LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 17:3 March 2017
ISSN 1930-2940

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The Image of New Woman in Manju Kapur’s A Married Woman and Home

R. Jagatheeswari, M.A., M.Phil.


Manju Kapur
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Abstract

Manju Kapur, an internationally acclaimed Indian woman novelist, has penned down five novels. Manju Kapur’s novels reveal the life of women, their struggle for basic rights, quest for identity and survival. With education they become aware of their self-reliance which is proved in concern with new women. It is thus her endeavour to connect with the readers belonging to different regions that makes her resort to include certain vernacular words in her novels. Manju Kapur through the treatment of the language and delineation of the characters presents a real picture of the society and this is what impresses the readers. She talks about reality, the roots of Indian psyche, family-centred life, generation gap and all real life situations faced by common man. Hence it is observed that she revives the traditional linear narrative fashion and adheres to social realism rather than magic realism. Manju Kapur’s novels make the readers observe that through the story of her female protagonists, she projects the view that when an Indian woman, in spite of her education, status and intelligence, tries to marry according to her own choice, is likely to spoil her prospects in both the worlds – the one that she revolts against and the other she embraces. The new women in Manju Kapur’s novels do not want to be rubber dolls; instead they nurture the desire of being independent. They want to shoulder responsibilities that go beyond the familial circle. They are not silent rebels but are bold, outspoken, determined and action oriented. All the protagonists know that they cannot depend on others to sort out the domestic situation and so proceed to tackle it on their own. In spite of getting education and freedom, the women protagonists of Manju Kapur’s novels do not blossom into new women in the real sense. Though they dare to cross one patriarchal threshold, they are caught into another, where their free spirits are curbed and all they do is ‘adjust, compromise and adapt’.

Keywords: Manju Kapur, image of new woman, A Married Woman, Home

Introduction

Literature is a term used to describe written and sometimes spoken material. It was derived from the Latin word “Litteratura” which means “writing formed with letters”. It refers to works of the creative imagination, including poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction, journalism, etc. It represents the culture and tradition of a language or the people. It is more than just a historical or cultural artifact but can serve as an introduction to a new world of experience.

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R. Jagatheeswari, M.A., M.Phil.
Assistant Professor
P.S.R Engineering College
Sevalpatti
Sivakasi 626140
Tamil Nadu
India
jagatheesmeena@gmail.com
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