Women’s Oppression of Women: Dismantling Gender in Difficult Daughters

The discourse on gender relies heavily on transcendence over patriarchal structures of authority. The interplay of oppression and authority exercised by women on other women constitutes a rather silent aspect of the discourse. The quest for feminine identity is apparently incomplete without the amalgamation of disjoint fragments of femininity. This research paper explores the silent shades of gender and feminine power associations through a critical study of Manju Kapur’s Difficult Daughters.