Applying theory, the stone becomes a symbolic “Other” —the external representation of Kavitha’s repressed id (desire). Her act of whispering “Kama” can be read as an “act of naming the unconscious,” thereby integrating the repressed desire into her conscious self. The “hidden tide” metaphor evokes the “return of the repressed” , suggesting that suppressed desires inevitably surface, reshaping personal identity.
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From a lens (as articulated by scholars such as M. Sundaravalli ), the scene exemplifies the “ voice‑from‑the‑margin ” strategy—where marginalized female characters articulate forbidden desires within culturally sanctioned forms (e.g., religious ceremonies). Kavitha’s whisper of Kama is an act of subversive speech , echoing Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak’s concept of “ strategic essentialism ”: she embraces the identity of a lover to destabilize the patriarchal script that relegates her to a silent domestic role. Applying theory, the stone becomes a symbolic “Other”