• Suganya B
• Dr. M. John Suganya

Anita Desai has a deep insight in the psychological and societal problem of modern life. Desai's novels show psychological motivations through retrospection, self-analysis through introspection, in revolts and in compromises. Desai's characters have firm basis of convictions and faiths. She has presented a grim view of life. None of her characters live a happy life. All of them are struggling against the odds, some of whom suffer because they are not happily married. For them marriages are not made in heaven. They are afflicted with the sense of loneliness, alienation and pessimism due to dislocation in life and morbidity of temperament. She probes deep in the social conditions which are the ultimate causes of the sufferings of man. In her opinion, the social conditions are the main causes behind warped dispositions. This paper exclusively discusses about how the conditions of life turned woman into neurotic.

Retrospection, Introspection, Loneliness, Alienation, Social Conditions, Psychological State.

"A Psychological Conflict in Anita Desai’s Cry, The Peacock", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 12, page no.17-21, December-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFG06004.pdf

"A Psychological Conflict in Anita Desai’s Cry, The Peacock", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 12, page no. pp17-21, December-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFG06004.pdf