International Journal Of Language, Literature And Culture(IJLLC)

Anita Desai is the most noteworthy voice in Indian English Literature, known for her deep psychological exploration of human relationships and the inner feelings of females. Marriage is one of the main theme in her novels, almost all the marriages in Desai's novels are resolved more or less in a business like matter. The present article shows how the marriageable daughters are handed over to the male partners without considering the intricacy of feelings and mental status of daughters. All the persecution of women differs and can be caused by emotional and psychological factors. Desai's novels habitually portrays women. who struggle within patriarchal social structure. This article focus on particularly within the institution of marriage. Desai's heroines encounter traumatic experiences of married lives. I try to investigate that Anita Desai presents marriages not as a harmonious partnerships but alienation and loneliness of her women. Articles explores how marriages in Desai's novels function as spaces of confinements, oppression and persecution of her married women. Finally the article argues that each novel maintaining the basic features of marital discord in 'Cry the Peacock' , 'Voices in the City', 'Fire on the Mountain' and 'Clear Light of the day'.