AN INSIGHT INTO A WOMAN’S TRANSITIONS (IN ROLES): A STUDY OF AMY TAN’S ‘BAU BOMU’ IN THE BONESETTER’S DAUGHTER (Pages ) by K. Mohana Priya in THE ENGLISH INDIA / ISSN: 2321-1172 (Online); 2347-2634 (Print)

Women throughout her life perform one or the other role, sometimes maI0103359_ny roles at a time performing multiple roles. The movement from one role to the other is termed as Transition in Role Theory. This role theory is applied to analyse the transitions of a woman in literature for better understanding both psychologically and sociologically. The interference of culture/society they live in or the individual's mental makeup that decides the Transition they undergo. A study of Amy Tan's Bau Bomu is taken for the above analysis.omen throughout her life perform one or the other role, sometimes maI0103359_ny roles at a time performing multiple roles. The movement from one role to the other is termed as Transition in Role Theory. This role theory is applied to analyse the transitions of a woman in literature for better understanding both psychologically and sociologically. The interference of culture/society they live in or the individual's mental makeup that decides the Transition they undergo. A study of Amy Tan's Bau Bomu is taken for the above analysis.Keywords: cultural codes, individual’s mindset, role set, role theory, role transition.