DREAM - VISION NARRATIVE IN "SULTANA’S DREAM" (Pages 117-124) by Dr. C. E. Sujatha in THE ENGLISH RESEARCH EXPRESS / ISSN:2321-1164 (Online); 2347-2642 (Print)

The Paper “Dream-Vision Narrative in ‘Sultana’s Dream’“ attempts to trace Rokeya Sekhwat Hossein’s quest for egalitarianism amidst the early twentieth century patriarchal orthodoxy. Within an intended ambiguous narrative between reality and dream, Rokeya explores the viable angles of parity through Sultana’s visionary encounters with Sara’s Lady Land. “Virtue herself reigns” in the Lady Land as the land is “free from sin and harm.” To Sultana, the qualities like wisdom, bravery, shyness and others seem to acquire subverted meanings in the sensible reign of women in the strange land. The counter myths in the Lady Land not only amuse her, but they also counter and subvert prevailing patriarchal myths in the society in which Sultana exists. Dream-vision narrative, Rokeya’s invariable resort—in a gender biased society—presents women’s education as panacea that questions, sensitizes, and opens fresh possible avenues for women.he Paper “Dream-Vision Narrative in ‘Sultana’s Dream’“ attempts to trace Rokeya Sekhwat Hossein’s quest for egalitarianism amidst the early twentieth century patriarchal orthodoxy. Within an intended ambiguous narrative between reality and dream, Rokeya explores the viable angles of parity through Sultana’s visionary encounters with Sara’s Lady Land. “Virtue herself reigns” in the Lady Land as the land is “free from sin and harm.” To Sultana, the qualities like wisdom, bravery, shyness and others seem to acquire subverted meanings in the sensible reign of women in the strange land. The counter myths in the Lady Land not only amuse her, but they also counter and subvert prevailing patriarchal myths in the society in which Sultana exists. Dream-vision narrative, Rokeya’s invariable resort—in a gender biased society—presents women’s education as panacea that questions, sensitizes, and opens fresh possible avenues for women.Keywords: quest for egalitarianism, patriarchal orthodoxy, reality and dream,, visionary encounters, counter myths, women’s education etc.