Languages And Comparative Literature - Mphil Thesis

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    Struggle for identity comparative study of cry, the peacock and home
    (Central University of Punjab, 2013) Romana, Khushwinder Kaur; Kaur, Zameerpal
    The present dissertation scrutinises the construction of female identity in Indian society in Anita Desai's novel Cry, The Peacock and Manju Kapur' novel Home. It has been divided in four chapters. The first chapter deals with the key-concepts of Feminism, in which background of western feminism, three waves of feminism, schools of feminist thought and Indian feminism is described. Second chapter analyse the multi-facetedness and constructedness in the identity of Maya in the novel Cry, The Peacock. Anita Desai depicts the protagonist of her novel to be deeply embroiled in the quest for her real self. She is trying to find it in her social, personal and intimate relations. Maya cannot repress her urge to define the completeness in her identity through creation of a new life. The urge constantly nags at her and makes her conceive of her identity as incomplete. Third chapter of the dissertation focuses on Nisha's protest to establish her identity in Manju Kapur's novel Home. In this chapter the key- models of barrenness, dowry system, incestuous abuse, women education and economic independence of women are illustrated. Nisha, the protagonist of the novel is quite modern who discards the traditional thoughts of the society. In the fourth chapter conclusion is discussed with the comparative aspects of Anita Desai's novel Cry, The Peacock and Manju Kapur's novel Home. The conclusion tries to set up a common ground on which Cry, The Peacock and Home are compared. It presents the picture of contemporary Indian society in which women are yearning to ascertain their autonomous selves. The present study presents the plight of Indian women who are caught in traditions and conservative thoughts. It depicts the desire of woman for her autonomous self. The present study in itself is not complete but it brings into focus some issues of women