Subjugation and the Othering in Bapsi Sidwa’s The Pakistani Bride: A Muted Group Theory (MGT) Perspectives

Autor: Raj Wali Khan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature, Vol 4, Iss II (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2617-3611
2663-1512
DOI: 10.33195/1z10fc64
Popis: The stringent patriarchal system and the intricacies of social conditioning, through coercion and ideological indoctrination concerning gender values, are peculiar to the Kohistani culture. It must be explored before the emancipation of women in Kohistani tribal society. Bapsi Sidwa’s The Pakistani Bride portrays a girl Zaitoon’s life; a female subjected to patriarchal circumstances. She is treated, to some extent, the same way as in Simon de Bouvier's “The Second Sex”, However, the peculiarity of Kohistani culture perhaps make it worse. The paper explores the deep causes of female subjugation and Othering in society. Moreover, the paper also advocates the female strengths and individuality implemented in contemporary Kohistani culture by tracing its tenets according to Muted Group Theory (MGT).
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