International Journal of
English and Literature

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. English Lit.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2626
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJEL
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 281

Short Communication

Temperamental incompatibility in Anita Desai’s novel Cry the Peacock

Rumita Sharma
Kumaun University, Nainital, India. 
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 23 September 2013
  •  Published: 31 December 2013

Abstract

The aim of this article is to reveal the temperamental incompatibility in Anita Desai’s “Cry the Peacock” with reference to temperamental and emotional incompatibility between Maya and Gautama. Anita Desai presents the theme of marital dissonance resulting from lack of love, and incompatibility, emotional instability in this novel. This is the main reason for this novel. One of the greatest threats to a happy marriage is incompatibility. Both husband and wife have different attitude towards life. This attitude alienates them from each other. One of the main reasons for marital discord as depicted in the Indian novel in English Anita Desai’s Cry The Peacock (1963), Maya and Gautama have strained relationship because of their psychic disintegration.

Key words: Anita Desai, Maya, Gautama, temperamental incompatibility, India.