LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 10 : 6 June 2010
ISSN 1930-2940

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The Changing Image of Women in Indian Writing in English -
A Study of Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things

T. Marx, Ph.D.

Abstract

In her novel, The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy attacks age-old attitudes and constructs such as phallocentrism, which has social and religious sanction.

Arundhati Roy's Rahel in The God of Small Things reveals the changing role of woman in Indian postcolonial literature.

This paper analyzes the character development of Ahel as well as her mother, Ammu. In addition, a discussion on the series of "disappointments in love," which runs through the novel is pursued to show that the disadvantages and oppression of women run through generations and this has its effect on all, including individuals, families and society.

The roles of male characters in relation to and comparison with the lives of women are also discussed.

Deconstruction of Stereotypical Constructs

In her novel, The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy deconstructs stereotypical constructs about women and we get the message that women can play an equal part with men, only if they gain a distinct voice of their own and learn to transcend the traditional barriers of their silence. Indian society is all bent upon to abuse a woman as immoral when there is even a slight deviation from the accepted ways of behaviour. Roy attacks age-old attitudes and constructs such as phallocentrism, which has social and religious sanction. Phallocentrism is defined as the view "centered on or emphasizing the masculine point of view" (Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phallocentrism).

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Patterns of Indian Multilingualism | The Use of Catchy Words: A Case Study from Pakistan | Conquering Psychological Alienation - How Amy Tan Looks at It | I`gbo` Verbs of Communication | Honorifics and Speech Levels in Meiteiron | Social Functions of Metaphor - A Case Study Applying Tamil and Telugu Examples | Pragmatic Approaches and Models of Linguistic Politeness | Emerging Paradigms in Language Communication in India and Their Impact on the Corporate Competencies | Role of Encoding Temporal Fine Structure Cues in Time Compressed Word Recognition | Negotiating Boundaries: Arab-American Poetry and the Dilemmas of Dual Identity | The Role of Self-Directed Learning Strategy in Higher Education | Attitudes toward Women Expressed in the Speech of Male College Students | Teachers' Professional Development in ELT at Tertiary Level: ELTR Project of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan - A Case Study | The Changing Image of Women in Indian Writing in English - A Study of Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things | The Administration of the East India Company: A History of Indian Progress: Native Education | Teaching English Language and Literature in Non-Native Context | Improving Chemmozhi Learning and Teaching - Descriptive Studies in Classical-Modern Tamil Grammar | Global Perspective of Teaching English Literature in Higher Education in Pakistan | Two Trends That Would Deface Classical-Modern Tamil - How to Reverse These Trends? | A PRINT VERSION OF ALL THE PAPERS OF JUNE 2010 ISSUE IN BOOK FORMAT | HOME PAGE of June 2010 Issue | HOME PAGE | CONTACT EDITOR

T. Marx, Ph.D.
Department of English
Pondicherry University
Pondicherry-605014, India
drtmarx@gmail.com

 
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