Authors : Mr.Mohit B.Sawe, Dr. Akshay V. Dhote
Page Nos : 53-57
Description :
Profound influence of western culture & eastern culture is clearly visible from Rushdie’s Writing. He is a staunch opponent for religious fanaticism and dogmatism. The present paper tries to explore the variant sheds of women in the flux of religion and culture in Salman Rushdie's fictions. Since Rushdie is a Muslim it should be only reasonable to hold that his Muslim women characters must enjoy a special status vis-à-vis other characters. It does not however, mean that he is communal in his outlook and goals. On the contrary his intentions appear quite secular. It is only by juxtaposing one community to the other that we can have a better perspective of its beliefs and ideas. The entire gamut of Rushdie’s rhetoric is to offer a reformist’s view of Islam, particularly in the fast changing world. He has been immensely successful in achieving his purposes by positioning himself away from the midst of Islam i.e. the whole of the orient. Rushdie tries to delineate social conventions, cultural practices, religious dogmatism, familial and familiar relationship, the reliable burden of traditional authority which has generated a rebellion against the organized forces of oppression and injustice to women. Salman Rushdie champions the idea that women must try to overcome their suppressed roles. His protagonists deny to get suppressed under the burden of patriarchy and personal tragedies and boldly confront life and its consequences. The research paper analyses the women’s sufferings and strength plights and positions in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight Children, Shame, and The Moor's Last Sigh.
