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Item Female Bonding as a form of female resistance in Susan Glaspell’s Play Trifles(Department of English, 2015) Gautam, ShusmaThis thesis makes an analysis of Susan Glaspell’s play Trifles. This research tries to illustrate the stereotypical gender differences that are comprehensively presented in Trifles, and discuss the evolution of the concept of the female detective triggered by the changes in stereotypical gender roles. It also raises highly problematic questions about the appreciation of female intelligence, the lack of respect and mistreatment of women, as well as those aspects of marriage concerning physical and emotional isolation and dependence. It engages the ideas from the works of Simon de Beauvoir, Kate Millet, Gilbert and Gubar. Susan Glaspell presents in Trifles forms of nurturing sisterhood, that is, a friendship based on sincere commitment. She expresses and exposes the injustice, agony, pain, and sufferings of the people who are unnoticed and ignored. It talks about the female solidarity to resist the patriarchal oppression. Mrs. Wright murders her husband to free herself form the domination since her marriage. To protect Mrs. Wright two female characters Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters form a tie and hide the evidences of Mrs. Wright’s murder. Female bonding challenges the norms and conventions of patriarchal society.Item Female Solidarity and Resistance in Vijay Tendulkar's Play Sakharam Binder(Department of English, 2012) K.C., Bishnu PrasadTendulkar's Sakharam Binder represents the exploitation and the oppression of down-trodden and outcaste peasant women. It dramatizes the pathetic story of female characters Laxmi, Champa and others who are exploited by Sakharam Binder, who pretends to give shelter. They are all peasant workers. Sakharam, on the one hand, pretends as if he is giving a very benevolent support to the women, but behind the bush he exploits sexually and expresses deep-rooted oppressive power of the patriarchy and elitism over the helpless women who come from diverse socio-economic social strata. Eventually, Laxmi and Champa grow more aware and challenge Sakharam and leave his so-called shelter.Item Female Solidarity in Mariama Ba’s So Long a Letter(Department of English, 2016) Pandey, IndiraThis research report analyzes implementation of female solidarity in the novel So Long a Letter written by Mariama Ba. It examines the impact of race, class gender and religion on women’s relationship. The study sheds the light on female solidarity from Islamic Feminist perspective. Healing strength comes out of female bonding among female characters. Mariama Ba presents patriarchal institutions as a potential threat to women’s relationship with each other and with men. Her novel So Long a Letter describes the plight of women owing to different forms of oppression. So Long a Letter makes a stronger plea to average women to develop female bonding and financial independence to liberate themselves from the burden of patriarchal oppression. Evidently, Ramatoulaye and Aissatou, two friends are victimized by polygamous Islamic culture but their strong bonding helps them resist oppression and subjugation. As the finding, this study foregrounds the healing power of female bonding, which allows women to overcome cultural prejudices and survive to enjoy female empowerment and to extend female friendship into female solidarity that helps them fight against strict Islamic patriarchal norms and values.