Voicing the Unvoiced : A Study of Bapsi Sidhwa’s The Crow Eaters
Keywords:
unheard, silence, voiceless, habitus, sociolisation, domination, field, capitalAbstract
The present paper follows “Theory of Practice”; a sociological theoretical framework given by Piere Bourdieu which includes habitus, capital and field (Bourdieu, 1988, 1992) to analyses Bapsi Sidhwa’s novel The Crow Eaters (1990). The findings of the research highlight the upbringing of habits of female characters as dominated and voiceless as per their field and capital the way these are exercised in heir social sorrounding. The study used textual analysis and close reading technique and find out that the female characters in The Crow Eaters are mostly trained for to be voiceless and subordinate in social surrounding. The woman such as Putli, is regarded as a“Devi and saint”(Sidhwa,1990, p.163) due to obedience and meekness in her charcater. Her husband exploits her for his business benefits. Whereas, there are some other female chracters in contrast to Putli, like Yasmeen and Tania, who are more empowered and strong. They can resist and voice their grievances openly without any fear.
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