Le patriarcat et la marginalisation de la femme chez Amadou Amal et Samia Sharrif
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2024-10-25
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Adewale, Abigeal
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This master’s thesis focuses on patriarchy and its consequences for young female protagonists in Les impatientes de Djailli Amadou Amal and Le voile de la peur by Samia Sharrif. Focusing on on the concept of patriarchy across different aspects of feminism, including Islamic feminism, this thesis examines the oppression and violence faced by young Muslim women in their respective families. The thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter examines various trends of feminism, and the concept of patriarchy as explained by Solati Fariba and Samuel Okafor. The second chapter focuses on the institution of patriarchal order in Les impatientes and Le voile de la peur. This chapter is divided into two parts. In the first part, we examine the impact of the Muslim religion on the lives of young girls. We discuss religion as a tool for manipulation and violence. Secondly, we examine the hierarchical family structure and gender inequality in both texts. Our last chapter deals with the consequences of patriarchy and the resilience of female characters in both texts. In this chapter, we analyze the suppression of young women’s aspirations in texts, polygamy as a consequence of patriarchy and finally, the impact of patriarchy on the mental health of young girls and their various ways of resisting the patriarchal system. This resistance to patriarchy allows these young women to
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Patriarchy