Feminism and Marriage with reference to the works of
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Nigar Alam, Dr.Archana Durgesh (Supervisor) Ph.D Scholar (Full Time) (English) BBDU Lucknow (U.P) India
Dr.Archana Durgesh (Supervisor)
Associate Professor,B.B.D.U. Lucknow (U.P.) India
Abstract
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is a prolific author who has written many essays, poems, short stories and novels. In her works she has given voice to immigrant Indian women. In my proposed research work, my scope of study will be to analyse the different problems women face pre and post marriage and attitude of Divakaruni as a postcolonial feminist writer. Her novels and short stories that relate to my tentative research work illustrate educated, adamant, mentally strong and rebellious female characters who don’t hesitate to liberate themselves from male chauvinism. The enigmatic Tilo in The Mistress of Spices (1997) and rebellious Anju and Sudha in Sister of my Heart (1999) and The Vine of Desire (2002) and many women in Arranged Marriage are all delicately presented, credible characters. Many scholars, critics, writers, newspapers and magazines recognised Divakaruni’s …show more content…
In Das Kapital Marx argues about oppressed group who are compelled to work for less. Women workers are exploited at higher level than male workers. Women of colour suffer the highest degree of exploitation because of gender and race discrimination. Women are also a source of unpaid domestic labour. Marx and Engels viewed women’s entry into the paid labour force as the first step toward liberating women from stifling dependence on men, though it does not free them from the class oppression they share with male workers. Gender oppression between men and women in society is similar to the relations between proletariat and
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Nigar Alam, Dr.Archana Durgesh (Supervisor) Ph.D Scholar (Full Time) (English) BBDU Lucknow (U.P) India
Dr.Archana Durgesh (Supervisor)
Associate Professor,B.B.D.U. Lucknow (U.P.) India
Abstract
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is a prolific author who has written many essays, poems, short stories and novels. In her works she has given voice to immigrant Indian women. In my proposed research work, my scope of study will be to analyse the different problems women face pre and post marriage and attitude of Divakaruni as a postcolonial feminist writer. Her novels and short stories that relate to my tentative research work illustrate educated, adamant, mentally strong and rebellious female characters who don’t hesitate to liberate themselves from male chauvinism. The enigmatic Tilo in The Mistress of Spices (1997) and rebellious Anju and Sudha in Sister of my Heart (1999) and The Vine of Desire (2002) and many women in Arranged Marriage are all delicately presented, credible characters. Many scholars, critics, writers, newspapers and magazines recognised Divakaruni’s …show more content…
In Das Kapital Marx argues about oppressed group who are compelled to work for less. Women workers are exploited at higher level than male workers. Women of colour suffer the highest degree of exploitation because of gender and race discrimination. Women are also a source of unpaid domestic labour. Marx and Engels viewed women’s entry into the paid labour force as the first step toward liberating women from stifling dependence on men, though it does not free them from the class oppression they share with male workers. Gender oppression between men and women in society is similar to the relations between proletariat and