ShodhPatra: International Journal of Science and Humanities

A Study of Female Characters in Train to Pakistan, Susana’s Seven Husbands and the Guide

Train to Pakistan is a partition novel by Khushwant Singh. This novella has only two active female characters. One is Nooran and another is Juggut's mother. Nooran is a Muslim weaver girl living in Manomajra. She has a love affair with Juggat. Besides Haseena who is a Muslim prostitute and her mentor. In moneylender Ramlal’s family is seen some women but not so active. Susana's Seven Husbands has three women characters. Susana is the protagonist. She loves several persons that is seven times. She is a kind of flirt. Another woman is Susana's maid servant. The narrator Arun's wife also is included. The Guide by RK Narayan consists of three women characters. They are Rosie alias Nalini, Velan's step sister and Raju's mother. In the patriarchal society they hold different personality.