期刊名称：International Journal of English and Education
印刷版ISSN：2278-4012
出版年度：2014
卷号：3
期号：1
页码：218
出版社：Brahmaputra Publishing House
摘要：The basic purpose of this study was to compare the two novels The Bride byBapsi Sidhwa and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The comparison of boththe novels has been done to analyze the attitude of Patriarchal society towards Zaitoonand Hester who are the main characters of the The Bride and The Scarlet Letterrespectively. Both the novels are written centuries far apart and in places which aregeographically two different parts of the world. However, both the characters facesame difficulties and miseries from the patriarchal society. Both refuse to surrenderbefore the oppression and strongly resist against this tyrannical attitude. They prefer tolead the life of their own choice and refuse to follow the set rules and regulations ofpatriarchal society. The comparative analysis proves that the dominance of patriarchalthought is same in both east and west and women are exploited for one or the otherreason by the male dominated societies..This attitude is not reserved to any particularpart of the world or any specific time period. Thus, this fact is established thatpatriarchy has no geographical and temporal boundaries Nevertheless, Hester andZaitoon give a very strong message to rest of the women folk that it is through innercourage and determination by which they can defeat the oppressing forces. Both ofthem become a symbol of struggle against this chauvinistic thought.
