An Enigmatic Depiction of Women Stereotype in Harold Pinter’s the Birthday Party and the Homecoming

Abstract

The repercussions of the World War II in the post-war period have been devastating for the humans to survive. This devastation is seen endorsed by the patriarchal arrogance of the homosocial men, who have deteriorated the life of women both on and offstage. It brought the suffering and predicaments in the post-war human life thus worsening the aim of survival. This suffering is seen as alarming to the human world and Harold Pinter has depicted it in his plays. His narratives reflect upon the post-war humans who have given up the life and chosen to live an isolated and secluded life. The paper focuses on the abused image of women in the post-war period by their male-counterparts. It portrays the exploitation, excesses, sexuality, masculinity, patriarchal mindset, deprival of rights, injustices so on and so forth through the analysis of Pinter‘s magnum opus The Birthday Party and The Homecoming.