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Literary criticism of The Bamboo Blind (note from me this part is looking at the text from gender theory feminism) Written by a female writer, Seema Jena, who was born in the predominantly patriarchal society in India, The Bambbo Blind presents us with the innermost thoughts of a suppressed female, Razia . Right from the beginning, Razia s feelings of gloominess over the unfair treatment that she has received in her husband s house is reflected in the setting of the exposition It was late afternoon in October. ..an eerie dampness were complementing her state of mind. Seema Jena invites us into the mind of a suppressed Indian female, Razia, to enable us to travel down her journey of life suppression. Razia s reminiscence of her home in Lucknow, India, shows us the feeling of being trapped in a patriarchal society, where only the male s voice is heard while the females must remain hidden and unseen, behind the bamboo blind. The males in this story clearly enjoy the privileges of life the younger Mazhars taking control of the business transactions discussing, bargaining and hassling all day long. Meanwhile, the females, ranging from the ten-month-old Farhana to Amma must remain hidden in a section of the house, separated by a veil of thin bamboo strips held together with jute strings , where their domain is determined by the males in kitchen matters. Razia is also shown to have experience the typical glass-ceiling treatment of the females, she is forbidden from continuing her studies in a college her chauvinistic brothers had told her that she had acquired all the education that she would need and it was time she learned how to prepare biryani and learn zardosi embroidery like the rest of the female members of the family. This has clearly shown us the chauvinistic minds of the domineering males who think women are the lesser human beings in their homes. (and so on and so on you can write and write but stop before you exceed the required number of words .there is a lot to write you can focus on the husband, the mother-in-law who stupidly wanted to continue the treatment that she had received as a young woman and wife and pass this on to the younger females her daughters and daughter in laws so that they also live in a suppressed situation like her.their mentality has been shaped by the males and to think outside the box is a taboo females enjoyed harsh treatment of life via name-calling you daughter of an owl when they are not skilled in cooking .aiseh cannot stop pulak)

(this is from cultural perspective) Seema Jena also invites us to glimpses of the Indian culture where males and females are given different treatments. The idea that females are meant to be unheard and unseen can clearly be observed when Razia was scolded for window gazing and the mother-in-law commenting that what

will people say if they always find you near the window? While men like Razak and Razia s brothers are blessed with privileged lifestyle, Razia and other females are confined either to their room or their permanent domain the kitchen. Razak is able to go out for a drink with a friend while Razia has to wait for him at home and she mustn t show a tearful face to a husband , no matter how angry or depressed she feels. Razia s brothers are able to control the family business and make decisions, while Razia is deprived of opportunies for futher studies and must learn how to cook biryani and do embroidering ( got a lot more to write e.g. Razak, the brothers, father) This story also invites us to see the roles of elder females in a household. The mother-in-law in this story is in control of the household matters it is her job to make sure all females know how to cook and how to behave we can hear her commenting on her daughter s cooking one adds garam massala last She also acts as moderator in dissolving squabbles among family members. When Hasina, Razia s sister-in-law scolds her for not wanting to socialize with the rest of the family, the mother-in-law intervenes by saying na,na bte, don t be upset with Hasina . We can clearly see how the eldest family member plays a major role in ensuring the family remain united and intact. The roles of the mother can also be seen in Razia s home in Lucknow. She is the mistress of her domain kitchen. Unofficially, she is the head of a large family, ensuring that food is well cooked and enough for the entire family. Other than this, she doesn t have a say all decisions regarding business, work and studies are made by men of the house. In this Indian culture, we can see that women are confined to feminine matters such as keeping note of the people who visited the house , Amma with her paan box making paan for the whole house , Begum Mazhar supervised kitchen and daily shopping list, and allocating chores to the servants. Razia s motherin-law and sister-in-laws are cooking , they talked about sales, salons and latest video releases, and Razia is consoled with buy a sari some bangles none of the females are engaged with political or business matters. The men, on the other hand, are the bread-earners and decision makers ( aiyoo.. a lot to say about these men .sangat2 beruntung loh macho..egoistic)

(you can also view this from social perspective or gender perspective here goes) Seema Jena also opens a path that leads us into the minds of the males. They are portrayed as simple minded and at times rather narrow minded. Males seem to think that it is easy to please a woman. Some think that women should accept their fate as the less privileged females and the weaker sex who need to be protected all the time. Razak, for example, thinks that by buying a Venetian blind he has resolved Razia s problems. He could not see beyond Razia s serene faade that she is terribly unhappy because she could not enjoy the freedom she longed for. He also thinks that Razia enjoys staying at home all day and Razia s questions on how a pub looks like does not seem to insinuate anything. It is laughable to see the shallowness of his thinking he thinks a woman is easily satisfied with a married life doing nothing substantial. Razia s brothers, on the other hand, think that women s chastity must be protected, by marrying them off or confining them to the house, away from the society. They think that marriage is the answer to

keep the women from becoming astray, which also reflect another shallow thinking that women are created to be merely wives to men. Once the women are married, that is the end of the story and their responsibility is fulfilled. In addition to this, women of marriageable age are sought after by men not for themselves or their qualities, but mostly for the dowries they bring. The men seem to think that women are just like merchandise they bring money to the bridegroom ( wah ..so much to write and kutuk I think u know what I mean )

Guys and girls that s all from me good luck. My advice is read in great detail but detach yourself from the text be the critical observer each paragraph has a lot to tell each action, language, dialogue etc can be viewed from various perspectives. Please read also practical criticism from the internet . Bye ..good luck. Mdm Bebe loves u all.