The Oppression of Women in Shyam Selvadurai’s Cinnamon Gardens

Authors

  • Thushara Mohan Research Scholar, Research and Postgraduate Department of English, Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53573/rhimrj.2023.v10n06.002

Keywords:

Patriarchy, Women, Ethnic conflicts, Oppression

Abstract

Shyam Selvadurai is a Sri Lankan – Canadian writer best known for incorporating various themes in his novels. This article analyzes the women protagonists of the novel Cinnamon Gardens. His other novels are Funny Boy, Hungry Ghosts, and Swimming in the Monsoon Sea. All four novels present women of varying characteristics and living in extremely different situations. However, all of them finally end up in a state of embracing their self-identity and freedom by shattering all the social clutches holding them. This paper investigates the life of each woman portrayed in the novel.

Author Biography

Thushara Mohan, Research Scholar, Research and Postgraduate Department of English, Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur

Thushara Mohan is currently pursuing her Ph.D. Degree in English Language and Literature from the Department of English, Sree Kerala Varma College, University of Calicut, Malappuram, Kerala, India. Her areas of interest are Queer Studies and Ethnicity. She had completed her post-graduation from Sree Kerala Varma College, University of Calicut. She had worked as an assistant professor on contract at Sankaracharya University of Calicut, Regional Centre Tirur.

References

Barry, Peter (2018). Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory. New Delhi, Viva Books.

Padmaja, C.V. Gender and Right’s in Shyam Selvadurai’s Cinnamon Gardens. LLILJ, 2015, http://pintersociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/C.-V.-PADMAJA-12.pdf.

Selvadurai, Shyam. Cinnamon Gardens. New Delhi: Penguin, 1998. Print.

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Published

2023-06-30

How to Cite

Mohan, T. (2023). The Oppression of Women in Shyam Selvadurai’s Cinnamon Gardens. RESEARCH HUB International Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 10(6), 06–09. https://doi.org/10.53573/rhimrj.2023.v10n06.002