498A: Fear and Dreams: Voice of Homosapians

Abstract

Aims: Literature may serve to reveal socioeconomic reality. Most works of literature deal with societal concerns, which help individuals realise the truth and think about it in a different way than people who do not read literature. The present paper aims to comprehend the finest strategies and tackle severe social issues, or problems that negatively affect particular groups of people and ruin the structure of our world.  Age/aging, gender, ethnicity, and human rights are some of the major societal themes addressed in literature form a unique content of this paper. Vikas Sharma's 498A: Fears and Dreams expresses his concerns about the current situation of marriage in India.

Methodology and Approaches: The paper is principally based on the amplification of the destruction caused by the abuse of Article 498A. It tries to acme novelist Vikas Sharma for familiarizing this determination into the domain of writing in order to climax such calamities that are seldom given due attention. Some segments of our society have a long history of tyranny and violence, and the worst part is that their predicament has never been documented.  

Outcome: This novel is a lovely collection of various stories. It not only outlines the difficulties and answers provided by Article 498A, but it also addresses their consequences. It appears in the text at times as though the narrator is having a direct dialogue with the readers. The narrator's interval monologues add to the overall brilliance of the novel. Readers see parallels in the stories of Jatin, Tanvi Sophia, and others. The nicest thing about Dr. Sharma is that he chooses to keep his story simple and fascinating. The story is told via a variety of people, including Jatin, the protagonist, his brother Jay, Tanvi, Jatin's first wife, Sumitra, Tanvi's mother, and many others. 

Conclusion and Suggestion: Matrimony and dowry have established their most vicious loop, so entwined that they can never break free. But, thanks to Article 498A, females now have a legal road out of cruel and authoritarian marriages, allowing them to breathe freely and speak out against major concerns such as domestic abuse and forced dowry. However, in certain circumstances, this regulation has generated a slew of issues for the groom's family. The irony of the situation is that tyrants have suddenly become victims in some situations but not all. It is becoming a very widespread concern that women have abused their rights and utilized Article 498A to cause chaos in the lives of their in-laws for their own personal gain.