In the male-dominated society of the Middle Ages, women were perceived of possessing no power over the opposite sex. Although the chivalric code held that women should be treated with idolatry and reverence, it also held that women could not be successful without the help of a man. In the plots of medieval works such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, “The Millers Tale,” and “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” it is indicated that women do indeed have the ability to exert their power and influence over a
Conclusion A Comparative Study between Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and Jhumpa Lahiri While the previous chapter of the thesis engages with an understanding of the second generation diaspora, writer Jumpha Lahiri in this chapter draws us to a comparitive analysis of two imagined worlds represented by the two authors Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and Jhumpa Lahiri. The twenty first century or the new millennium is a witness to an increasing movement of people from India to the new world of the United States of