IsolatedSelf in Bharati Mukherjee’s Wife

Abstract

Bharati Mukherjee, an adaptable immigrant writer, was a penetrating observant of the social and political conditions of India. She has often been applauded for her discreet prose style and her ironic plot developments and drooling observation. The essence of the Indian immigrants is the predominant concern of Bharati Mukherjee, who herself falls in this class. She has persistently dealt with the dark depths of phobia by creating delicate characters in their moments of extreme mental struggle leading to anxiety.

From the start of the novel, Dimple, the main character of Wife is seen as a person who thrives on imagination and lives in an imaginary world, far from reality, she dreams of a perfect husband and a life free from worries but when her dreams remain unfulfilled, she murders her husband and thinks that no one will come to know that she killed her husband as she saw in most of the TV soaps. Like other writers Bharati Mukherjee’s works also reflect some experiences of her own life. Her works have autobiographical overtones. She through her novels refers to the occurrence of migration and the issues like isolation, identity crisis, racism, and its manifestations. Therefore, this paper will try to trace the isolation of self, hiding in its main character’s demeanor.