Review of The central character of the story Sarita fights against the traditional patriarchical society in The Dark Holds No Terror
Keywords:
supremacy, successfulAbstract
The Dark Holds No Terror’ Published in 1980, is a book that narrates the story of a woman trapped in a violent marriage. It is a powerful portrayal of a woman`s assertion to survive in a male dominated society. The story line is mainly about the awareness of self that there is more to life than depending on husband or parents and social acceptance. The woman is self- sufficient in all aspects and in this story the protagonist is in the process of searching the identity of her own.
References
Suman Bala, Women in the Novels of Shashi Deshpande (New Delhi: Khosla Publishin House, 2001), p. 127.
Paul Premila, “The Dark Holds No Terrors: A Woman’s Search for Refuge.” Indian Women
Novelists. Ed. R.K. Dhawan. Set I. Vol. V. New Delhi: Prestige Books, 1991. pp-30);
Deshpande. Shashi, The Dark Holds No Terror, Penguin Books, India, 1990 pp 134(Further references of the text are shown in parenthesis abbreviated as Dark).
