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Literature as a discipline has attracted varying dimensions of attention over the years. Scholars have conceptualized literature and have come up with postulations. As the literary genres develop, so also do the criticism on these genres. The critical approach to the study of literature has come to x-ray literary works to ascertain their content and worth. It is through this critical approach that certain preoccupations of writers and their depiction and portraiture of characters are beginning to raise eye brows and are being questioned. Thus, efforts are being made in many quarters to dismantle the ugly trend of imbalance character portrayal in works of literature. It is through this critical approach that the ideology of feminism sparked off from. Writers are now on a corrective mission to balance the equation for the writings of many men has been one sided, portraying the female as baseless. Writers have made revolution part of their tool for this onerous task. It is in view of the foregoing that this paper critically analyses the revolution spirit in women. Drawing from the experiences of characters in Mariama Ba’s So Long a Letter, Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo’s Trafficked and Chinua Achebe’s Anthill of the Savannah, the paper posits that writers can, through their character portrayal, effect changes in the scheme of things in the society and chart a new path for the society to follow. It draws extensively from the feminist ideology making statements that revolution is an indispensible ingredient in the strife for self-empowerment and self-actualization. The paper then recommends that for the growth, progress of the society, there should be balanced character portrayal, and female writers should galvanize their fellow women into actions that will culminate in self-actualization.
Literature as a discipline has attracted varying dimensions of attention over the years. Scholars have conceptualized literature and have come up with postulations. As the literary genres develop, so also do the criticism on these genres. The critical approach to the study of literature has come to x-ray literary works to ascertain their content and worth. It is through this critical approach that certain preoccupations of writers and their depiction and portraiture of characters are beginning to raise eye brows and are being questioned. Thus, efforts are being made in many quarters to dismantle the ugly trend of imbalance character portrayal in works of literature. It is through this critical approach that the ideology of feminism sparked off from. Writers are now on a corrective mission to balance the equation for the writings of many men has been one sided, portraying the female as baseless. Writers have made revolution part of their tool for this onerous task. It is in view of the foregoing that this paper critically analyses the revolution spirit in women. Drawing from the experiences of characters in Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter, Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo's Trafficked and Chinua Achebe's Anthill of the Savannah, the paper posits that writers can, through their character portrayal, effect changes in the scheme of things in the society and chart a new path for the society to follow. It draws extensively from the feminist ideology making statements that revolution is an indispensible ingredient in the strife for self-empowerment and self-actualization. The paper then recommends that for the growth, progress of the society, there should be balanced character portrayal, and female writers should galvanize their fellow women into actions that will culminate in self-actualization.
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Rabindranath Tagore has always been an allure for the readers because of his multifaceted presentation of themes and the characters continuously playing roles to heighten those themes. Especially, Tagore's female characters have such diversities that have made his short stories so significant to the world in the twenty-first century. Some Tagorean female characters suffer from their sociocultural environment, whereas some try to revolt to find a way out. The present study aims at exploring the two opposite attitudes of Tagore's female characters presented in his short stories, 'Haimanti' and 'Aparichita', referring to the traditional dowry and marriage system, which had been the major hindrances to women's emancipation and reasons for domestic violence.
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The soul of this edition titled "India Unraveled-The Representation of Women in Literature and Society" lies in the enduring value, right nature of tongue perceptions, intellectual stature, rhetoric and the arresting diction of the contributors. The research essays open the inner frontier of selfdiscovery to overcome the lapse in mental health. This volume provides a platform to exhibit their ideas and creativity and discuss relevant subjects to get space to move ahead, feel enlightened and reach the unexplored realm of knowledge, practical wisdom and tranquility. The minds and spirits have unfolded to breathe life and purpose of art into the readers. Women from varied social standing have been segregated for the analytical criticism to serve the inspirational goals and obtain motivational force. A perfect understanding of this text reveals delight on the subjects of the inner world of women. The female heroism in Rani of Jhansi is highlighted through the transitional period
International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR)
IDEOLOGICAL AMBIGUITIES AND CONFLICT OF IDEOLOGY IN REPRESENTATIONS OF WOMEN IN SELECTED AFRICAN FEMALE AND MALE NOVELS.2018 •
The political ideology of women?s movements like feminism, womanism, Stiwanism, African feminism and others is to redress the power imbalances between men and women through advocacy of women?s rights. But the fact that some women ill-treat their fellow women and even girl children creates ideological ambiguities and conflict of ideology in the political ideology they advocate for. This article focuses on ideology of womanism and radical feminism so as to unfold some causes of ideological ambiguities and conflict of ideology in the representations of women in Lola Shoneyin?s The Secret Lives of Baba Segi?s Wives and Asare Adei?s A Beautiful Daughter. The result reveals that social injustice, pride, egoism, revenge and malice make women go against the brainchild of their ideology. The above problems make women enter into conflict with one another and even abuse children. In a nutshell, it is discovered that ideological ambiguities and conflict of ideology have made women expose themselves and their fellow women to men?s violence and status quo.
Both men and women constitute the species of human beings but men have dominated over women since time immemorial and have neglected and seem to have denied their rights altogether in many situations. Women very often have been deprived of human rights and society seems to have played with them as if they were cards or puppets to serve the purpose their superior 'others' have liked. This reductionist position of women has been reflected in literature, firstly, by male writers and then by female writers. Unfortunately the portrayal of women in the hands of many male writers appears to have been either more reductionist than what it is/was in reality or more exaggerated while most of the female writers appear emotional and over sentimental in their portrayal of women characters. This paper attempts to briefly study the condition of women as reflected in literature in relation to the actual condition of women of different times. Women did not have much scope for institutional education and very few had the opportunity of reading at home because of conservative society in the past. The male dominated conservative society did not think that women were human beings and they needed education. Society understood by human beings only men who would earn and dominate the others serving them. As women were kept confined to homes and hearths and did not earn, they had the status like that of servants. To make and keep women subordinate and subservient to men, men had concocted different texts and associated them with religion. The uneducated women, brought up under the shade of religion, believed those texts without questioning their authenticity and the more they believed the more they became subservient. Any deviation on the part of a woman was treated with physical cruelty, and women tolerated in silence even being bitten by their
Alterity in Women's Literature (Atena Editora)
Alterity in Women's Literature (Atena Editora)2022 •
Women's literature as a cultural construction continues to seek its own space despite being discussed in studies of cultural anthropology and sociology. This project tries to reflect on the importance of understanding the literary texts of women's literature, without labels, that is, without political and sociological connotations, which are generally associated with feminist "struggles", and this literature in particular, brings the subject of enunciation conscious, (which is the fighting author's ego). After the heyday of feminist literature, we understand that the latter did not reach a new audience of female authors and readers, as it also shows us other aspects of alterity. It is questioned whether the alterity factor has become the basis of women's literature today.
Creation and Criticism
Woman to New Woman: An Idiom of Transformation from Oppression to Progression2023 •
This paper extensively focuses on the journey of women from traditional to modern, from passively accepting social stereotypes to actively rejecting them, from mute followers to creators of their own fates, and finally from a piece of property to a dignified person in a society that denies the value of equal existence. Literature, as widely considered, is the best tool for truly understanding the foundations of any society or culture. Literature unquestionably reflects the past, present, and future with tremendous synchronisation. This conveys not just the desperations of the past, the hardships, and the difficulties of the present, but also the hopes, and dreams, of the future. Therefore, here an attempt is made to evaluate this amazing transitive voyage and comprehend the various colours of femininity shown in literature while highlighting the outstanding works of Indian and English women authors. In addition, this research paper will explore the significant role that contemporary women play in society and how they serve as inspiration and role models for coming generations, particularly for women.
The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite of his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work. This quote by Fabrizio Moreira holds good for men but for women this dream posses many challenges before it is fulfilled. Women are multifaceted and perform a significant role in society. Across the world women have their challenges to face in this man"s world. In India women are considered as the goddess from the ancient time however, it is also true that they are not treated as goddess. Considering them as goddess alone is not enough, it needs positive continuous effort and participation of both men and women to really bring women empowerment. Initially women were confined to domestic chores and kept within the four walls of the house. Gradually women started getting educated and as the rate of literacy in women increased there has been some progress. Women since ages have expressed their felling, thoughts, anger, experience and anxiety through their writing not only in English but also in other languages.. This paper is an attempt to explore the various genres of women"s writing across the world to understand the life of women and also the manner in which they were portrayed in literature. This paper also tries to make a comparative study of the writings in India with other countries both in the past and present in an attempt to know how successful we have been in achieving women empowerment.
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