Abstract

THE PREDICAMENT OF EPIC WOMEN IN THE SHORTER FICTION OF SHASHI DESHPANDE: A FEMINISTIC PERSPECTIVE

DR. G. HAMPAMMA

Volume: 4 Issue: 4 2014

Abstract:

Shashi Deshpande’s stories are primarily woman-centered. She honestly portrays the sufferings, disappointments, and frustrations of her protagonists. The themes that operate in her stories are guilt, failure, frustration, loss, and loneliness. Deshpande lets her protagonists search and analyze their “selves,” and thus probes into the existential problems of women. In an effort to maintain peace and harmony in their families, Deshpande’s protagonists lose their own selves and become victims.

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References

• Shashi Deshpande, “Afterword”, The Stone Women, Calcutta: Writers Workshop, 2000, p.87.
• Nayantara Sahagal, “The Virtuous Woman”, The Tribune, 23 December, 1988.
• Editorial, Indian Review of Books, 16 May, 2000.
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