THE PRIVATE FANTASIES OF ALIENATED-MARRIED WOMEN IN ANITA DESAI’S WHERE SHALL WE GO THIS SUMMER AND JOURNEY TO ITHACA

Abstract

The deep-rooted agonised psyche of womanhood was brought to the lime–light by Anita Desai, in her literary blooms. Especially in married women, the transplantation takes place on three levels viz: physical, mental and spiritual. They are torn between the memories of the past and the realities of the present. With the boom of an unpleasant and an unacceptable situation, nostalgic feelings get stirred up. There is a pattern, which frames her novel with the conflict between manwoman relationships that inevitably leads to alienation.