Restoration of subjectivity in the context of duality and struggle in Michelle cliff's

Abstract

This study claims that colonialism and patriarchy both oppress postcolonial women. Discursive practices that incorrectly depict women as passive victims sometimes obscure the actions of resistance committed by women. Women's subjugation is documented in Abeng and No Telephone To Heaven by Michelle Cliff to remedy this portrayal of women. Cliff breaks the colonial and patriarchal illusions that make women helpless. According to this idea, the liminal zone is crucial for empowerment and resistance. "Third Space" is a term coined by Homi K. Bhabha to describe an individual's ability to inhabit two distinct universes simultaneously. Migrants like Michelle Cliff can witness and document the oppression and struggle of the colonized from this Third Space. Using postcolonial theory, the paper explains the colonized's fractured and conflicting experiences.