The Concept of Patriarchy and Female Defiance in Anita Nair’s Ladies Coupe

Abstract

“Ever since the dawn of civilization, there has been a struggle to liberate women from female oppression. Feminism is an expression of resentment at the unjust treatment meted out to any woman.” – N.K.Prasad, N.D.R. Chandra

Colonialism and the concept of patriarchy are inseparable in feminist discourse as it emphasizes a relationship of inequality and injustice. Though it seems that the colonial master has vanished from the colonized countries, the impact of colonization is still felt in the form of patriarchy. It is obvious that only men feast on the fruits of independence whereas women are still subjected to oppression by the male as the colonial masters did on the colonized. The colonial domination still continues in the form of male domination towards women, as S.Suresh Kumar and Leema Rose say, “Women continue to be colonized and subjected to the oppressions put into place by colonialism and consolidated by patriarchy” (49). It is obvious that the decolonized man asserted his mastery by his unjust treatment of women.