Why is the male character in the story named Purushothaman?
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Purushothaman. The name originally means the best man (uthamapurushan) but it is quite ironic in this context. light. ... our culture and institutions are male oriented, it is not only the male who construct these kind of gender types, but also women play an important role in this construction of such disparities
Purushothaman literally means 'the best man' or 'ideal man'. In the context of the story inside every woman writer, the character Purushothaman is the woman writer's husband. He is the main symbol of patriarchal ideas in the story. Thus this presents an irony. The character is nothing but an ordinary patriarchal man who believes that women's sole purpose in life is to serve men and take care of her family. They're considered just an object of pleasure. Here, the author presents the contrast between his name and his character.