Confusion and Trauma suffered by Women during Partition: A Study of selected Short Stories

In partition literature, the paradigm of “woman as a victim” has been used as an important device in the depiction of violence. This paper tries to explore the plight of confusion and trauma of women during partition. This paper focuses on the feminine psyche and experiences as Women suffered the most in the tragedy of the partition. The Partition was an aftermath of colonization and women were victimized during the Partition. The women of a nation are symbols of the motherland. They also represent the primordial connection to the nation as they are agents of reproduction. During the communal riots in India, before and during the 1947 Partition, one community’s power over the other could not be shown completely unless the women of the community were overtaken and reduced to objects of abuse. A woman’s individuality was erased; their identities as mothers were prioritized, and they were treated as objects to successfully break the motherland.