ANALYSING JAYA’S INDIVIDUATION PROCESS IN “THAT LONG SILENCE” BY SHASHI DESPANDE

Abstract

The present paper entitles,Analysing Jaya’s Individuation process in “That Long Silence” by Shashi Despande explores the individuation process of the protagonist Jaya.She is forced to strictly fulfil her role in maintaining the family's traditions and is not acknowledged as a human being with a unique identity who has dutifully complied with male supremacy. The fact remains that there is still a gender gap, despite numerous attempts to free women from male oppression. In Indian society, women face numerous challenges in their homes, workplaces, and communities. She experience psychological distress, stress, and exposure to a range of problems like identity loss, dominance by men, and marital discord. Many female writers come out to voice their fears, emphasizing their feelings of marginalization and rebelling against the world that is dominated by men. One of the well-known modern Indian novelists, Shashi Deshpande, made a sincere effort to expose submissive women in her writing. This essay aims to show how Deshpande appears to be expressing a crucial truth—namely, that women can take charge of their lives and make positive changes in them if they are resolved to speak out against oppression and break the taboo of silence—through the character Jaya in That Long Silence.

KEYWORDS: Individuation, self-growth, oppression, conscious, identity.