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QUEST FOR IDENTITY: A STUDY OF RUPA BAJWA’S TELL ME A STORY

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Dr. Kumar Gaurav1* , Damanpreet Kaur2 , Manpreet Kaur3 , Kaveri Divan4 , Supriya Singh5 , Bobbala Lokesh Reddy
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.si5a.023

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Society shapes the behavior of an Individual. And this behavior is determined and shaped by the norms and values including conventional wisdom in the society in which an individual takes birth. A famous French sociologist- Emile Durkheim theorized that an individual’s behavior is greatly impacted by social factors in his book ' A Study in Sociology' (1952). The subjects like Identity, Gender Identity, status, etc., all are the outcome of society itself. A victor of the Sahitya Academy Award in English Literature, in 2006, Rupa Bajwa, an Indian post-feminist writer portrayed the novel: Tell Me A Story (2012) which describes the reality of Indian society and other societal elements as well. Tell Me A Story is a tale that depicts the theme of a sense of loss and hope, the Quest for Identity (by Rani, a protagonist), the struggle of middle-class people, the suppressive and down status of women in society, the role of education, etc. Basically, this novel is more reliable for females because the whole novel draws an image of Rani’s struggle as being a woman, a less decisive woman (in Indian society), female feticide, the will of the boy child, and so on.

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