Abstract
The object of the study was to analyze the theme of marriage and women in patriarchal setup of 20thcentury Indianand Britishsocieties. Vikram Seth’s A Suitable Boy and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice revolve around the matrimonial issues that dominate women’s life. Qualitative research paradigmis adopted for this study and the textual analysis is used as research tool. Comparative and analytical studyis made of the selected excerpts from both the novels. A comparative study of the novels ascertain that the patriarchal ideology favors and promotes such social setup that makes female dependent upon men .They are left with no other option except getting married for their economic and social security. The study concludes that the patriarchy deals the institution of marriage as an economic transaction in which material interest is always sought. In male dominated society there are fewer opportunities for women to learn and earn. Hence, it is proved that the male dominance has been promoted ever by making female dependent upon men financially and socially
Mubarra Javed, Zulfiqar Ali Shah. (2016) Women and Marriage in Jane Austen’s Pride andPrejudice and Vikram Seth’s ASuitable Boy: A Comparative Study, The ELF Annual Research Journal, Volume 18, Issue 1.
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