IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

Hedging of Masculine Hegemony in Zadie Smith’s On Beauty

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T. Anisha, Dr. T. Subitha

Abstract

Zadie Smith’s third novel On Beauty entitled “My dear Liard”. On Beauty has been derived by Elaine Scarry’s “On Beauty and Being Just”. The story is of an interracial family living in Wellington. On Beauty focuses the tale of two families, the Harold Belseys and the Kippses. The skin colour of the kippses is alike. But they are bold enough to solve problems. There problems are just like the problems of Belsey’s. Monty’s wife couldnot understand that her husband has much interest in family life. Both the families exhibit highly literate middle class, Belseys belong to USA and the Kippses are the natives of England. They don’t have mutal understanding and they are problematic. The Belsey’s and kippses are opponent in the college and both of them are Art History Professors with highly different views. Belsey and kipps are interested in Rembrandt’s work and they couldnot share are accept the ideas or opinions of others. Howard have three children Jerome, Levi and Zora all are genius in their own background but mixed race causes identification problem of their own. Unity is not so strong in Belsey’s family. Kipps wife Carlene is less lustful about her husband’s academic field and acts as a motherly figure in this story. Kiki and Carlene are intimate friends. Michael and Victoria are the children of Carlene. Victoria is more clearly attains in the novel than her brother. The Belsey’s and Kippses are particularly unfamiliar in the novel On Beauty. The behaviour of these two characters are very equivalent beyond their expectation

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