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This analysis of Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children focuses on the construction of
womanhood in postcolonial India, with reference to women’s image in two significant domains,
politics and religion. Within the sphere of politics, women are indissolubly connected to the
concept of nation, and Rushdie intertwines personal history with that of the country, using birth
metaphor for both children and country. The role of women in the postcolonial society,
acknowledging that their part is conditioned by decolonization discourses. Therefore, since
nationalism and religion are the pillars that oppose Western colonialism, the characterization of
Indian women must observe several rules that are subsumed to such ideas as: the enlivenment of
religion, the revisiting of the past and of tradition, the loyalty towards indigenous languages and
masterpieces of art and literature, the combat against foreign systems of value and idioms etc.
Nationalism presents women as the main bearers of tradition, economic development allows
them to make an improvement in their condition, as they are permitted to access the educational
system, to work and so on. As the exponent of the Hindu tradition, women are the keepers of the
household honour and the protectors, and this is in fact just another manner of controlling their
lives. This paper will highlight the emotional and psychological aspects of these women in a bid
to understand their character and their behavior.
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"The Image of Women In Salman Rushdie`s Midnight`s Children", International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no.604 - 606, December-2022, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2212092.pdf
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