LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 11 : 11 November 2011
ISSN 1930-2940

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A Study of Strong Women in Amitav Ghosh’s
The Glass Palace

Sridevi, G., M.A., M.Phil. Scholar

Women in The Glass Palace

Amitav Ghosh in The Glass Palace explains how the three generations of women show their uniqueness among the men. The first generation women are Ma Cho, Dolly and Uma Dey. These women characters in the beginning are dependent upon men. But later they realized the type of life they are leading. Then these three characters began to depend upon their own strength. At last they prove that they are not inferior to men. These women show progress in both the family and the society. Through their achievement, subsequent two generations are able to rely on their own strength.

The women in the novel seek their liberation in several ways.

As Life Givers

Amitav Ghosh’s fictions portray women as a life-giver. Both Dolly and Uma Dey contributed to the welfare of others in their lives.

An important incident that occurs early in the novel sets the tone of the women characters. The first female character introduced in the novel is Ma Cho. She stands as a preserver of cultural and spiritual essence. Her character gives the woman strength of leading life alone without a family.

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Sridevi, G., M.A., M.Phil. Scholar
Department of English
PSGR Krishnammal College for Women
Peelamedu, Coimbatore 641 004
Tamilnadu, India
sridevi.anand777@gmail.com
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