Family and Women A Study of the Selected Novels of Shashi Deshpande Arundhati Roy and Kishwar Desai

Abstract

newline ABSTRACT newlineThis thesis undertakes an in-depth study by examining the selected works of newlineShashi Deshpande, Arundhati Roy, and Kishwar Desai, with a particular emphasis on newlinetopics concerning women and families. It employs theoretical frameworks such as newlinestructure, myth, marriage, identity, oppression, suppression, gender, and subjectivity newlinewithin the context of the Indian metropolitan working-class family. The study aims to newlinedissect intricate family systems, consequences, roles, relationships, and connections, newlinecontributing to a broader comprehension of family dynamics and societal stability. newlineThe primary objective is to analyze transformations in the structure, roles, identities, newlineand conflicts within contemporary Indian English fiction, emphasizing family newlinemembers, especially women.