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VOL. 7, ISSUE 2 (2021)
Quest for identity in Shashi Deshpande’s fiction
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Muhammad Afzal Akash, Hafiz Muhammad Hammad Javed, Mutie UR Rehman, Muhammad Wajid Hussain
Abstract
Shashi Deshpande’s fictional works address the issue of how it feels to be a woman in a traditional and patriarchal Indian society as well as the difficulty a woman has to face in adeptly handling multiple roles, enjoined on her by the society. Deshpande’s protagonists belong to typical middle class family and are caught in the dilemma between patriarchy and tradition on one hand and the desire to have an independent identity on the other hand. All the women characters of Deshpande's fiction try to assert themselves both within and without the familiar zones by overcoming the challenges and hindrances and have proved their individuality and unique identity as human beings by taking decisions on their own through suffering and enlightenment.
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Pages:03-06
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Muhammad Afzal Akash, Hafiz Muhammad Hammad Javed, Mutie UR Rehman, Muhammad Wajid Hussain "Quest for identity in Shashi Deshpande’s fiction ". International Journal of English Research, Vol 7, Issue 2, 2021, Pages 03-06
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