About the Book: Representations of Femininity Society, Identity and Literature
The patriarch involves all the instincts of fatherly dominance that creates an
environment where man emerges as institution, hegemony, power, and thus an
oppressor at all levels of life. Literature in English has been an instrument to
present the true picture of the gendered atmosphere. But, with the rise of
feminine theories and strict efforts of female authors, there emerges a change
in the position of women in society and it provides a psychological freedom from
all the oppressive patriarchal restraints. A movement began by the prominent
feminists like Mary Wollstonecraft, John Stuart Mill, Margaret Fuller, and