Feminist Trends in Achebe’s Postcolonial Novels
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2007-07
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Addis Ababa University
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This research aims at analyzing and showing trends of feminism in the three novels of Chinua Achebe. It tries to explore the feminist outlook of the writer taking the portrayal of female characters. And also it uncovers the development of these female portrayals in the selected novels. And finally the research examines the role of female characters in their given society and in the given period. The thesis is divided into four chapters. The first chapter, introduction, tries to enough information about the background of the study and its significances and objectives. The second chapter is Review of Related Literature It starts by defining important terms and attempts to give the nature and classification of feminism in line with the aim of the research. The next chapter is Analysis and interpretation of the selected novels according to Marxist feminist literary criticism. The analysis tries to find out how feminist outlook of the writer outshines in the novels of different periods. In addition to this, it proves whether the writer portrays his female characters in the same way or differently. To indicate and show the presence of trends in feminism, the study attempts to give comparative analysis of the female characters of the three novels. The fourth chapter is summary and conclusion based on the analysis of the research. The conclusion recapitulates the core findings in a nutshell. This can also serve a springboard for other researchers.