Being a social animal, man needs to interact and associate with one another. The family, which is the fundamental pillar of society, plays an important role in shaping our personalities. Communication, support, sharing, caring and trust in one another enables in developing strong, healthy and secure relationships. Lack of it could have negative consequences thereby affecting the family members causing relationships to crumble down. The focus of the current study is on the protagonist, Veda, who is attempting to fit in with her new family. She enters her husband's home after saying goodbye to her loved ones anticipating the same warmth here. Her mother-in-law, constantly humiliates and torments her and her husband is in his own little world. Unable to fulfill her dreams and no one to share her feelings with, she is lonely and sad. Her freedom is curbed and she faces gender bias too. She finds a true friend in her neighbor and keeps herself busy by working along with her. She finds solace in teaching the underprivileged children. She is able to comprehend and support her husband who had been maintaining a distance with her all throughout. The present study focuses on the mental state of the protagonist and the transformation seen in her from a shy to a confident woman at the end.

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Keywords: Loneliness, Relationships, Identity, Family, Gender.