Department of English and Cultural Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
Online published on 10 March, 2016.
The paper throws light on the idealization of womanhood through different patriarchal symbols. The subjugation done by men helps patriarchy to construct the ‘ideal’ woman, which not only deprives her from her rights but also displaces her identity. The paper also offers a solution to deconstruct this hegemonic ideology that upholds patriarchal violence and demeans feminist individuality.
Deconstruction, Feminism, Hegemony, Patriarchy
