• N. THAKIRA

The history of American literature stretches across more than 400 years. It can be divided into five major periods, each of which has unique characteristics and with works that are notable, and representative. The colonial and early national period is between 17th century and 1830. The first American novel is “The Power of Sympathy” by William Hill Brown published in 1789. The American novel took on a dizzying number of forms after World War II. This paper aims to explore the female power in Shirley Jackson’s “We Have Always Lived in the Castle”. Shirley Jackson’s is very significant twentieth century American novelist. She is awarded ten best novels of the year includes “We Have Always Lived in the Castle” in 1962. And Shirley Jackson was also awarded for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror and the dark fantastic in 2007. In her novel “We Have Always Lived in the Castle” deals with the female power the female character revealing a desire for revolt against the patriarchy.

FEMALE POWER IN SHIRLEY JACKSON’S “WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE”

"FEMALE POWER IN SHIRLEY JACKSON’S “WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.508-512, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAG06103.pdf

"FEMALE POWER IN SHIRLEY JACKSON’S “WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp508-512, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAG06103.pdf