Emotional Bonds: Social Barriers for Women in Anita Desai’s Fire on the Mountain

Authors

  • S. Sharmila Lecturer in English, S.I.V.E.T. College, Gowrivakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Keywords:

Social barriers, Alienation, Feminism, Anita Desai

Abstract

This paper attempts to analyse Anita Desai’s Fire on the Mountain and how it depicts the social barriers to the growth of a woman. It analyses the alienation of Nanda Kaul and her great-granddaughter, Raka and the intervention of Ila Das, the childhood friend of Nanda. Further, the paper explores how Anita Desai projects female freedom as only a myth.

References

Desai, Anita. 1977. Fire on the Mountain. London: Penguin Books.

Emerson., R. W. 1967. ‘Self Reliance’ in Essays and English Traits. New York.

Ibsen., Henrik. 1981. A Doll’s House. Delhi: B.I. Publications.

Sharma., R. S. 1981. Anita Desai. New Delhi: Arnold Heinemann.

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Published

01-10-2009

How to Cite

S. Sharmila. (2009). Emotional Bonds: Social Barriers for Women in Anita Desai’s Fire on the Mountain. Journal of Teaching and Research in English Literature, 1(2), 15–19. Retrieved from https://journals.eltai.in/index.php/jtrel/article/view/JTREL010205

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2009): October

Section

Research Articles