Representation of Cultural Patterns and Women Suffering in the Novel The Mango Season by Amulya Malladi

Abstract

This paper discusses Amulya Malladi’s The Mango Season. Culture is considered to be important for a person. Every individual gives priority to their own culture .Culture is the identity of every individual. The novel The Mango Season focuses on the sufferings of women. The protagonist of the novel Priya, grows up in an orthodox Indian family. She goes to America for her educational enrichment where she falls in love with a black American. The whole story spins around Priya who is torn between her love and the cultural values of her family. This paper explores the cultural conflicts between the Modern and the Traditional mindset of people. The archaic views of the older generation contrast with that of the younger generation. The younger generation wants to live a modern way of lifestyle but the older generation wants to live a life according to its culture. They hesitate to accept the modern lifestyle and culture. The cultural conflicts are not only regarding the Eastern and Western ideologies but also about the cultural patterns of our society. This paper also analyzes the cultural displacement and struggles of women for their freedom and identity in the family system of contemporary society. The woman character in this novel strives hard for empowerment and emancipation from the cultural conflicts.