Analysis of Shama in A House for Mr. Biswas From a Feminist Perspective

The paper analyzes Shama in A House for Mr. Biswas from a feminist perspective. Superficially Shama is a typically traditional Hindu woman,but what are concealed are the various oppressions she is subjected to. Shama tries to resist and find a way out,but the rigid oppressions of the patriarchal society make all her efforts futile. She is suffering more than those non-diasporic women in that she can seek help from nobody. The house she was born into is disintegrating while her husband is a good-for-nothing antihero. Shama,and the many diasporic women are thus left in a helpless despair.