Abstract
The aim of the present study is to show the women’s journey to gain power in Bapsi Sidhwa’s novel Ice-Candy Man. This will be done by showing their dual representation in the novel in the light of Feminist Theory. The study will first show how the women are victims of patriarchal oppression, subjugation, marginalization and sexual exploitation in the novel, and then it will be described that how they are not entirely victim. This will be done by showing their strength to come out of that situation of victimization to gain power and assert their independent identity.
Highlights
Bapsi Sidhwa was born on 11th August, 1938 in Karachi
Sidhwa started writing in the 1970s when she was inspired by the story of a young girl who ran away from home and was killed by her husband in the Hindukush Mountains. This story was published in the form of her second novel: The Bride. Her notable novels include: The Crow Eaters (1978), which is the story about the life and fortunes of Parsi Junglewalla family in British India; The Pakistani Bride(1983), the story of a Parsi girl adopted by a Pathan during partition; An American Brat (1993), the story about the conflicts of value systems and cultures on personal and social level; and Ice-Candy Man (1988), which is a story about the change in the lives of people before and after the partition
Women in Ice-Candy Man are the victim of patriarchal oppression
Summary
Bapsi Sidhwa was born on 11th August, 1938 in Karachi She belongs to the Parsi community, Zoroasterian, a distinctive minority who left Iran for South Asia to avoid the religious persecution. This story was published in the form of her second novel: The Bride Her notable novels include: The Crow Eaters (1978), which is the story about the life and fortunes of Parsi Junglewalla family in British India; The Pakistani Bride(1983), the story of a Parsi girl adopted by a Pathan during partition; An American Brat (1993), the story about the conflicts of value systems and cultures on personal and social level; and Ice-Candy Man (1988), which is a story about the change in the lives of people before and after the partition. In Ice Candy Man, she describes about the fate of the people in Lahore and Partition of India through the eyes of a precocious 8 years old handicapped Parsi girl, Lenny
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