Metamorphosis of Women from Oppression to Empowerment in Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain’s Padmarag: A Literary Role Model of Women Emancipation (Published)
Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain’s Padmarag celebrates the empowerment of women as the driving force for women’s emancipation from the shackles of patriarchy. The metamorphosis of women from sufferers of captivation and deprivation to empowerment and emancipation is presented through the lives of Tarini Bhavan inmates. The feminist movement in Padmarag is a social reformation movement. It is based upon the revelation that patriarchal oppression is present everywhere and that women should be emancipated from this oppression along with being facilitated with equal opportunity in every sphere of life like men. In Tarini Bhavan, the sufferer women from different castes and creeds endeavor to achieve education, human rights, freedom of movement, and political recognition. They prove themselves as role models for their own gender and show the world that empowered women can advance themselves and play a crucial role in society.
Keywords: Feminism, Patriarchy, Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, metamorphosis, women emancipation, women empowerment
Portrayal of Feminine Emotions in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre (Published)
Charlotte Brontë holds a unique place in presenting heroines who are assertive. As the author of vivid, intensely written novels, Charlotte Brontë broke the traditional nineteenth-century fictional stereotype of a woman as beautiful, submissive, dependent, and ignorant and delineated the portrait of a ‘new woman’ who is independent and who does not simply submit herself to the norms of the patriarchal setup. Charlotte Brontë’s first novel, Jane Eyre (1847) was immediately recognized for its originality and power. Since then, Brontë has been considered by critics as one of the foremost authors of the nineteenth century, an important precursor to feminist novelists, and the creator of intelligent, independent heroines who asserted their rights as women long before those rights were recognized by society. Through Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë aims to project the need to fight against the oppression in the patriarchy. Penniless, lonely and starving, Jane Eyre does not remain a victim of social injustice but emerges as a brave warrior to stand against the male domination and is determined to assert her individuality without submitting to the accepted traditional norms. Both Mr. Rochester and St. John want to master Jane and in both the cases, she insists on her independent will. She wants power and the freedom to be active as she wishes to experience the world in a positive and constructive fashion. She does marry Mr. Rochester, but on her own terms and not at the cost of her independence.
Keywords: Charlotte Bronte, Feminine, Jane Eyre, Patriarchy, oppression.
Depressing Connections between the Misogynist Project of Political Islam and Western Academia in the Backdrop of Literary Work of Khaled Hosseini’s ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ (Published)
This paper seeks to explore the role of political Islam, its relation with the West and its impact on the women of Afghanistan. It discusses the term political Islam, discourse issue of Islamic feminism, demonstrates the power of patriarchy and displays the Western project to support misogynist construction of Islam. It shows how the framework of Islamic feminism re-describes political Islam as a discursive establishment, simultaneously; it presents Esposito’s insights on the representation of political Islam in the West. Furthermore, this paper investigates the subjugated Living of women focussing on an understanding the misogynist attempts that marginalize women. A small critique of some postcolonial works illustrating the chauvinist character of identity politics in Muslim societies is used to explore the set assumptions. Theoretical model of Islamic feminism provides methodology for analyses of A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007). This paper concludes that this novel presents a flourishing view of Islam and reinforces the need to educate the West about the Islamic concept of peace, tolerance and gender indiscrimination.
Keywords: Islamic Feminism, Patriarchy, Political Islam, Representation.
Patriarchy: A Hinderance in a Female’s Individual Development In “The Mill on the Floss” By Eliot (Published)
The present study is an attempt to show how a female’s individual development is obstructed at every step by patriarchal set up which affirms itself by taking references from religion and science. This has been done through the character of Maggie, a bold, intelligent, fearless and impulsive young girl. Despite her qualities, she remains “the other”. Her resistance against the established practices, results only in her death. Her individual development remains a dream, not fulfilled.
Keywords: Hindrance, Individual Development, Patriarchy