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⏸️ STOP REDIRECT & STAY ON PAGEREPRESENTING STRUGGLE FOR WOMEN EMANCIPATION IN FICTION:ACOMPARATIVE STUDY OF I AM THUNDER BY MUHAMMAD KHAN ANDSAFFRON DREAMS BY SHAILA ABDULLAH THROUGH FEMINISTICPERSPECTIVE | Journal of Applied Linguistics and TESOL (JALT)
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The current study aimed to analyze the role and struggles of women in other cultures through fiction. By applyingtheory of feminism on I Am Thunder (2018) and Saffron Dreams (2009), this study found themes of integrity,individuality, religious and cultural identity, resilience and self-empowerment. This research has focused onsimilarities between the characters’ battles for identity, self-determination, and sovereignty by analyzing both worksthrough the lens of intersectional feminism. Abdullah and Khan revealed how multiple layers of oppression intersectand shape identities of female characters and how these females, Muzna and Arissa, resist and navigate the situations.The nature of the current study is qualitative. Textual analysis and close reading methods are used. The primary textsfor this research were I Am Thunder (2018) by Muhammad khan and Saffron Dreams (2009) by Shaila Abdullah. Thejournals, articles and several books related to theories have been studied for this research as secondary source. Thefindings of the present study showed that challenging cultures and using one’s voice is important, feminist principlesare reflected in Muzna and Arissa’s paths to autonomy and self-determination. This study has provided a deeperunderstanding of their experiences and their potential to ignite revolutionary societal change by investigating theirintersecting realities. In addition, further studies should be carried out, such as on hypocrisy of societies who givefreedom to only their women and their people.
The current study aimed to analyze the role and struggles of women in other cultures through fiction. By applyingtheory of feminism on I Am Thunder (2018) and Saffron Dreams (2009), this study found themes of integrity,individuality, religious and cultural identity, resilience and self-empowerment. This research has focused onsimilarities between the characters’ battles for identity, self-determination, and sovereignty by analyzing both worksthrough the lens of intersectional feminism. Abdullah and Khan revealed how multiple layers of oppression intersectand shape identities of female characters and how these females, Muzna and Arissa, resist and navigate the situations.The nature of the current study is qualitative. Textual analysis and close reading methods are used. The primary textsfor this research were I Am Thunder (2018) by Muhammad khan and Saffron Dreams (2009) by Shaila Abdullah. Thejournals, articles and several books related to theories have been studied for this research as secondary source. Thefindings of the present study showed that challenging cultures and using one’s voice is important, feminist principlesare reflected in Muzna and Arissa’s paths to autonomy and self-determination. This study has provided a deeperunderstanding of their experiences and their potential to ignite revolutionary societal change by investigating theirintersecting realities. In addition, further studies should be carried out, such as on hypocrisy of societies who givefreedom to only their women and their people.