The Prisons We Broke:A Bildungsroman
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Socioeconomic, Dalit community, Gender, Feminism, culture, caste-based.Abstract
The Prisons We Broke helps us understand the Dalit community ethos and the huge vicissitudes that occurred throughout the course of the time period. Kamble's story reverberates with the impression of women's grief in the face of several dominances. She artfully weaves together the gender, socioeconomic, and caste-based dominance that Dalit women face. The caste system in India, where it still plays a role in determining people's social standing, is deeply problematic. Kamble's autobiography serves as a scathing parody of India's entrenched caste system, socioeconomic strata, and patriarchal beliefs. Kamble's writing has helped her express the range of emotions and physical struggles that she has experienced as a woman in both the professional and personal spheres. In her autobiography, she reveals the most private moments of her life, notingthe ups and downs of her development via the recording of countless traumatic events. In this study, we analyse Baby Kamble's strategy for using her pen to heal the downtrodden and work for the betterment of Dalit women.
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