MEN’S BIASED AND DICTATORIAL ATTITUDE TOWARDS WOMEN IN “FASTING, FEASTING” BY ANITA DESAI
Abstract
The goal of this essay is to draw attention to the male characters in Anita Desai's novels who oppress and torment the female characters and their attitudes towards them. Both men and women play important roles and are associated with the entire mankind where they play their parts as human beings. The mentioned issues have been highlighted in two of the novels of Anita Desai that are Cry, the Peacock and Fasting,Feasting.The characters of Maya, Uma and Aruna face gender discrimination in the hands of male-oriented Indian society. The study aims to make a strong case for the emancipation of women who experience gender discrimination in various spheres of life.
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