The Depiction of Suppressed Desire for Selfhood of Women in Shodhin the Feminist Discursive Context

Abstract

This is a presentation of “The Depiction of Suppressed Desires for Self hood of Women in Shodh”. This is an effort to show how man-made patriarchal social system has become an obstacle in the path of women’s progress and dignity. In patriarchal socio-economic structure Jhumur becomes a doll and suffers physically as well as mentally. Though she is educated, she is forced to bear the social autocracies. But continuous discrimination, domination and repression which she has to bear leads her to revolt against all the social evils. Taslima wants to impart the idea that in creating happy and just society there must be mutual harmony between men and women. The idea of social equality is the main thrust of the novel.