THE SIEGE OF KRISHNAPUR' DA İNGİLİZ KADINININ İMAJI

The English people in India go through difficult times at the time of the Indian Mutiny of 1857, which is the first nationalistic movement against the British rule in India. They have to find a way to survive until the English relief forces come to their rescue. Meanwhile, not only the English men, but also the English women do their best to preserve the British Raj and to regain the British supremacy in India. In James Gordon Farrell's The Siege of Krishnopur, the experiences of the English women and men during the Mutiny are narrated. Relying on his narration of the Mutiny, it is possible to have an idea about the roles played by the English women in the British Raj. In this article, through a dose analysis of the stances of English women towards the Mutiny and towards the British Raj, the images o( the English women in The Siege of Krishnapur will also be scrutinised. When the gender of the characters is considered, it is seen that in the novel, both English men and women are against Indian nationalism and they try to preserve the British supremacy in India. English women make important contributions to the British Ra) such as being the carriers and preservers of English culture in India. Though, the contributions of English women have been ignored so far, in this article it will be suggested that actually, English women are very functioal in the spread of British Imperialism and culture.