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Indické manželství nazírané z ženské perspektivy v románech Chitry Banerjee Divakaruni a Arundhati Roy / Indian Marriage as Seen from the Female Perspective in the Novels by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and Arundhati Roy

The aim of this diploma thesis is to analyse the conception of marriage in the works of two Indian female authors, namely Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's novels Sister of My Heart and its sequel The Vine of Desire and Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things. The thesis consists of two parts. The objective of the theoretical part is to portray the position of marriage within Indian society and to introduce two female authors and their novels where the theme of Indian marriage plays a significant role. The practical part of the work focuses on a thorough analysis of three chosen female characters. Their roles within the marriage and the influence of marriage on their lives will be further discussed. The result of this part will be an overall comparison of how the chosen authors approach the theme of traditional Indian marriage in their works. . KEY WORDS Indian society, arranged marriage, marriage of one's own will, Indian vs. American marriage, social roles related to marriage, transgressions of marital laws, divorces

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:354157
Date January 2016
CreatorsDusová, Jana
ContributorsTopolovská, Tereza, Chalupský, Petr
Source SetsCzech ETDs
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess

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