Volume II Issue II April-June 2022

Name of Author : Abisha S & Mrs. V. Abigail

Title of the paper : Gender Oppression in Anita Desai’s Fasting, Feasting

Abstract: Anita Desai is an Indian novelist and short story writer. She is best known for her sensitive portrayal of the inner feelings of her female characters. As a writer she has been shortlisted for the booker prize three times. In this novel Fasting, Feasting portrays the unequal treatment given to women in the patriarchal society. Through this novel Desai reveals how the Indian women suffer in this society and family through the character of Uma. The novel mainly focuses on the life of Uma the eldest daughter of the family. The family had traditional belief that the girl should be married off and the boys should be educated. As a small child she is forced to discontinue her education to take care of his brother. She is treated as a slave in the family. She is suppressed and imprisoned at home. Uma is one of the victim of Indian patriarchal system. Desai shows that the oppression of Indian women is still subjected in a patriarchal society.

Keywords : inequality, suffering, education, sacrifice, discrimination

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Page No. : 37-38