"PRIDE AND PREJUDICE" AS A NOVEL OF NEW WOMAN IN CONCEPTION
“ PRIDE AND PREJUDICE” AS A NOVEL OF NEW WOMAN IN CONCEPTION. Introduction Decades of dominance had allowed the patriarchal society to construct an image for women in the society. They were considered to be mere shadows of man and were treated as the ‘other’. Women never enjoyed equal privileges as men and were accepted as a second sex. However within the changing time the role of women in a society also underwent a significant change , affecting greatly the sexual and social norms prevalent in the society. Male hegemony was no longer tolerated and women started thinking for themselves. With the increasing awareness about injustice done to women ,they started raising their voice against the infringement and subjugation. This conscious effort to fight against male domination led to the rise of Women’s Liberation Movement in 1960 in western Europe and United States .It became a serious social ,cultural and political reform movement that lead to the upliftment of women .Howe...