Asserting the Right to Write: A Reading of Sara Joseph’s Short Story “Oro Ezhuthukariyude Ullilum”

Author(s)	Dr. Nisha Francis Alapatt
Country	India
Abstract	Sara Joseph is a prominent South Indian writer who was in the forefront of Feminist Movement in Kerala. She was the recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Academy award, Kendra Sahitya Academy Award and the Vayalar Award for her novel Aalahayaude Penmakkal. Her short story “Oro Ezhuthkariyude Ullilum”( trans. “Inside Each Woman Writer”) discusses the struggles of a woman to write in a male dominated society. In order to write, she has to break patriarchal structures and liberate herself from the restrictions of her family. The story traces the woman’s efforts to break free from patriarchal and familial constraints so that her creativity can flourish. Her husband, a powerful representative of patriarchy tries to fill her mind with the feelings of guilt in abandoning her children and family. However, in the end, she frees herself from things that hold her back and escapes into a world of creativity and fun.
Keywords	Gender, sexist, patriarchy, liberation, creativity
Field	Arts
Published In	Volume 11, Issue 1, January-June 2020
Published On	2020-01-15
Cite This	Asserting the Right to Write: A Reading of Sara Joseph’s Short Story “Oro Ezhuthukariyude Ullilum” - Dr. Nisha Francis Alapatt - IJAIDR Volume 11, Issue 1, January-June 2020.

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