European Academic Research ISSN 2286-4822
ISSN-L 2286-4822
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Article Details :
Article Name :
Depiction of Women in Chitra B. Divakaruni’s Selected Short Stories
Author Name :
SHIVALI KHURANA, DR SHIVANI VASHIST
Publisher :
Bridge Center
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Abstract :
Arranged Marriage is a collection of eleven short stories put together by the Indian American author and poet. The common link that binds these eleven stories together is that though they have different issues, they are all related to and are a result of patriarchy. Though the stories may differ in plots, they all revolve around the same theme. The protagonist in all the stories is a woman who is, most of the times, married and settled in a particular arrangement. She is made to suffer because of the expectations her family has from her and, comfortable or not, the way she has to meet these expectations. The focus is on different aspects of marriage, dysfunctional and functional, as well as abusive and loving. The motive behind writing this stories was not to make a moral judgment on old traditions, rather was to present the lived experiences of the modern world . The collection of stories became very well known for going against the clichés about arranged marriages along with being a critique for them. The stories under discussion in this paper, The Bats, Clothes and Silver Pavements-Golden Roofs revolve around the same theme.
Keywords :
Depiction of Women, Short Stories

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