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This paper attempts an analysis of Manju Kapur’s Difficult Daughters from the perspective of mother-daughter relationships. Starting from the assumption that the mother plays a crucial part in socialising children into traditional gender roles, I will focus on family relations and women’s quest for identity in an Indian society set against the backdrop of Partition.

THE MOTHER-DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIP IN MANJU KAPUR’S DIFFICULT DAUGHTERS

University of Craiova 13 A.I. Cuza Street, Craiova, Romania

Gender Studies

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This paper attempts an analysis of Manju Kapur’s Difficult Daughters from the perspective of mother-daughter relationships. Starting from the assumption that...

THE MOTHER-DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIP IN MANJU KAPUR’S DIFFICULT DAUGHTERS

Published Online: Feb 14, 2014

Page range: 292 - 307

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2013-0018

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