A Feminist Criticism of Rushdie’s Shame Anonymous 12th Grade

Undoubtedly among the most controversial authors of recent times, Salman Rushdie’s writings delight, shock, irritate and even anger the readers. He is famous for his complex writing style which is presented in all his writings. His novel Shame is oriented to the political history and downfall of the rival countries of the world India and Pakistan. But looking at this novel from feminism one can easily see how he has degraded his female characters and portrayed them in a streo typical way. This research will shed light on how Rushdie unnecessarily made his female characters malevolent in using feminist lense to offer an analysis of his novel Shame.

Salman Rushdie is a British-Indian novelist who has written more than 12 novels and also numerous essays and articles. His third novel Shame (1983) was shortlisted for the Booker prize. His writings mostly combine magic realism with political history to create a debatable yet appraisable storyline. Some of the critics have accused him of being a misogynistic writer where as some others claim he is a pure feminist. Rushdie himself never claimed to be a feminist nor has he ever denied being a misogynist. According to The Cambridge Dictionary, Misogyny means “feelings of hating women, or...