A Quest for Identity and Self Independence in Manju Kapur’s “A Married Woman”

Name of Author : Ms. S Nivetha, Dr. K Ravichandran

Abstract: Indian English fictions Manju Kapur is a rising talent. She is a well-known novelist for her feminism. It was well acclaimed and awarded the Commonwealth Prize for Eurasia. Her second novel, A Married Woman, is set during a time of political and religious upheaval and explores the storey of love, passion, and attachment. It also depicts the storey of a young middle-class Indian woman who speaks out against male chauvinism in order to carve out her own identity and originality. The storey depicts an unsuitable marriage relationship in which a woman is oppressed by her husband, resulting in dissatisfaction and loneliness in her life. As a result, the purpose of this article is to show how women struggle to find their place in society. It will also attempt to explain how her female protagonist establishes her individuality in a traditional setting.

Keywords : Tradition, Loneliness, Identity, Independence, Culture

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