The Image of a Female Character in the African Novel: A Feminist Reading of Zaynab Alkali's "The Stillborn"
| المصدر: | مجلة أكاديمية شمال أوربا المحكمة للدراسات والبحوث |
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| الناشر: | أكاديمية شمال أوربا للعلوم والبحث العلمي |
| المؤلف الرئيسي: | Ismail, Khaleel Bakheet Khaleel (Author) |
| المجلد/العدد: | مج4, ع19 |
| محكمة: | نعم |
| الدولة: |
الدنمارك |
| التاريخ الميلادي: |
2023
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| الشهر: | أبريل |
| الصفحات: | 139 - 156 |
| ISSN: |
2596-7517 |
| رقم MD: | 1386863 |
| نوع المحتوى: | بحوث ومقالات |
| اللغة: | الإنجليزية |
| قواعد المعلومات: | HumanIndex |
| مواضيع: | |
| كلمات المؤلف المفتاحية: |
Feminism | Patriarchy | Stillborn | Womanism | Oppression | Subjugation
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| رابط المحتوى: |
عدد مرات التحميل
2
| المستخلص: |
Over the last decades, African literary criticism has witnessed the contributions of female novelists the invigoration of the African literature; especially those female writers whose works that questioned patriarchy, women’s role, household issues, and gender based discrimination in the African traditional societies. It is notices that most female writers have embraced feminism in spite of the thematic essence of their individual narratives. Thus, this paper’s objective is to examine the images of female characters in Zaynab Alkali’s “The Stillborn” from feminist perspective. It is a critical exploration of how Alkali’s creative visions as a female writer have pinpointed some social realities which relegate womanhood to gender roles. It also explains the aesthetic value of Zaynab Alkali’s works with a special attention on her idiosyncratic use of language in portraying female characters in her fictional narrative. The paper concludes that, the persistent gender inequality, patriarchy, and societal look at the female, which Alkali’s works portray, have contributed in subordinating women’s role in African traditional societies. Hence, Alkali however, advocates and tries to project womanhood in a positive light, by arming her female characters with intensity of visions to stand for their equal rights, speak of themselves, lead independent lives, and end up all sort of patriarchal domination. |
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| ISSN: |
2596-7517 |
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