This paper is nothing but a brief analysis done on the portrayal of women characters depicted by the two writers A.J.Cronin and Lakshmi who belong to two different cultures and ways of thinking with a focus on the problems and problems faced by women in the patriarchal society, bringing home the point rather clearly that contemplations to remove the difficulties of women are mostly out and out useless, unless the difficulties themselves are understood in the proper perspective, for a growing or emerging society depends largely on the women who play a significant role at home and in the society. It specially focuses on the superb portrayal of women as ‘wives’ – pictured in the works of A.J.Cronin and Lakshmi.