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Item Women’s Participation in Income Generating Activities(Central Department of Economics Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur Kathmandu, Nepal, 2016-03) NIRAULA, NIRAItem Subjugation of Women in Taslima Nasreen's Wild Wind(Central Department of English Kirtipur, Kathmandu, 2016-03) Bhandari, Krishna PrasadThe research paper commences its journey with the hope to unveil the 'patriarchy' in TaslimaNasreen'sWild Wind, an autobiography of her youthful days. When the book was first published in Bengali language in 1999, it ignited controversy and it was banned in Bangladesh. However, the book found its way among the readers outside the native Bengali community. It got overnight fame because of the author's daring documentation and comments. Taslima's sharp observation with a clear-cut perspective revealed the hidden visage of so-called decent society. Hence, the goal of this thesis is to unveil how the patriarchy is operating in an orthodox society. Based on the concepts of feminist theories regarding the definitions and general characteristics of patriarchy, the research paper unveils the oppression of patriarchy and the pitiable condition of womenItem Modernist Sense of Loss in Haruki Murakami's South of the Border, West of the Sun(Central Department of English Kirtipur Kathmandu, 2016-03) Shahi, Chakra BahadurThe Present Research Entitled “Modernist Sense Of Loss In Haruki Murakami's South Of The Border, West Of The Sun" Analyzes The Novel From The Modernist Perspective And Reveals That The Novel Is A Milestone In The Study Of Modern And Postmodern Theories. The Research Argues That It Is The Separation, Loss, Alienation Of The Characters Which Does Not Let Them Live A Happy Life. The Post War Effects Of The Sino-Japanese War Also Add The Pain In Their Life. Thus, Examining The Effects And Sentiments Caused By The Horror During The War Time, The Characters Are Seen Physically Abnormal Too. It Is The Product Of Modernism That Hajimi And Shimamoto Are Dissatisfied With Each Other. The True Love Has Gone Away From The Reality. Later On When Murakami Portrays Hajimi Lamenting On The Loss Of His Youthful Days, It Vibrates The Modern World Where People Are Dissatisfied, Disillusioned, Suffering And Being Separated And Alienated. Towards The End Of The Novel, We Examine Hajimi Admitting Himself As A Patient; Perhaps A Psychologically Weak Mentality Of His Own Leads His Life Into A Tragic Track.Item Representation of Victorian Women in Gaskell's Sylvia's Lovers(Central Department of English Kirtipur, Kathmandu, 2016-03) Bhattarai, SubhadraThis research explores a female‟s search for identity in Elizabeth Gaskell's Sylvia's Lovers. The protagonist of the novel, Sylvia, has a strong desire to be successful woman and to get freedom from societal values and norm which directly affects to the women only. The research excels the issues of female of Victorian society where female's responsibilities were only domestic working. The novel is the representative of the patriarchy and patriarchal society creates the utmost obstacle for the female. Sylvia is fed up and tied with society which does not let her make self-decision and create own identity. Sylvia represents the ideology of female and tries to redraw the boundary of patriarchy which existed in patriarchal society. On the basis of Feminist theory this present thesis proves the women issues of Victorian society.Item Representation of the Subaltern in Amitav Ghosh’s Sea of Poppies(Central Department of English Kritipur, Kathmandu, 2016-03) Bhusal, JibanThis thesis entitled ―Representation of the Subaltern in Amitav Ghosh‘s Sea of Poppies” focuses on under- privileged, oppressed and exploited subaltern people of 19th century. All the characters have lost their identity and being helpless due to Hindu socio-cultural norms and values. The lives of the marginalized subjects in this novel are conditioned and dictated by movements of people, commerce and empire. These characters like Deeti, Hukumsingh, Kabutri are privileged, oppressed and exploited by the so called higher caste and patriarchal society. The representation of the practice of sati, the immolation of widows on their husbands‘funeral pyre, has garnered interest for long from postcolonial and feminist discourses among others. Likewise, the Hindu caste system makes the characters traumatized and loss their identity in the modern world.Item A Critique of Capitalistic Exploitation in Charles Kingsley‘s Alton Locke(Central Department of English Tribhuvan University, 2016-03) Upreti, SattalThis research is a study on Charles Kingsley‘s Alton Locke (1850), a historical novel that takes us through the journey of the life experience of Locke, the protagonist. In the novel, Kingsley basically depicts the plight of the poor working class in London whose lives are scorched by the flames of discrimination, exploitation and overwork in dilapidated conditions. This thesis work centres on the analysis of repressive and ideological state apparatuses in the novel used in sustaining the capitalistic system of that era when this novel was written. This research basically applies the neo Marxist theories of Louis Althusser and Antonio Gramsci but is not just limited to them. The novel has been analysed on light of various critical theories from neo Marxism. It has been found that the poor workers are fleeced by repression of the state and more than that by the ruling ideologies widely circulated by the people in power to keep them as poor as ever and help sustain the capitalistic economic system based on exploitation. It has been found to be an important social document of the time when Chartism, the movement that was based on egalitarian spirit demanded equal rights for the poor working class, was at full swing and some people like Crosswaithe and Locke in the novel were beginning to be aware of the exploitation and injustice concealed in the capitalistic economic system that sustained itself by the use of state power and ruling ideologies. Moreover, what makes his work a social document of his time is his careful and minute exposition of capitalistic mechanism of exploiting the poor working class by means of the ruling ideologies interwoven with the repressive state apparatuses that ultimately serves the purpose of the ruling class: the reproduction of the conditions of production