Deciphering Sexual Politics in J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace.

Women are never given any space; they are persecuted since ancient time, they are vulnerable regardless of ages, social classes and cultures. Even when a woman tries to be herself, patriarchal society crushes her down. Patriarchy has some venomous tools and rape is one of the easiest ways of those to tame women and make them fragile. Women are confined within the mazes of patriarchy. They can't get out of there; they can't touch the ceiling; they can't kiss the sky, no matter how much they try. This paper attempts to explore sexual politics of the patriarchal society in the light of J.M Coetzee's Disgrace. Lucy Lurie, the female protagonist of the novel is the main focal point of this research. It will talk how males want to use women for the fulfillment of their purposes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]