Gender Discrimination against Women in Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing

• Author(s): Dr. Mohamed Adel Mahmoud Fadl
• Paper ID: 1704634
• Page: 307-315
• Published Date: 12-06-2023
• Published In: Iconic Research And Engineering Journals
• Publisher: IRE Journals
• e-ISSN: 2456-8880
• Volume/Issue: Volume 6 Issue 12 June-2023

Abstract

Woman fights to be on the same footing with man. She suffers various forms of inequality caused by the social construction and the prejudice against her. Woman is thought to only function as a source of reproduction of human life. She is seen as another self to man and her position is basically lower than man’s. Similar insight is highlighted in Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing. Throughout the novel, female characters are marginalized, victimized, demoralized, oppressed and subjected to sexual violence. Patriarchal societies in both Ghana and the United States keep women in a state of subordination. In addition to being brutalized, they are denied job opportunities which might help them become independent. The aim of the present study is to shed light on the problem of gender discrimination against women on one side and on the other side to emphasize the importance of giving women independence and of saving them from ill treatment so that they may contribute to the progression of their country as well as their own development.

Keywords

Yaa Gyasi, Gender, Sex, Discrimination, Patriarchy, Violence

Citations

IRE Journals:
Dr. Mohamed Adel Mahmoud Fadl "Gender Discrimination against Women in Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 6 Issue 12 2023 Page 307-315

IEEE:
Dr. Mohamed Adel Mahmoud Fadl "Gender Discrimination against Women in Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 6(12)