Search for Self inParijat'sBlue Mimosa

Abstract

This research work is concerned with the textBlue Mimosawritten by Parijat, the first modern novelist of Nepal. This novel deals with the issue of search for female self. Sakambari is a female protagonist of this novel, who is always fighting for her self as a whole. She is an obstinate, enigmatic, bold, self emphatic and rebellious lady who is against male supremacy. She rejects patriarchal rules and regulations. She is an ideal girl who wants to live and die only for her sake on her own way by keeping away from love and marriage. She rejects marriage,as for her it is a kind of chain of domination upon female. She does not liketo be interrupted especially by males. Her ideas about war and religion are iconoclastic. She smokes and wears glasses. Her opinion of sex is aberrant. Shedebateswith Suyogveer and Shivaraj. She presents herself boldly to her brotherand other male characters as well. Being a girl, she has all the boyish qualities.Sakambari is an extraordinary girl to involve herself in any sector. She decides every aspects of her life as male does. She likes her individuality in life. She dares to overcome the male chauvinism and establishes her own life style of sophistication to give a sense of feminity. By doing so, she tries to make her own independent self and consolidatesher self identity.