Open AccessWhen I Raised My Eyes Again: Women’s Journey to gain Power In Sidhwa’s Ice-Candy Man
Author(s) -
Mahin Wahla,
Mamona Mamona
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of english language and literature
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2368-2132
DOI - 10.17722/jell.v8i1.325
Subject(s) - oppression , power (physics) , identity (music) , gender studies , representation (politics) , psychology , sociology , dual (grammatical number) , social psychology , psychoanalysis , aesthetics , political science , art , law , literature , physics , politics , quantum mechanics
The aim of the present study is to show the women’s journey to gain power in Bapsi Sidhwa’s novel Ice-Candy Man. This will be done by showing their dual representation in the novel in the light of Feminist Theory. The study will first show how the women are victims of patriarchal oppression, subjugation, marginalization and sexual exploitation in the novel, and then it will be described that how they are not entirely victim. This will be done by showing their strength to come out of that situation of victimization to gain power and assert their independent identity.