and professional aspects. Mr. Roman Motiram Janbandhu comments, the protagonists of all the novels of Manju Kapur are seen as women struggling against all odds. Manju Kapur has always tried to depict the picture of the sufferings of women at deeper level in her novels. Feminism is a broad socio political movement …show more content…

They are distressing the consciousness of women to such an extent that all the chief women characters whether they are virmati (Difficult Daughters), Astha (A Married Woman), Nisha (Home) and Nina (The Immigrant), all are on the edge of secluding themselves from the company of man. These four major women characters are searching a place for themselves in the male dominated society. Her novel “A MARRIED WOMAN” is a seductive story of a love at a time of political and spiritual disorder, and is told with compassion and cleverness. She describes through her protagonist

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