Feminist literary criticism

pressure from media, and the lack of female representation in the government. These imbalances and many others become the forces that drive feminist movements globally. Adichie portrays the Nigerian postcolonial feminist movement and challenges of the patriarchal society through Ifeoma, Beatrice, and Kambili. Aunty Ifeoma is the independent, outspoken, radical feminist with a heavy influence on those around…

As many people know, feminism is the advocacy of equal rights between the sexes. But fewer people know about ecofeminism, which is not only the advocation of equal rights, but is the inclusion of the advocation of ecological issues in the advocation of equality. Ecofeminism sees that the oppression of women and the oppression of nature are inherently linked and therefore the advocation of the rights of one means that the rights of the other must be advocated for as well. Karen Warren, a…

It is universally acknowledged that women empowerment is strong when women empower each other to best fit in the society. In Patty Jackson’s amazing movie Wonder Woman, Princess Diana protects herself and the people surrounding with her courage and martial art skills. Women in the modern world should be taught some sort of martial art for self protection. She was accompanied by an American Pilot Steve Trevor who protected and promised her to be with throughout their end goal. Best on the…

During the mid 1970s and into the early 1980’s, feminists critiqued ideologies and the system of beliefs in the patriarchal society. Feminist filmmaking became key to portraying fairer representations of women in film denied to them in Early Hollywood, whilst also using experimental techniques to give authorial voice to women filmmakers. Marleen Gorris’s Dutch film ‘A Question of Silence’ (1982), is considered one of the fundamental films in early feminist filmmaking. The film follows Janine, a…

As said by Hillary Clinton, “Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights.” Likewise, women’s rights in Saudi Arabia should be fought for just like human rights. However, in Saudi Arabia, strict laws and regulations cause women to be inferior to men. For instance, women in Saudi Arabia are not allowed to obtain a passport or travel out of the country without male consent. This highly sexist way of life is justified by the government by proclaiming how these laws are…

I have presented a critical study of three feminist utopias written in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century viz. The Palanquin Tassel (1889), Sultana’s Dream, (1905), and Herland (1915) from a comparative perspective. All these three works provide significant feminist critiques of the society of their times. They are therefore, I argue, significant contributions to the utopian ideas of nineteenth and twentieth century as well as to feminist theory. It is surprising, given the scope…

Feminism is a political label for a women’s movement in late 1960 (Belsey and Moore). One of a feminist literary work is “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid. The story tells about the mother tells her daughter how a good girl should behave. Here we will focuses on some aspect of the story that are seen from feminism literary. The feminism aspect are shown from the story are stereotype women in society and how to be a good women without depending on men. The other…

IN her well known essay “When we dead awaken : wring as re-vision”Adrienne Rich advocated the idea that it is necessary to revisit known stories from a new critical point of view inoreder to gain a new understanding of gender and Patriarchy. In her essay she defines revisioning as “the act of looking back with fresh eyes, of entering an old text from a new critical direction, is for us [ women] more than a chapter in cultural history: it is an act of survival. Until we understand the assumptions…

coupled, rational, and from the same generation. This is opposed to a person involved with pornography, fetish objects, sex toys, or any role that is not male and female. Anyone who violates these rules are seen as “bad” and “unnatural,”with harsher criticisms aimed at people who have homosexual attractions (2390). The reasons for criticizing homosexuality are multiple: this kind of sex is not procreative, often not married/coupled, and is sometimes commercial (2390). Rubin’s argument supports…

The idea of what an “ideal” woman should represent oneself in our society have always been criticised if societal expectations is not met. However, one flawed can be made ideal, imperfect can be made perfect, unacceptable can be made acceptable and it’s only achievable through stepping out one’s comfort zone to be who you are not with dedications and hard works. As our world progresses so rapidly, we are so keen to establish in a new change and expectations are never the same. In relation with…