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- Title
Marital Discord in Manju Kapur's Brothers.
- Authors
Sherin, T. Staney; Sophia, L. Judith
- Abstract
The post-colonial writer Manju Kapur records women's experiences in her works and in her hands, writing becomes a tool of liberation. As a writer, she strives for freedom within the world of patriarchal society through her writings. Kapur's protagonists find themselves trapped in marriage, some walking out and some find themselves unable to. In her sixth novel Brothers, she presents the traumatic situation of the protagonist Tapti who undergoes suffering because of the insecured, inferior nature of her husband Mangal Singh Gaina. The supportive and encouraging nature of the brother-in-law, Himmat Singh leads to the doom of the characters. Kapur tries to break down the existing patriarchal society to create a space for her protagonists in the world of male chauvinism. Her writings offer new insights in the lives of women and it helps them see the ways in which patriarchy has limited them and her special focus is on women's personal experiences.
- Subjects
BROTHERS (Book); KAPUR, Manju; PATRIARCHY in literature; SEXISM in literature; WOMEN in literature
- Publication
Language in India, 2018, Vol 18, Issue 11, p255
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Article