Analysis of Daniyal Mueenuddin`s in Other Rooms, Other Wonders: A Feministic View

Abstract

This paper investigates how women are suppressed and oppressed through different patriarchal institutions and why women allow men to take advantage of them. In Other Rooms, Other Wonders is Daniyal Maueenddin's short story which presents the different roles of women our society. The nature of this research is purely qualitative, where the researchers employed textual analysis and close-reading techniques. Consequently, this study is guided by the feminist perspective of Gayathri Chakravarty Spivak. The current research shows that patriarchy is enforced and perpetuated through various institutions such as wifehood, sisterhood, daughterhood, and womanhood and mechanisms such as the use of language, economic dependency, and a lack of education. Furthermore, the research analyzes patriarchal institutions such as womanhood, wifehood, and sisterhood, which valorize male chauvinism by marginalizing women in In Other Rooms, Other Wonders. Female characters, such as Husna in the selected short story face severe problems at the hands of male chauvinism. They are exploited, maltreated, victimized, and oppressed by male members for their benefit. The central characters in the story face suppression at the hands of male patriarchy. The character of Husna faces suppression under the guise of wifehood, womanhood, and daughterhood. In addition, this research also shows that men take advantage of women because of socially constructed patriarchal institutions and lack of awareness among women of their fundamental rights. In women's oppression, various patriarchal intuitions and mechanisms play an essential role which leads to their permanent suppression and exploitation.