LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 20:2 February 2020
ISSN 1930-2940

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Victimhood of Harassment in the Selected Poems of Confessional Writers

Ms. Shanmathi. S.

Abstract

The patriarchy has wrapped women under an invisible circle of subjugation. Even in this modern world, some modern men unconsciously and unintentionally following the conventions of their ancestors who used women only for procreation and household chores. It is pathetic to see a life of woman forced to remain dependent under her family men. This situation reminds us about one of the rules written in Manusmriti “Girls are supposed to be in the custody of their father when they are children, women must be under the custody of their husband when married and under the custody of her son as widows. In no circumstances is she allowed to assert herself independently.” Even though she is capable of being independent and handling external task, she is sealed as incapable and locked inside. When women started voicing out for their rights and equality in the family and society, they are branded as immoral. Women used writing as their powerful weapon to attack the chauvinists. The main aim of this paper is to delineate how women are oppressed in the society and how they liberate themselves physically and psychologically.

Keywords: Confessional writing, confessional writers. Taslima Nasrin, Meena Kandasamy, Kamala Das, Gender Discrimination, Marital Rape, Sadism, Feminism.

Introduction

In this contemporary world there are well known controversial feminist writers from all around the world. Their poems mainly confess about the agonies and adversities women experience in their lives. These female writers took the responsibility of eradicating the system of male chauvinism from the society. Through poems women tried their best to influence men and to make them realize about the injustice committed against the feminine gender. These writers’ origin, language, culture and native may vary, but their sufferings are similar.

Taslima Nasrin is an award winning Bangladeshi writer, physician, humanist and human rights activist who fights against the violence committed women. In the poem “Character” Taslima Nasrin speaks about the society which does not allow women to voice out against her problems.

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Ms. Shanmathi. S
Guest Lecturer
Department of English
Dr. M.G.R. Government Arts & Science College for Women
Villupuram, Tamil Nadu
shanmathimiel@yahoo.com
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