Assertion of Women's Identity in Taslima Nasrin's French Lover

Abstract

The central protagonist in Taslima Nasrin's French Lover faces with problems of identity crisis as she suffers from the oppressive mechanism of patriarchal norms and rigid social conventions in every aspects of her life. Because of male dominated society, women face many hindrances and obstacles to get their dream of freedom and independence. The patriarchal social structure raises many problems in their lives, defying all their attempts to adjust in that very society. Finally, Nasrin's protagonist chooses an unsteady exploration into a new culture. Her willingness to see faults everywhere is appealing but her refusal to see anything positive in subcontinental culture is because of patriarchal social structure.