Female Domination in Bedi'sI Take This Woman

Abstract

This dissertation analyzes female domination in Rajinder Singh Bedi’s novel,I Take This Woman from the perspective of feminism. It helps to clarify the gender roles with belief that males are primary and females are secondary. Bedi challenges this notion by positioning the central female character, Rano. This novel raises the voices of secondary position of female, women violence and exploitation in the patriarchal society. This novel provides initiative of women in the formation of modern society which provides equal roles and position to males and females. This novel shows the real life style ofPanjabi village people of India where Rano is the main female character.The prime concern of this novel is to disrupt the traditional gender roles. The whole novel is an example of violence upon women. How the gangs of oppressors’ make the vulnerable situation to women in patriarchal society can be clearly seen in this novel. Bedi has used the satiric views as his weapon to subvert the existing belief of women violence. Through this novel Bedi has tried to challenge the male ideology of superiority and create equality male and female. Keywords:Male hegemony, domination, patriarchy, discriminatio, violence, exploitation, oppression, faminne, etc.