FEMINIST APPROACH IN TWO WRITERS: BHARATI MUKHERJEE AND MANJU KAPUR

Swati Srivastava

Abstract: This paper analysis the concept of feminism and age old traditions in the male dominating society through the novels of two writers, Bharati Mukherjee and Manjukapur. It highlights the trauma and situations the woman protagonist undergoes in the works of these two writers. For the purpose of comparative study the paper deals with the novels Desirable Daughters, Difficult Daughters, Jasmine and The Immigrant. In the field of Indian English Literature, feminist or women centered approach is of major development that deals with the experience and situation, from the feminist consciousness. There is a transformation in the image of women characters in the last four decades. Contemporary writers moved away from traditional role of enduring self sacrificing women, towards women searching for identity, no more a sorry figure or victim.

Keywords: Trauma, feminism, transformation

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2014.0322001