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GENDER AND FEMINIST DISCOURSE IN ANITA DESAI’S CLEAR LIGHT OF DAY

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Sarika Soni, Dr. Vasant Prabhakar Gawai2
» doi: 10.53555/ecb/2022.11.8.119

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Anita Desai describes women's potential and standard in society beautifully in her novels. The author has depicted the lives of the female characters and the struggle they have in a patriarchal society beautifully. Anita Desai's fictional world and views on female empowerment. Throughout her novels, Desai depicts the psychological plight of female characters, demonstrating how Indian feminism differs from western feminism. Furthermore, she authentically portrays women's deplorable status in Indian patriarchies. Despite the topic of gender oppression, family relationships, and identity search, there are no heroic characters in her novel. The protagonists are passive and heroic. They are so believable, they feel real. Clear Light of Day is a narrative about familial love and loyalty, coping and forgiveness. It tells the story of a family coping with mental illness, political turmoil, and civil war in contemporary India. Despite their lack of gentle spirituality, the women in Clear Light of Day obey men's demands satisfactorily because their lives are so submissive. Women's rights reflect feminism's contribution to society.

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