Question

Who symbolizes the burden of the unconscious expectations that a society places upon a woman in Roots and Shadows?

• A. Kiran
• B. Jayant
• C. James
• D. George

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Jayant

• Roots and Shadows is an English-language Indian novel by Shashi Deshpande in 1983.

• The story is based on the themes of tradition, family life, marriage, patriarchy, domestic abuse, self-delusion and adultery.

• The author has tried to display the complex web of interpersonal conflicts.