TITLE:
The Independent Road of Gauri: A Feminist Geographic Analysis of The Lowland
AUTHORS:
Jiangyu Wei
KEYWORDS:
Jhumpa Lahiri, The Lowland, Feminist Geography, Gendered Space, Spatial Confinement
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.10 No.6,
June
21,
2023
ABSTRACT: The novel The Lowland (2013) written by Jhumpa Lahiri seemingly begins with the story of twin brothers, Subhash and Udayan, but eventually turns into the independent journey of a woman named Gauri. This paper attempts to trace Gauri in two spaces—the traditional society of India and the modern society of the U.S.—and shows her transformation guided by feminist geographic theories.