Feminist Issues in the Novel ‘Maanickam’

Abstract

The basic principle of feminism is that women should have equal rights with men, regardless of gender, at all levels of society. The idea that feminism is the opposition to men is prevalent in society. In fact, the main purpose of feminism is to liberate women who have been enslaved, tortured, and oppressed over time and to give them equal value in society. Feminism includes all the various sufferings, problems, and solutions that a woman faces in her life, from birth to death. The word ‘feminism’ may be used to mean that a woman is equal to a man in every aspect. From that day to this day, women, though mostly respected in society, are sometimes thrown into the dust by social circumstances. Women are lagging behind in education, employment, the economy, etc. Every author, with the goal of improving women's society, addresses women-oriented social and community-based issues in their novels. On that basis that all women in the community must progress and live with vigilance, through her novel 'Manickam', S.Tamilselvi has exposed the social problems in the lives of women, the problems caused by the husband's suspicion, the problems in getting an education; and the problems faced by women because of other women. In addition, she has raised awareness about how women should recover from such issues. Furthermore, in her work, she has created feminine characters by perpetuating many concepts that are unique and stable for women, such as chastity, love, marriage, education, and poverty.