Social Status and Abuse of Women in United India in Bapsi Sidhwa’s Water

Nazia Iqbal, Zahid Ali Khan and Rakhshanda Bibi ()

International Journal of Politics & Social Sciences Review (IJPSSR), 2023, vol. 2, issue II, 38-48

Abstract: This study applies the Marxist feminist theory on Bapsi Sidhwa’s Water. Bapsi Sidhwa’s representation of social reality from a feminist perspective has been the focal point of the study. This study is an attempt to analyze the social status and abuse of women in the United India as represented in the novel under study. The researcher applies close reading technique for data analysis. In order to achieve the goals of research, qualitative method is used; data is collected through close analysis of the text and is analyzed in light of Marxist feminist perspective. Collective data is thoroughly examined to ascertain how and to what extent women were granted with a voice, witnessed the impact of marginalization on the lives of female’s character in the novel. The aim of this study is to talk about the ill nature of class differences and the social status and abuse of women. Bapsi Sidhwa represented the social reality from a female point of view and also supported feminism. She appraised the resistance that women show against male’s suppression and dominance.

Date: 2023
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