Gouramma as Victimized Woman in Sudha Murty’s Dollar Bahu

B Manoj Kannan; D.S Bindu

doi:10.34293/sijash.v13iS1i1-Aug.9565

B Manoj Kannan Part Time Research Scholar, PG and Research Department of English Poompuhar College (A) Affiliated to Bharathidasan University Melaiyur, Tamil Nadu
D.S Bindu Assistant Professor and Research Advisor, Department of English Poompuhar College (Autonomous), Melaiyur

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34293/sijash.v13iS1i1-Aug.9565

Keywords: Relationship, Dollars, Marriage, Cultural Contrast, Society,, Victimization, Economical Status

Abstract

The novels Mahashweta (2005), Dollar Bahu (2006), Gently Falls the Bakula (2008), and House of Cards (2013) are written by Sudha Murty. Sudha Murty’s protagonists are unusual and they grow as individuals who break free from traditional limits and improve their identity in response to the changing social environment. These
characters believe in traditional ideals and society systems, yet they choose to bargain for familial harmony rather than revolt and disturb family connections. Her novels are built on the traits of compassion, tolerance, and comprehension of human connections. The present research paper will analyse why the women are
caught in the victim positions and reasons for their survival as people to highlight how the characters emerge as non-victims while preserving the Indian ethos and culture in the novel Dollar Bahu. The aim of this study is to examine the effects that victimizations on individual and society,