Neo-Marxist Reading on Bharati Mukherjee's Jasmine

Abstract

The capitalistic configuration design of this novel „Jasmine‟ by Bharati Mukherjee evokes the subordination of the working class people. The structure is set up in such a way that all the characters are bound to think that whatever the hardship and sufferings are happenings to them are because of the economic exploitation and the ruling ideology of the capitalist. They are restricted beyond the social periphery that are framed in the name of cast, social status, religion, education, gender, tradition and culture. Jasmine has epitomized the injustices of capitalist society towards the working class of people. Mukharjee has presented the image of domination and exploitation of lower class of society. Each and every character is bind with the bondage of suppression and are compelled to live under the power of capitalist ideology. Most of the characters are victimized either by objectification or reification.