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Paper Id:
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IJGRD1005
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GENDERED MARGINALITY AND FOURTH WORLD CONSCIOUSNESS: READING DESHPANDE’S THAT LONG SILENCE AND KAPUR’S A MARRIED WOMAN
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International Journal of Global Research and Development |
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IJGRD |
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Volume 1 Issue 1 |
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3
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3/10/2026 9:59:39 AM (MM/dd/yyyy) |
Main Author Details
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Name:
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Dr. S. Sujitha |
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Jawahar Science College, Neyveli |
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Languages and Literature |
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Gendered marginality, Fourth World consciousness, Silence and voice, Marriage and patriarchy, Indian English women’s fiction |
| Abstract: |
This paper examines gendered marginality and the emergence of what may be described as a Fourth World consciousness in Shashi Deshpande’s That Long Silence and Manju Kapur’s A Married Woman. Both novels portray educated, middle-class Indian women whose marginalization does not arise from economic deprivation but from emotional erasure, patriarchal control, and the internalization of silence within marriage and society. Drawing attention to women who exist within dominant social structures yet remain unheard, the study explores how silence, conformity, and restrained rebellion shape female subjectivity. Deshpande’s Jaya embodies a muted resistance grounded in introspection and self-realization, while Kapur’s Astha moves toward a more overt challenge to normative femininity through emotional and sexual transgression. The paper argues that these women reflect a Fourth World consciousness—one marked by internal exile, psychological displacement, and a struggle for self-definition within hegemonic systems. By comparing these two narratives, the study highlights the shifting modes of resistance available to Indian women across generations, suggesting that while silence once functioned as survival, later articulations of desire signal a tentative movement toward agency. Ultimately, the paper contends that both novels reveal marginality as a deeply gendered condition and affirm literature as a crucial space for articulating women’s suppressed voices. |
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IEEE
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Dr. S. Sujitha, "GENDERED MARGINALITY AND FOURTH WORLD CONSCIOUSNESS: READING DESHPANDE’S THAT LONG SILENCE AND KAPUR’S A MARRIED WOMAN", International Journal of Global Research and Development,
vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 36-38, 2026.
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MLA
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Dr. S. Sujitha "GENDERED MARGINALITY AND FOURTH WORLD CONSCIOUSNESS: READING DESHPANDE’S THAT LONG SILENCE AND KAPUR’S A MARRIED WOMAN." International Journal of Global Research and Development,
vol 1, no. 1, 2026, pp. 36-38.
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APA
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Dr. S. Sujitha (2026). GENDERED MARGINALITY AND FOURTH WORLD CONSCIOUSNESS: READING DESHPANDE’S THAT LONG SILENCE AND KAPUR’S A MARRIED WOMAN. International Journal of Global Research and Development,
1(1), 36-38.
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GENDERED MARGINALITY AND FOURTH WORLD CONSCIOUSNESS: READING DESHPANDE’S THAT LONG SILENCE AND KAPUR’S A MARRIED WOMAN
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