Marital Discord: A Glance at Anita Desai's Novel "Fire on the Hill".

Anita Desai's "Forest Fire" deserves an ecological philosophy. Anita Desai mostly focuses on relationships in her writing. The problem of friction arises from marital conflict and lack of understanding between men and women. However, a survival side to his job is also very important. She presents her character through often conflicting couples, a sensitive wife, and a negative husband. It would be apt to say that marriage, a vital issue challenged in the traditional society, marriage is a patriarchal instrument which leads a woman to subjugation and slavery. It is also noticed that the predicament of a married woman has several shades. In martial issues sex proves to be a brutal punishment for such child brides who nevertheless did not revolt but on the other hand continued to suffer and helped to perpetuate such oppression. It is seen that the female characters in her works are generally neurotic and sensitive by nature, almost in conflict with other areas such as husband and wife and the environment. Therefore, marital discord is prominent in most of Desai's novels. The psychological and experiential causes of this conflict may vary from character to character. Women's writing continues to occupy an important place for more than one reason. It asks for ideas to understand the importance of patriarchy. The work of all women is not necessarily feminist. But feminist narratives can emerge from absence and denial. Depressions of Indian women, marital discord, survival, issues are the main themes of feminist writing. Women's self- discovery has always been a favorite theme of many female novelists