Dynamism and Realism An Archetypal Paradigm of Manju Kapur s Novels

Abstract

The present thesis seeks to analyze the elements of dynamism and realism in the women protagonists of Manju Kapur, a well known modern feminist, and stands for her novel approach towards feminism. For her, feminism is not only about the sufferings of women in the male dominated society; rather it is a struggle of a woman against the patriarchal form of society. By this struggle, a woman wants to prove her independent existence that is free from the shadows of different responsibilities thrust upon her just for being a woman. The women characters of Manju Kapur make their own way like a river going through the rocky terrain of life. This study focuses on the four novels of Manju Kapur which are Difficult Daughters, A Married Woman, Home and Custody. The protagonists of these novels suffer a lot in their lives but they never give up without doing struggle at each step of their life. They are not of submissive or surrendering nature .The characters of Manju Kapur never allow themselves to be frustrated because of the negative circumstances of their life. They express their objection at all the injustice brought to them by the society. newline