Reclamation of the female body in Manju Kapur’s The Immigrant

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Dr. T. Priya

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Manju Kapur, a professor at Miranda House, Delhi University brings to light the subjugation of the female body in Indian culture. An examination of The Immigrant exposes the objectification of woman in the institution of marriage which robs her subjectivity. Internalising the cultural values from childhood, Kapur’s heroine battles to affirm her self and her feminine desire. She explodes at an opportune moment and the readers can witness the physical and psychological transformation of the female protagonist who transgresses the laws of patriarchy to gain autonomy over her body and let her body vibrate as she pleased.

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