Portrayal of Female Cimracters in Libbuse-tila, A Novel by Yordanos Guesh
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2011
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Addis Ababa University
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The growillg il/teresl ill gender issues. relationships. family ('Ol/s/r/le/.\·, ele.:. ('(III be seen ill
(I('IlIlem;a alld elsewhere. 711e power oj literary leXI.\', ill Ihe formations (111(/ pacepf;olls 0/
lI 'OIlli'II'S ill/ages is immense. These percepfiollS change wilh liflle and ideology. Challge ill
ideology ohray:>. marh a paradigm !)·!Jift ill fhe way 11'1.' understand ol1d ililerpre/ social alld
ecollomic alld political agenda,
'Ihis thesis examines /0 lI'iIal eXfelllpo/,trayal of Jemale c/Wrf(CferS in . Libllse-Ti/a ' is depicted
relyill); 011 Marxist Felllilli.\'( Lilermy CriticislII /rom Ihe ecullolllie per specl il'c alld fi·cm.:h
I\vchoalla~y'ic Femillisl Lilermy CrilicislII ji-om p:o.J'ch%gical infl llellce perspecth'e.Ollc
dis/illct qualify of palriarchy is ils illtrinsic ideology I/W/ 11'01/11.'11 sho/lld sray ill the primte
.\phere oJlije ",hite mell sho/lld engage themsell'es ill public aff{/ir~ . TI/i~ palriarc/1lI1 ideulugy ill
(/ society predelerlllilled lite image and predestilled the role of 1I'0lllell ollly tu be wife lIlId
lIIother clemled 10 Ihe house chores. ntis type oj gellder-hia.H,d .wx role., !I'hid/ IliJ!.hl)'
c/wl"(lcteri::e palriarcltal society IU/I'e alsu beell dOlllil1ol/1 ill /l/usl EII/iopiall writing\", WOlllell
are a group whu 'fork oU/side the money ec:onumy as {/ res/ti, Iltey are Ireated as slm'e.~·.
11/e felllale characters ill Lib/a'e- Tila ' are porI rayed as imlepelldelll, Ihe olles who hm·e] Iheir
011'1"/ philosophy and reflecI gender role ill decision-making. The Ihree pro/(lgolli.\·, fimlllle
dlllraciers ill Ihis 110I"e1 hm'e COl/cealed persollalily thaI challenges Iltelll. As its litle illdicates
fhe 1101·e1'/(JcIISe." 011 ill(! hidden aspecl oJper.wJllalily which refers to tlie p.I)'c/lOlogical mpcu .
(i('/fera/~I ', Ilu.' protagunisf female charocfers Iltillk, "peak. ael. cll(/I/(' Ilge aw/ lil"e dijjerelllly
IllIlike IIie (!xpe("ullioll 0/ fhe patriarchal sociely. They lire illdepelldel1l. prub/em-suh'ers O/ul
ecfucaled who philosophize un variolls aspecls. So. Ihi,,' Iltesis al/elllplS 10 iJII'esfigo/e lite
fJl"O;!,ress oj pOr/rayal of female chraters.
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relationships. family Constructs