Abstract
This article looks at female level of resistance though the viewpoint of post-colonialism and feminism based on Khaled Hosseini’s novel, Thousand Splendid Suns . The article concentrates on levels of resistance as a part of Afghan female's lifestyle against the gender oppression that are enforced on them through their lifestyle and culture, the objectives of their community and its standards. The novel is selected for the discussion of this problem as it shows the conflicts experienced by Afghan females in regards to their positions and roles in their community and to find a unique identification as an individual. Findings on the conflicts of females and the level of resistance factors are seen in the novel though the analysis of the two primary characters in the novel Maryam and Laila, as the reflection of the truth of Afghan female's lifestyle. The framework for the article is designed by using Stephen Selmon’s, Edward Said’s and Benita Parry’s theories of level of resistance in the perspective of post-colonial and feminist literary discussion. This paper shows the observations created in regards to beliefs, gender discrimination and level of resistance within the area of Afghan female's lifestyle.
Highlights
This research has drawn my attention and increased my understanding of the ways in which females deal with the demands of satisfying expectations of others, namely members of the family and community
The popularity of this declaration is seen the point that Hosseini becomes representational, it means that his characters are the representation of all individuals who are living in the same situation around the world, a famous legendary figure in the Afghan society that accept the success of a lady for her sacrifice
The first aspect of this analysis that talks about the image and roles of the Afghan wife centered from A Thousand Splendid Suns notices how and where the position of females, in the public aspect and the framework of a wife are drawn
Summary
This research has drawn my attention and increased my understanding of the ways in which females deal with the demands of satisfying expectations of others, namely members of the family and community. In the post-colonial viewpoints, A Thousand Splendid Suns reveals conflicts of identifying and identification with regards to encounter in Afghan individual in the native lifestyle. The four women figures indicate the conflicts and problems of Afghan women across different classes of society The novel focuses these problems though the actions, behavior, thoughts and awareness of Maryam, Nana, Laila and Fariba regard their role as women in their community and the problems they face in the course of their lives as Afghan women. The first is to recognize the element level of resistance outlined or portrayed through characteristics, mind-set and changes of the female characters in the selected novel, Khaled Hossein’s A Thousand Splendid Suns and to evaluate the element of level of resistance both in the viewpoint of post-coloniality and feminism in the viewpoint of Afghan females and their society which they live
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