Abstract
This paper focuses on Anita Desai’s literary feminist approach towards the
place, adjustments and psyche of women in Indian social culture. Her main
concern is to peel off layer after layer the human mind. Her novels, “Fire on
The Mountain”, “Cry, The Peacock” and “Where Shall We Go this
Summer?” presents the factual picture of Indian socio-cultural atmosphere
of the metropolitan life in relation with feminine sensitivity in particular. She
highlights the pain and suffering of the women that result in the mark caused
by the torment of various members in the family and the society. Married
women are chained and shouldered by all heavy responsibilities throughout
her life. Women plan and work for the welfare of the family without any
relaxation and rest. Her stories of the noble women in the cruel hands of
mismatched husbands in a realistic way and it not only reflects the wounds
of the women but also her search for solutions through her stories. The main
focus of this paper is to show how feminine sensitivity, marital disharmony,
family relations and Indian socio-cultural atmosphere are responsible for
creating the feeling of loneliness and compelling women to alienate
themselves from family and society.
Hassan Bin Zubair, Dr. Abrar Hussain Qureshi, Hunain Tarique Shahani. (2018) A Feminist Analysis Of Indian Social Culture And Projection Of Women In Anita Desia’s Novels “Fire On The Mountain”, “Cry, The Peacock” And “Where We Shall Go This Summer?”, The Women - Annual Research Journal of Gender Studies, Volume-10, Issue-1.
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