Deconstruction of Solah Shringar with reference to "The Scarlet Letter"
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The document compares and contrasts the symbolic punishment of "A" given to Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter to the traditional 16 items of "Solah Shringar" expected of married Hindu women. It questions whether these symbols internalized by society truly represent crimes or sins committed, when in reality they are forms of archetypal control imposed upon women but not men. While Hester and Indian women initially feel insulted by these expected roles, over time they become so internalized that the women no longer see them as harmful though they are forms of socially enforced identity.
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Deconstruction of Solah Shringar with reference to "The Scarlet Letter"
- 1. Deconstruction of “Solah Shringar” with the reference to “The Scarlet Letter” Prepared by Vaidehi Hariyani Semester 3 Batch – 2015-17 Department of English, MKBU
- 2. The Scarlet Letter • “A” – tag given to Hester Prynne by the society. • It is a punishment. • “Don’t put her in prison, put prison in her.” – The Scarlet Letter(1995 film).
- 3. Hindu Mythology • Shringar incorporates ‘Shri’. • It is other name of ‘Laxmi’, the goddess of wealth, luck and beauty. • The bride and newly married woman is considered and called Laxmi who brings prosperity with her.
- 8. • Hester is punished so she is given the tag of “A”. • Has she really committed some crime???? • Have all the women committed some or the other sin??? • Aren’t all the women treated the same way as Hester???
- 9. • From rich to poor and metro cities to villages, almost all the Indian families believe in these traditions and follow them whether they know the implications or not. • All the tags are the archetypal mindset of the society… • Why the man are not given any tags?????
- 10. Conclusion • With the passing of time, Hester starts liking the tag “A”. She becomes use to it. • She was not identified without “A”. • It becomes a integral part of her identity and when it becomes then she doesn’t feel insulted. • Similarly “Solah Shringar” has been internalize by Indian women. So it doesn’t seem to be harmful, though it is harmful.
- 11. Works Cited • http://www.briskpost.com/2013/11/solah- shringar-hindu-mithology-16.html • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarlet_Let ter • Google Images • https://www.youtube.com/
- 12. • For questions and suggestions…. • Contact- vaidehi09hariyani@gmail.com Thank You