Abstract
The Raj literature is mostly dominated by
male characters with few negative stereotype
women characters featuring in them. The
Tower of Silence (1971/2005) by Paul Scott
is one such novel which breaks the rule as it
is women-centric, dominated by women
characters of all ages. Unlike the common
notion that Scott is critical of the Raj
machinery, this paper will investigate the
white women's burden a special technique
used by Scott to displays the irrevocable
British superiority of race, culture and moral
obligations. The Tower of Silence
(1971/2005) has a vast array of Memsahibs,
and this novel connects the story of the
previous two novels of the Quartet through
these female characters, and it is almost
devoid of any native female characters. This
paper will study the glorification of the white
women’s burden to display the vital role
played by these Memsahib's in the
propagation of the Empire.
Authors
1-Safia Siddiqui Assistant Professor, Department of English, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Muhammad Ayub Jajja Professor / Chairman, Department of English, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
Keywords
Memsahib, White Women, Stereotype, Burden, Post-colonial
DOI Number
10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).02
Page Nos
11-18
Volume & Issue
V - IV