Cry, The Peacock: A cry for love and life

Pages:191-194
Sumit (Asst. Prof. G.C.W., Rohtak, Haryana)

Cry, The Peacock, Anita Desai’s first publication, is a tale of Maya’s love for Gautama, her husband. Gautama is a wealthy, industrious and practical lawyer. He, exemplifying patriarchal values every time, is indifferent to her. Apart from this, he also oppresses her. Gautama does not even try to understand her feelings and desires. He suffers from the feeling of superiority, which doesn’t let him understand his wife, Maya. His psyche has been shaped by the worst dominating system prevailing in our society i.e. Patriarchy.