Features of Feminism and Individual Liberation in Manju Kapur’s Home

S. Kumaran, Dr. S. Alexander

Abstract


Indian English writers have emerged from their cocoons and begun to speak up for the voiceless in their society. Manju Kapur is one of them who has written against women's obliteration and subjugation. Because of the Because of the male dominance, women are always treated as ‘other’ and ‘secondary’. This article sheds light on how the protagonist established patriarchy and facets of feminism, as well as her identity, self-reliance, and created a new world for her Kapur has vividly depicted the problems that a typical Indian woman would face challenges in her personal life, as well as how society plays an important role in shaping her impediment.


Keywords


Feminism, Patriarchy, Self-reliance, Individual independence, Conventionalism and Subjugation etc.

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