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Abstract
Doris Lessing’s Martha Quest, the first of a five volume sequences collectively called, “Children of Violence” is the psychological narrative about the epicurean character Martha who rejects feminism, the physical beauty and efficacy of women. This paper attempts to examine the sybaritic espying nature of woman represented by the eponymous character created by Lessing. She does not want to be applauded with the sentiments related to femininity, which she considers hypocrisy socially imposed on women folk for ages. She rejects her mother’s suggestion to uphold the traditional values and remain properly married. She revolts against parental authority and free herself from the trap of marriage seeking a divorce engaged in the quest of her own identity. Martha knows that the self-assertion can alone make her life more meaningful and she carves out her own identity from her inner psyche