Social Issues and Women in The Third Life of Grange Copeland

Abstract

The research paper primarily deals with social issues depicted in the novel The Third Life of Grange Copeland by Alice Walker. It is least concerned about the issues related to male but still it deals with those male issues which are directly or indirectly influenced the life of women in society. Social issue or problem is a condition or episodes or set of events which are undesirable to people in the society. The research paper on the basis of depiction of female protagonists Margaret and Mem and other characters surmises that the control of social situation is beyond the ability of one person. The society at large is responsible for all this. There is a possibility without doubt that social problems may change in the due course of time. A social problem which is not considered in the past may be called so in present situation. On the other hand any social issue which was prevalent in the past may not be in the present scenario. The research paper highlights the social issues in the novel and attempts to categorize them into family issues and community issues. It also attempts to aware and the family and society in general about social issues and brings the change in the world.