Authors : Manoj Sitaram Warjurkar, Dr. Priyadarshi.V.Meshram
Page Nos : 148-151
Description :
Since immemorial time, women have been enduring the pain the men inflicted on her. Violation of her rights by men is not new experience. India is the place where Goddess is revered and women are relegated. The constitution of India has adopted the provision of right to equality and non-discrimination in Article 14 and article 15 which render opportunities to women as par to men. State is obliged to ensure the rights which render equality between men and women irrespective of class, gender, sex, religion, marital status, social and cultural differences. .
This paper aims to underscore the liberal feminist approach with an insight of Meena Alexander’s When I Hit You: Or a Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife. Liberal Feminist legal theory advocate formal equality in law which ensure the equal and similar treatment to women. The novel revolves around the protagonist’s confrontation and her flight from the phallocentric husband. The narrator who aspires to be writer gets trapped in the abusive marriage where she lost her individuality and identity. This paper throws light on her incessant efforts to entrench her identity and her transcendence from the phallocentric society.
