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Constructing the Status of Ghanaian Women in Austene’s Writings: Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey

Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal

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Title Constructing the Status of Ghanaian Women in Austene’s Writings: Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey
 
Creator Felicia, Annin
 
Subject History; Education; Sociology; Psychology; Cultural Studies; Law
feminism, male dominance, marginalized, subjugation, counterparts
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Description The role of women in society is so crucial and inevitable to the extent that they should be given recognition and appreciation to a greater extent. This paper attempts to critically examine the position of women in Jane Austen’s novels: Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey and juxtapose with the position of Ghanaian women. In a recent study, Elleker Boehmer (2005) underlines the usefulness of comparing literary texts by women from postcolonial countries as a way towards greater awareness of the conditions of women in other countries of the world, making possible solutions to problems of women across frontiers while also respecting the differences of the specific circumstances of each woman, and using these women’s texts. The study begins with a brief introduction of how women are perceived generally as inferior to men. The historical background of women writers is also traced to buttress the fact that the role of women is so crucial and cannot be down played. Also the views of some feminist writers have also been recorded. The conclusion will explore the role of women in recent times and its impact on the society.
 
Publisher Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal
 
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Date 2015-01-28
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.scholarpublishing.org/index.php/ASSRJ/article/view/681
10.14738/assrj.21.681
 
Source Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal; Vol 2, No 1 (2015): Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal
10.14738/assrj.21.2015
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.scholarpublishing.org/index.php/ASSRJ/article/view/681/pdf_35