Marxist Feministic Analysis: A Comparative Study of Austen’s Pride and prejudice & Kamal's Unmarriageable

Abstract

The present study aims to examine the issues of Marxist feminism in the selected novels “The Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen and “Unmarriageable” by Soniah Kamal. However, the main purpose of the study is to explore the aspects of patriarchal society and limited choice for women in all matters in the context of two different cultures. The other reason for the study is to educate women about their rights and make them independent economically. The Marxist feministic notion of Fredriech Engel's (1884) has been applied as a theoretical framework. The findings show how the female characters struggle for their survival in a society where only men can give them save economic life. The protagonists of both novels decided to live a single life without the support of a rich man and make money for themselves, but we see that both of them end up marrying a rich man in the town. So that shows that women have to go a long way to make themselves financially independent. They cannot live a satisfactory life by earning money themselves still they need the support of a man. Thus the study concludes with a view that societies presented in the novels are extremely patriarchal where women are forced to accept the roles decided for them and live a dependent life. The basic reason for women exploitation begins with the family, where they are always suppressed in making choices in meals, education, and marriage. There is a need to spread awareness among people. People should be educated to erase this discrimination and find a pure classless society, in which women are respected and honoured without facing prejudice by men