May 2, 2020
The presence of patriarchal asserts itself in all aspects of our society. The stereotypical gender roles and acute domestic violence are the dark faces of Urban and rural lives alike. This expression was brilliantly highlighted in the Indian film ‘Thapaad’ translating to Slap, where the act of slap in an affluent family by the working husband to her housewife, shocks the protagonist to think of all the submissive duties, women in Indian households have to preform, in order to keep the men of the family happy. The abstract expression is to portray the aspects of the male dominance, the act of slap and assertion of patriarchy through gradient shapes drawn organically.
