Psychological repression of women in Anita Desain's fire on the mountain
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The thesis focuses on the Psychological Repression of Women in Anita Desain's Fire on the Mountain. Women in the third world are psychologically repressed as they have to follow patriarchy and take orders. Their identity is associated with male members of their families. The characters in the novel suffer from psychological repression. The women characters are modern and they want to go beyond patriarchy seeking freedom and independence. However, they face many problems. The women are caught in-between traditional and modern roles. The study focuses on the psychological repression of women from the perspective of third world feminism. Traditionally, women are expected to be confined within their houses and nurture children and other family members. However, the women in the novel like to be westernized and want to live in their own. Consequently, they face innumerable problems in their society. Nanda Kaul wants to live solitude life after her husband’s death but gets disturbed when she receives letters from her daughter. She is irritated by the disturbance. Raka, her granddaughter, disturbs her life by intruding her loneliness. Ila Das is close to them but Nanda feels bad when she hears that Das is raped and killed. Thus, the characters suffer from patriarchal system controlling them socially and psychologically.