FEMINISM IN THE NOVELS OF ANITA DESAI’S CRY THE PEACOCK

Feminism refers to any ideology that seeks equality in rights for women, usually through improving their status. Feminism is rooted in ending men's historical power over women. Feminism is a range of political movements, ideologies, and social movements that share a common goal: to define, establish, and achieve political, economic, personal, and social equality of sexes. This includes seeking to establish educational and professional opportunities for women that are equal to those for men. The present paper attempts to probe Desai’s expression of her pre-occupation with the modern ideal of building the society free from male domination. The study also means to investigate the role and contribution of patriarchy and patriarchal values towards the misery, suffering, loneliness and unhappiness of women or other psychological, social and economic problems experienced by them. The present research work will undertake a study of feminist awareness in Anita DESAI‘s novel CRY THE PEACOCK, with the objective to highlight the place and plight of women in a world governed by patriarchy.