Feminist Consciousness in Jane Eyre and the God of Small Things

Raj Kumar Tharu , Shreedhar Adhikari, Dr. Vinay Tripathi

The research was an attempt at exploring feminist consciousness in Jane Eyre and God of Small Things. Since both the writers are divided by the spacio-temporal factors, this study helped to understand the origin, development and growth of feminism from the period of Victorian England to the present century of modern India. This comparison was essential to probe the impact of time, culture, religion, nation, and socio-political set ups on the feminist movements. We also can gather the historical background that shaped the slow and steady progress of feminism which spread awareness of the existing inequality on the basis of gender .this research thus is useful for throwing light on the two novels which are embodiments of the respective centuries in which they were written.    Charlotte Bronte and her two sisters started writing at a time when the literary world was a prohibited area for women. The quest for identity in Jane Eyre is piogantly portrayed by a woman author who is ironically compelled to hide her own feminine identity behind the male pseudonym. The pen was the metaphorical symbol of authorial creation and only men were considered the masters of all creation/production including the literary products.