Analyzing Challenges and Female Subjugation in a patriarchal society in Nafisa Rizvi’s The Blue Room

Abstract

The research delves into Rizvi’s The Blue Room (2009) which is a poignant portrayal of a patriarchal society reflecting its impacts on identity of the characters. The research aims to understand the place of women in patriarchal society, the importance of domestic space and the opportunities they have in shaping the protagonist’s character, how they acknowledge the purposelessness of their existence and how the supernatural powers given to the protagonist gives her a meaningful direction to achieve the purpose of her life and gives her an inner satisfaction by completing her through knowledge. This research employs Friedan’s theory of feminine mystique and Faris’s theory of magical realism to analyze its various themes of patriarchy, feminine subjectivity and the supernatural powers given to the protagonist.