The Central Theme of That Long Silence by Shashi Deshpande (शशि देशपांडे द्वारा रचित 'दैट लॉन्ग साइलेंस' का मुख्य विषय

Hareshwar Roy,
The Central Theme of That Long Silence by Shashi Deshpande (शशि देशपांडे द्वारा रचित 'दैट लॉन्ग साइलेंस' का मुख्य विषय


शशि देशपांडे द्वारा रचित 'दैट लॉन्ग साइलेंस' (That Long Silence) का मुख्य विषय एक महिला के जबरन थोपे गए सन्नाटे की विनाशकारी शक्ति और अपनी वास्तविक पहचान को खोजने का उसका तीव्र संघर्ष है। सत्रह वर्षों तक, मुख्य पात्र जया अपने पति मोहन के लिए एक आदर्श और शांत गृहणी बने रहने के लिए अपने विचारों, इच्छाओं और लेखन प्रतिभा को दबाकर रखती है। उसे अहसास होता है कि आधुनिक समाज महिलाओं से पूरी तरह से मूक पीड़ित होने की उम्मीद करता है जो अपने परिवार को हर चीज़ से ऊपर रखें। यह उपन्यास खूबसूरती से दिखाता है कि यह लंबा सन्नाटा केवल पुरुषों द्वारा थोपा नहीं गया है, बल्कि इसे महिलाओं द्वारा खुद भी स्वीकार किया गया है क्योंकि यह उन्हें एक सुरक्षित और आरामदायक जीवन शैली प्रदान करता है।

एक अन्य मुख्य विषय आधुनिक विवाहों के भीतर बातचीत की विफलता और भावनात्मक दूरी है। जया और मोहन एक ही छत के नीचे साथ रहते हैं, लेकिन वे कभी भी अपने वास्तविक विचारों, डरों या मनोवैज्ञानिक आघातों को एक-दूसरे के साथ साझा नहीं करते हैं। उनकी बातचीत बहुत सतही होती है और सख्ती से केवल घरेलू बजट, सुरक्षा और बच्चों के स्कूल के ग्रेड तक ही सीमित रहती है। देशपांडे एक गाड़ी में जुते बैलों के जोड़े के यथार्थवादी रूपक का उपयोग यह समझाने के लिए करती हैं कि कैसे एक विवाहित जोड़ा बिना किसी वास्तविक भावनात्मक जुड़ाव या आत्मिक अंतरंगता के एक ही दिशा में बिना सोचे-समझे आगे बढ़ता रह सकता है।

अंततः, यह उपन्यास आत्म-साक्षात्कार, आंतरिक शक्ति और इस दमघोंटू सन्नाटे को तोड़ने के विषय पर केंद्रित है। जब एक अचानक आया वित्तीय संकट जया को एक छोटे से फ्लैट में पूर्ण अकेलेपन में रहने के लिए मजबूर करता है, तो वह अपनी आत्मा में गहराई से झांकने के लिए विवश हो जाती है। वह बहादुरी से यह समझती है कि वह अपनी सुविधा के लिए खुद अपनी पहचान को मिटाने में एक सक्रिय भागीदार रही है। कहानी के अंत में, जया एक शांत आंतरिक क्रांति से गुजरती है और खुलकर बोलने का एक दृढ़ संकल्प लेती है। यह मुख्य संदेश दृढ़ता से कहता है कि एक महिला को निर्भरता के पीछे छिपना बंद करना चाहिए, अपनी आवाज़ का ईमानदारी से उपयोग करना चाहिए और अपने जीवन की पूरी जिम्मेदारी खुद लेनी चाहिए।
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Currently Dr. Roy is working as Professor of English at Govt. P.G. College Satna, Madhya Pradesh. He is the author of the following books: (1) Diasporic Articulation in the Novels of M.G. Vassanji (2) A Study of M.G. Vassanji 's Novels (3) Varieties of Indianity in the Works of M.G. Vassanji & Rohinton Mistry (4)Diaspora & Indian Diaspora: A Brief Study (5) Short Notes of English Literature - I (6) Short Notes of English Literature - II (7) हमार पहचान ह भोजपुरी - भोजपुरी कविता संकलन (8) हमरा प्यार हो गइल - भोजपुरी गज़ल संकलन (9) भोजपुरी कविताएँ

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