Patriarchy, Dominance and Liberation: A Self-discovery in Anita Nair’s Lessons in Forgetting

Abstract

The purpose of this research study is to examine the feminism-related aspects of Anita Nair’s Lessons in Forgetting. It discusses a variety of issues that the female characters in the book deal with, including female feticide, gender discrimination, love and dependence on family members. It also provides a brief explanation of how these issues are resolved so that the characters can move on with their lives. According to the title, women forget the lessons they were taught in order to live the life they want. Feminism is based on happiness and expectations rather than anxieties and sadness. Struggling against patriarchal culture has become dated because women have forged ahead unafraid to improve things in their own manner. The main protagonist Meera and other female characters use it as a tool to consider what would happen following their husbands’ betrayal. Due to male-controlled norms in India, a traditional and conservative nation, women have never been given the respect they deserve. They have been taught that the pains and joys of others determine their worth. The perspectives of their goals and aspirations are framed by their moral and ethical commitments. The study has made an effort to identify feminism-related components in novels that shed light on certain significant issues related to women’s ongoing struggles against the misery, abuse and trauma that they experience as a result of the male-dominated conservative culture. The freedom of the woman to fulfil her different conventional responsibilities as a daughter, wife, mother and other things is explored in Nair. The concept of selfdiscovery, which is central to her works, is also addressed in this study.