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The Land, The Man, And The Stigma: Fertility and Fragile Manhood in One Part Woman

Author(s) Mr. Gibin G Varghese, Dr. Vidhya Lakshmi C N
Country India
Abstract This paper examines Perumal Murugan’s One Part Woman as a powerful story that shows how rural customs and social norms can damage a man’s sense of self. The book shows how a man’s sense of self-worth slowly crumbles in a society where being a good parent and being accepted by others are the most important things for a man to do. This is seen through the eyes of Kali, a man torn between his love for his wife and the heavy burden of social norms. This study looks at how men feel, especially those who feel proud and purposeful because they can have children, rather than just the experiences of women or the ceremonies that happen around conception. The rural environment serves as a living force that observes, nourishes, and occasionally condemns in Murugan’s work, rather than only serving as a passive backdrop. Animals, land, and silence are all extensions of Kali’s inner world, reflecting the emotional void created by social criticism. This essay argues that infertility in the book serves as a covert form of psychological violence that affects a person’s sense of self, interpersonal relationships, and social standing. The approach emphasises how cultural continuity and environmental embeddedness frequently shape personal suffering by looking at the intersections of masculinity, ecological symbolism, and traditional systems. A terrible stillness rather than rage is left behind as One Part Woman ends with a nuanced but potent critique of how inherited social and spiritual institutions can erode male identity.
Keywords Masculinity, ecological symbolism, infertility, spiritual institutions, interpersonal relationships, environmental embeddedness, gender roles.
Field Sociology > Linguistic / Literature
Published In Volume 7, Issue 4, July-August 2025
Published On 2025-07-03
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i04.49701
Short DOI https://doi.org/g9r7pz
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