FORCED SPINSTERHOOD IN ANITA DESAI’S CLEAR LIGHT OFDAY

A Project report

Submitted in partial fulfillment of

Requirement for the award of the degree of

MASTER OF ARTS

Submitted by

KHATHEEJATHUL KUBRA V. H

(Reg. No: 31818P02005)

Under the guidance of

Ms. C. SUGUNA, M.A., M. Phil.,

Assistant Professor, Department of English

PG AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

MARUDHAR KESARI JAIN COLLEGE FOR WOMEN

VANIYAMBADI - 635751

MARCH 2020
 DECLARATION

I, KHATHEEJATHUL KUBRA V H (Reg.No.31818P02005) declare that the thesis

entitled FORCED SPINSTERHOOD IN ANITA DESAI’S CLEAR LIGHT OF DAY

submittedby me for the degree of Master of Arts is the record of work carried out by me

during the period from 2019 - 2020 under the guidance of C. SUGUNA, M.A.,

M.Phil.,Assistant Professor, Department of English and the project has not formed the basis

for the award of any Degree, Diploma, Associateship, Fellowship, titles in this or any other

University or other similar institution of Higher learning.

Place: Signature of the Candidate

Date: KHATEEJATHUL KUBRA V.H

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Gratitude is a miracle of its own recognition. It brings out a sense of appreciation and

sincerity of a being. It’s my turn to express my gratitude to my well-wishers who supported

me to complete my project successfully.

First and foremost I thank the Almighty for giving me the strength and perseverance

to complete my research project.

I am grateful to Dr. M. INBAVALLI M.Sc., M. Phil., MCA., Ph.D., Principal,

MarudharKesari Jain College for Women, Vaniyambadi, to give this opportunity.

I express my whole hearted gratitude to the Head of the Department Ms. A.

SUMYIRRA, M.A., M. Phil., B.Ed., Department of English, for motivating and propelling

me to complete my project.

I would like to express my devout gratitude to Ms. C. SUGUNA, M.A., M. Phil.,

Assistant Professor, Department of English, Marudhar Kesari Jain College for Women,

Vaniyambadi, guide and supervisor, for being a pillar of support throughout the completion

of my project.

I express my thanks to the librarians for their timely help.

My true hearted thanks to my family members for being on my side to achieve my

goal. I thank all my friends who helped me constantly for my growth.

 CONTENT

CHAPTER TITLE PAGE NO.

I INTRODUCTION 1

II SUMMARY OF THE NOVEL 13

III FORCED SPINSTERHOOD 24

IV LITERARY REVIEW 35

V CONCLUSION 41

WORKS CITED
 ABSTRACT

This project critically analyses the theme of Forced Spinsterhood in Anita Desai’s

Clear Light of Day. Clear light of day can be viewed as a novel. It is divided into five

chapters. The first chapter introduces the Indian English Literature, about the contemporary

authors and talks about the emergence of women writers. It introduces the author Anita

Desai, her style and themes of her novels and also gives a short note on forced spinsterhood

with the indication of range of the title. The second chapter deals with the summary of the

novel. The third chapter deals with the theme of spinsterhood in the novel. The fourth chapter

explores the literary review. The fifth chapter concludes with an outlook of the major

findings and gives the scope for the novel.