Abstract
The present study is aimed to investigate the status of women in the novel The Wandering Falcon by Jamil Ahmed originally published in 2011. The Wandering Falcon is a collection of nine short stories. All the stories are interlinked with one another. The novel shows life in the tribal areas situated at the borders of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. In the present study, the researcher has examined the impacts of tribal traditions and rules on the lives of the people of these region. The research deals with the cruel and brutal laws of Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) and the miserable life style of these tribal people, especially the women of the region, as depicted in the novel. The tribal people have to face the indifference of nature as well as the supremacy of society. The rules and regulations of society have a deep impact on the social, mental and psychological development of its members. The present study deals with the social status of women in these tribal areas. It describes the attitude of tribal customs and traditions toward women and reflects the impact of these brutal laws on the lives of women as well as the poor and suppressed class of the society. This article aims to highlight the tribal customs which, commodify the women of FATA. Qualitative research paradigm has been selected for the novel as it tends to be exploratory and interpretative and feminist perspective have been applied on the sample.
Highlights
From the very inception of human history, women play a vital role in the creation of an ideal society
The present study is aimed to investigate the status of women in the novel The Wandering Falcon by Jamil Ahmed originally published in 2011
The present study deals with the social status of women in these tribal areas. It describes the attitude of tribal customs and traditions toward women and reflects the impact of these brutal laws on the lives of women as well as the poor and suppressed class of the society
Summary
From the very inception of human history, women play a vital role in the creation of an ideal society. It is necessary to give them the basic human rights or freedom so that they can work according to their desires and for the betterment of life for themselves and for the other members of the family or society It is one of the prime facts that from the commencement of life on the earth, women have to suffer more than men in order to get their rights or to perform their role in the betterment of society. They are always considered an inferior being in society. The feminists think that women have an equal status as compared with men because they take part with men in all the fields of life; they do work in their homes as well as they do other jobs outside the home to support their family (Abbas, 2017, p. 1)
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