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Item Assertion of Motherhood in Manju Kapur’s Custody(Department of English, 2017) Chaudhary, Nar Bahadurhe main objective of this research is to find out the sense of female manipulation and domination in patriarchal society through the analysis of female character Ishita by using the tool third world feminism.Ishita,the main character of this novel,who is divorced because of her infertility. It also attempts to dramatize theconsequences of divorce, alienation, identity crisis and uncertainties of matrimony in this novel.This research focuses as of divorce, broken marriage and remarriage in upper middle class of urban Indian families. The central female characters Ishita, a young Indian girl, who is compelled to divorce due to her infertility. Less sympathy from her mother in laws, rejection instead of love is portrayed in this novel.In his novel motherhood is an institution of of patriarchy that insures the control of women by their imprisonment of in domesticity. By observing it this research as an institution of motherhood in patriarchy, where she has to undergo through the stage of isolation, loss of individual identity and sense of alienation, torture.Therefore,Ishita’s journey is to assert her motherhood that is complicated by patriarchy.Item Celebration of Female’s Individuality in Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love(Department of English, 2011) Regmi, Rom NathThis research unveils the position of women in patriarchal society and their effort to overthrow the biased attitude of male. Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love denounces the prevalent patriarchal societal culture and trends where women are treated as a mere sexual object through the socialization of sexual politics. The research aims at excavating the reality of patriarchal ideology which considers motherhood as the natural evolution of women’s life. It reveals the pathetic condition of the main protagonist, Liz Gilbert and other characters such as: Tulsi, Wayan and Tutti. They have not got the role of agent in the society but treated as if they are dolls. Their identity is hanged on the clutch of patriarchy. As a result, directly or indirectly they are engaged in the pursuit of individual freedom which unites them in common sisterhood that is beyond the race, class, and religion. Despite her successful career and good economic background, Liz Gilbert feels identity crisis in family life. Her escape from the prison house of a bad marriage, and her subsequent attempts to achieve independence clarifies that patriarchal norms and values remain also in good economic class. So, it focuses on dismantling and reordering of the patriarchal society as a way to liberate women.Item Commodification of Women in Emile Zola's Nana(Department of English, 2015) Sharma, SurendraDespite multiple other issues related to human condition, Emile Zola's Nanaespecially highlights how women in modern capitalistic society are commodified for the benefits of the male capitalists. In the novel, the title character, Nana who represents an innocent but young and beautiful woman in a modern capitalistic society, suffers a lot. She is acommodified woman in the hands of male capitalists who exploit her not only physically but also spiritually. Therefore, this research aims at bringing Nana's commodified plight into the limelight of literary analysis by critiquing the issue of commodification of women in Emile Zola's Nana from the perspective of the Marxist feminist criticism.Item Commodification of women in Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild(Department of English, 2013) B.K., Tul BahadurThe present thesis attempts to analyze the different modes of female exploitation and their suppression perpetuated economically, mentally and socially by the males from within and outside the family in the novel Into the wild. In the novel, the female characters like Billie, Jane Burres, Gail Borah and Mary in the text are not only oppressed from the patriarchal system but also by the economical condition. The status of working class women in patriarchal capitalist American society is very pathetic. They have been treated as commodities. The unpaid wage in domestic work, low wages in industries and economic dependence on the males have made all the female characters such as Billie, Jane Burres, Gail Borah and Mary in the novel live with alienation, repression, domestic, sexual and mental violence. They are, in a sense, sacrificed for the desire, pleasure and satisfaction of male members such as Walt, Bob and Wyne. They cannot revolt against the males because they have already been trapped in the structure of capitalist patriarchal society.Item Commodification of women in Kahlil Gibran’s The Broken Wings(Department of English, 2010) Chouhan, SapanaKahlil Gibran’s The Broken Wings depicts the sufferings of a woman, who is in love with the worldly ways; but ends up being a commodity of the male world. Selma Keramy, the tragic heroine of the novel, is a beautiful woman trapped in the patriarchal world dominated by male hegemony. She is a mere object for her father, who, in a way, finds her as an instrument to relieve self from the debt which he has taken from the Bishop of the village. On the other hand, the Bishop wants Selma to marry his nephew in return of her father’s loan. Similarly, the narrator is all alone in this world and is in a situation, where his body and soul need a woman to satiate self from his self-imposed agony. He wants to come out of this self-imposed solitary world, and the beautiful Selma becomes his vehicle. As such, in all ways, Selma (female) ends up being a commodity to the male world, either in one or the other way.Item Empowerment of Women in Tagore’s The Home and the World(Department of English, 2008) Katuwal, GeetaTagore’s ‘The Home and the world’ empowers Woman character. It revolts against the traditional and patriarchal society. It holds modern view and rejects traditional view about woman. It gives voice to equality and freedom for women. It gives voice to equality and freedom for woman. This novel, while reading through a feminist prospective, rejects traditional values and expectations of male made society (Patriarchal society).It supports the beliefs and values of Modern society by showing Bimala as a main strong protagonist around whom the whole story and whole character of the novel roams. In the beginning, we see Bimala happy with her household duties. She doesn’t have concern with the outside world. Through the help of her husband, Nikhil, she comes to the outside world and realizes the fertility of her life. She realizes that outside world is also as much important as the inside world. When a woman will be able enough to adjust herself in the outside world as in the inside world, then only her life will be worthy. Through Bimala, Tagore gives a message to the whole women that they should get education and should make themselves strong enough to struggle in the outside world for their identity.Item An Exploration of Protest Against Female Subjugation in Charlotte Bronte's The Professor(Department of English, 2012) Pun, Indra BahadurThis research work is a study on Charlotte Bronte’s The Professor a novel that projects dynamic and courageous women as resisting the traditional masculine roles, based on conventional patriarchal ideology. Charlotte Bronte has demonstrated the strong women who are versatile with daring and revolutionary spirits against the ideology of patriarchal society. In addition to this, their extramarital affairs, negligence of social prohibition, established of their own identity and having mortally offend against powerful males, exploring in different parts in search of job and being the head minister of the school are some of the evidence which constructs how has the traditional masculine roles been challenged. The patriarchal ideology is operating as the hegemony, which is the internalized concept of man as superior and women as inferior. So, to deconstruct it, women consciousness and their resisting activities and behaviors are highly advocated in the novel by portraying strong women characters, Mrs. Crimsworth, Zoraid Reuter, and Francis Evan Henri. They are rebellious women who seek to subvert the male hegemonic supremacy existing in the society. They are the stream of freedom and women’s liberation; they also encourage all the women towards their path of liberation and autonomous identity. Thus, they are the symbolic representation of feminine strength and power.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 Bonding in Kathryne Stockett's The Help(Department of English, 2017) Chettry, ParbotiThis research on Female Bonding in the novel The Help by Kathryne Stockett focuses on the relationship among black women. It aims to explore the theme of female bonding among the black women who work in the houses of whites in 1960s in Mississippi, Jackson in America. Strong bond among these working women can be seen throughout the novel. It is the crucial point that how the bond among black women helps them to cope with the racial and social pressure in the novel. Aibileen, Minny and other black women who work in the whites have to face many kinds of discriminatory practices there. So, they enhance their relationship within themselves. They meet talk and share their problems which help them to heal their burnings of domination. Skeeter also helps them writing a book which is against racial discrimination. They meet and help each other and get published the book finally which is the concrete evident of their bonding. Due to long term subjugation of the whites, black women have realized the importance of their bonding. They exclude male counterpart and share and support each other emotionally and materialistically. Thus, the bond among the black maids helps them to get rid of the tortures they receive from their mistress and from the patriarchal society.Item The Female Predicament in McCormick's Sold(Faculty of English, 2019) Baral, SubidhaPatricia McCormick's Sold is a heart-rending story of main character Lakshmi. She has written this novel on the basis of her own research on Nepali girls' trafficking to brothels in India for sexual slavery. This thesis depicts the female issues as reflected in the novel. The novel has been studied by taking the theoretical support of feminism. Lakshmi, the protagonist of this novel, is from uneducated society where females are taken as animals. So, her father sees her of no value at home and to sell her. The novel shows the female predicament represented by the character Lakshmi. While Lakshmi is in Nepal, she is suppressed due to patriarchal framework. Similarly, when she is sold in Happiness House she is extremely exploited from many male customers. This thesis also shows Lakshmi's struggle to get rid from the brothel. Her strong instinct to come out from there makes her believe in Americans though they are taken as liars by every girl in from the brothel with their help. However, she believes in Americans, and gets liberated. It shows the condition of females who need others' help to raise their voice. Thus, the thesis explores the exploitation and domination of a females directly and indirectly in patriarchal society.Item Female Subjection and Protest in Jaspreet Singh’s Chef(Department of English, 2011) Baral, BharatChef, a historical novel by Jaspreet Singh has its roots anchored in the patriarchal society. This research in Chef explains the prevalent domination of females and examines the uprising tone of protest and sense of resistance against of patriarchal Indian society during the time of partition violence and Kashmir conflict, especially by the female characters Rubiya and Irem. It studies the passivity and subjugation of females as well as the emerging rebellious and dominant role of conscious female characters. Rubiya and Irem have proved themselves as the rebellious figure through their radical action, which is strong challenge to the patriarchal custodians.Item Feminist Bonding in Mary and Maria: Reading the Fiction of Mary Wollstonecraft(Department of English, 2008) Shah, Prabhakar PrasadIn both of the novel, Mary and Maria, Wollstonecraft shows the desire of exhibiting the misery and oppression, peculiar to women that arises out of these two novels. In my study, I have found that the heroines disregard the social norms and values. They do not give much importance to the patriarchal laws, values and customs. The characters like Maria and Jemima suffer heavily from the male dominated society but they do not give up their life and finally established themselves. On the other hand, the character like Mary flies from patriarchal society and shows how a woman can live and serve to whole community without any help from man.Item The Feminist Perspective in the novel 'The Bell Jar'(Department of English, 2013) Bhatt, PoojaThe topic of my thesis is 'The Feminist Perspective in the novel The Bell Jar'.It is an autobiographical novel by Sylvia Plath which was published in 1963.The purpose of this study was to find out the aspects of feminism from the novel.My research is qualitative research so it is completely based in secondary sources of data. To widen the knowledge and insights in the related area I have used many related books, articles,ELT journals, dictionaries, reference materials and theses. I read and re-read the original novel of Plath's 'The Bell Jar" and also the extract from'New Paradigm' to obtain the required objectives of the research. I adopted the qualitative research design selecting some extracts related to the female character and analyzed them.The findings of the study showed that females are dominated in male dominated society even in so called developed countries, they are dominated even by the females them selves who advices to follow the norms and values of the patriarchal society. The society and social aspects like religion, laws and other social institutions favors the males where females are taken as secondary position.This thesis consists of four chapters along with references and appendix at the end.Each chapter is divided into necessary heading, and sub-headings. Chapter one deals with general background, review of related literature, objectives and significance of the study. Chapter two includes methodology of the study, sources of data, sampling procedure, and tools for data collection, process of data collection and limitations of the study.The third chapter consists of analysis and interpretation of the collected data and the final chapter lists the major findings and recommendations,educational implications based on the analysis and interpretation of this study.Item Gender Subalternity in Cartland’s The Golden Illusion(Department of English, 2014) Regmi, Rajesh RajThe present thesis entitled, "Gender Subalternity in Cartland’s The Golden Illusion" uncovers the pang of women regarding their subaltern position in the then Afro-American society. The title itself carries some flavor as it is merely an illusion for the women to believe that they are free. In order to explore the mechanisms which stand as hindrances on the way to the exploration of womens' self, subjectivity and identity, Cartland portrays women and their stereotypical images which coerce them round way. The novel explores women as ideal and docile object to entice the males. Thus, the female gender has been largely underestimated by the patriarchal society. In order to prove such exclusion of women from opportunities, rights and feedom, the research basically hovers around the concern of gender subaltern. The novel stands an an iconographic illustration in the field of feminist criticism, gender subaltern and marxist studies.Item Gender Trauma in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus(Department of English, 2012) Gautam, Chandra KantaThe present research work tries to explore the female specific trauma evoking the tormented state of the protagonist, Kambili and her mother, Beatrice in Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus. Kambili’s father Eugene, a charismatic yet violent Catholic patriarch demonstrates his helpfulness and generosity in his community but at home he is repressive and fanatically religious. Because of Eugene’s demonic behaviors, they undergo series of physical, mental and emotional torture which haunts them time and again even in his absence. Eugene savagely beats and psychologically humiliates his wife and daughter by imposing his rigid religious doctrine in the name of protecting religious purity, norms and regulations. After visiting Nsukka, hometown of Aunt Ifeoma, Kambili develops her confidence to oppose her father’s torture and cruel attitudes. Similarly, when the torture reaches to the breaking point Mama Beatrice poisons her husband, a counter measure to redeeming herself and her children from the marginal border of taciturnity. After the murder of Eugene, they become free from authoritarian, ordered and scheduled life, which always kept them in fear and tension. They are trying to mitigate or soothe their unforgettable dark past memories to get certain relief in their life. Thus, by bringing into fore the physical and psychological tortures and sufferings of female characters, this research explores gender trauma in Kambili and her mother, Beatrice.Item Male Chauvinism in Contemporary Indian Society: A Socio-Cultural Analysis of A Situation in New Delhi(Department of English, 2007) Raut, LakxhmeshwarA Situation in New Delhi presents clear picture of male domination and suppression against women even in modern world. Devi wants to live as a free human being not as a subjugated woman and resists against of her brother Shivraj's desire to make her a mere instrument of her brother. So, she acts like a neurotic character that is unberable to the self-centred Shivraj. In this crisis, she takes a decision of remaining widow/spinster rather than marrying Michael which will bind her in the rules and regulations of patriarchal society. And she spends her life separately. The character of Devi shows the protest against the denial of freedom and against the outdated social opinion and orthodox treatment of woman. The need for freedom for women, according to her, does not merely mean the definance of old-established conventions, it must also make her aware of herself as an individual and refuse to tolerate injustice.Item Married Women School Teacher's Participationin Household Activities and DecisionMaking Process in Syangja District(Department of Sociology, 2015) Gurung, KrishnaEducation is one of the important approaches to up lift the condition of women from the conservative norms, values and patriarchal society. The main objective of thisstudy were to describe the participation of women in the domestic role and in the household decision making process. This research was an attempt to find out thestatus of married women school teacher in the domestic role and household decision making from their living area. This research has assessed weather they aresuccessful to change their socio-economic status in society. In addition to this studyhas explored to what extent age education, caste family income and decision makingin various part of their professional and personal life. For the successful achievements of the aboard objection, several tools andtechniques have been used. The research concerns with both primary as well assecondary source of data but emphasis has given to the primary source of data as itis more reliable, authentio and chose to the reality. Further more, focus group discussion with concern people interview with respondent, observation of school,collect data and analysis. The data were collected through the questionnaire, focusgroup discussion, interview and case study. The study has tried to trace role ofmarried women in the domestic role and household decision making process. The specific objectic were to identity the role and decision making in their family Theoutcomes of the research are quite encouraging as the situation of married women school teacher has improve as more than previous years. However male are inpermanent job where as female are temporary job. The study shows that any few of the married women school teacher were holding themaster degree. Most of the male and female are found to be co-operation to eachother in every sector of the work. Decision making power school teacher of Syangja district is found to be satisfactory.Item Masculine Sovereignty and Family Relationship in Anita Desai’s Clear Light of Day(Faculty of English, 2014) Poudel, Shyam KrishnaAnita Desai’s Clear Light of Day depicts gruesome picture of partition violence perpetrated upon women during the partition of India in 1947. Since females become the extreme sufferer during the apocalyptic events of partition, the study is analyzed from the perspective of feminism. By dramatizing, the politics of partition and the consequential violence inflicted upon women, the novelist has fore grounded the pathetic condition of women at the time of war. However, in Clear Light of Day, Desai highlights women’s emancipation, but without showing the resolution of the difficulties of their protagonists. The central consciousness, Bimla in Clear light of Day whose self is wounded and called just only Bim; suffered by the callous behavior of her parents and her brother, very often compares her relations and their memory to mosquitoes. Thus, comparison is the real reflection of Indian society where male values marginalize female existence. In short, Desai exposes the male domination in a patriarchal society.Item Masculinity in Crisis in Checkov's Ivanov(Department of English, 2016) Chhetri, NarayanThe present thesis entitled "Masculinity in crisis in Chekhov's Ivanov" exposes the critical condition of masculine identity of Ivanov, the protagonist of the play. Beside him this research project also excavates the panic and pathetic condition of other male's characters of the play. It also exposes the major causes and consequences after the crisis of masculinity. Masculinity as the school of thought demands some sorts of activities form males in the society. Males in the patriarchal society are demanded to be bold, courageous, rational, domineering, leading, aggressive, and like that. In the play, most of the male character along with protagonist Ivanov, instead of conforming their males values, practice and traits, adopt and expose the feminine traits. Their suffering, irrationality, irresponsibility, poverty are the major promises to prove their poor masculine power. The condition of the reversal of their masculine identity have analyzed with the help the theoretical conceptual tools named masculinity, by borrowing the main ideas from R.W. Connells's Masculinities. The way the protagonist commits suicide and escape from the responsibilities is the strong evidences to show his timidity. Along with the protagonist, other male characters' irresponsibility, cowardice, irrationality can be observed throughout the play.Item Neo-Colonial Subordination of Women in India in Gauri Shinde’s English Vinglish(Department of English, 2015) Shrestha, SangitaThis thesis explores the issue of transformation of Shashi from a meek, doubtful, housewife to a woman who is confident and good at what she does. Satish, her husband and teen daughter Sapana mock her for her inability to speak in English. Furthermore, during her visit to America for her niece's marriage ceremony she gets a culture shock. And her distant relationship with her own family makes her more determined to learn conversational English. The film depicts Shashi's struggle to be a perfect home maker and help herself learning English. All with the help of her niece Radha, friends and teacher from English learning course, she gains back her confidence and acknowledges herself with respect. She learns that to be able to be loved by others in the first place, she herself has to love and respect herself. She makes her husband and daughter realize about her capabilities and what she can do and what extent she can go to gain back her respect and love she deserves. Ultimately Shashi becomes capable of loving her own language and have confidence intact as well and she raises above subordination and neo-colonialism.
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