The New African Woman: The Quest for an Independent Self in Flora Nwapa’s One is Enough "1981"
| المصدر: | مجلة الممارسات اللغوية |
|---|---|
| الناشر: | جامعة مولود معمري تيزي وزو - مخبر الممارسات اللغوية |
| المؤلف الرئيسي: | Matmer, Dalila (Author) |
| مؤلفين آخرين: | Boutouchent, Fadhila Sidi Said (Co-Author) |
| المجلد/العدد: | مج15, ع2 |
| محكمة: | نعم |
| الدولة: |
الجزائر |
| التاريخ الميلادي: |
2024
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| الشهر: | ديسمبر |
| الصفحات: | 569 - 584 |
| DOI: |
10.35269/1452-015-002-030 |
| ISSN: |
2170-0583 |
| رقم MD: | 1543087 |
| نوع المحتوى: | بحوث ومقالات |
| اللغة: | الإنجليزية |
| قواعد المعلومات: | AraBase |
| مواضيع: | |
| كلمات المؤلف المفتاحية: |
Heroine | Journey | Economic Independence | Self-actualization | New Woman
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| رابط المحتوى: |
| المستخلص: |
In Flora Nwapa’s One is Enough, the protagonist Amaka is engaged in a quest for independence and self-discovery. She is first introduced as oppressed, childless, and being humiliated by her family in law. However, she ends triumphant; first, as a mother and later as a successful business woman. This paper explores the heroine’s journey for emancipation where the writer, Nwapa, made her female character stand as a heroine, the type described by Joseph Campbell’s in The Herowith a Thousand Faces. Our analysis in this paper has used Joseph Campbell’s concepts in relation to the hero’s journey focusing on the different stages such as: the “Call to Adventure”, “Meeting the Mentor”, and the “Return”. Along her journey, Amaka faced difficulties and problems; yet, she finally emerged as a heroine who has successfully overcome all the imposed societal norms and expectations of the patriarchal system. At the end, she achieved a “self-actualization”, becoming economically independent and a significant vocal member of her society to incarnate the new African woman, expressing Flora Nwapa’s voice. |
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| ISSN: |
2170-0583 |
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