THE IDEA OF FEMINISM IN FAY WELDON’S PRAXIS

Number: 19 December 1, 2017
  • Berna Köseoğlu
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THE IDEA OF FEMINISM IN FAY WELDON’S PRAXIS

Abstract

Fay Weldon, as a feminist writer, reflects the problems of women in patriarchal societies by referring to the conflicts between women and men. She criticizes the prejudice of the male-dominated society against women and underlines the necessity to eliminate the oppression imposed upon the female and to change the perspective of society towards women. In this sense, in her novel Praxis, Weldon explores the unexplored about the female identity and the struggles of women with society. The protagonist, Praxis, and the other female characters, portray the sufferings of women under the control of the male-dominated society. Thus, the importance freedom and equality in the lives of women is stressed through the experiences of Praxis and her relationship with the patriarchal society. The aim of this article is to emphasize how Weldon questions the secondary position of women and how she encourages women to challenge repression and restrictions exercised by the patriarchal societythrough her female characters in her novel

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Berna Köseoğlu This is me

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December 1, 2017

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Year 2017 Number: 19

APA
Köseoğlu, B. (2017). THE IDEA OF FEMINISM IN FAY WELDON’S PRAXIS. Dicle Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 19, 29-36. https://izlik.org/JA59CP59KW
AMA
1.Köseoğlu B. THE IDEA OF FEMINISM IN FAY WELDON’S PRAXIS. Dicle Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2017;(19):29-36. https://izlik.org/JA59CP59KW
Chicago
Köseoğlu, Berna. 2017. “THE IDEA OF FEMINISM IN FAY WELDON’S PRAXIS”. Dicle Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, nos. 19: 29-36. https://izlik.org/JA59CP59KW.
EndNote
Köseoğlu B (December 1, 2017) THE IDEA OF FEMINISM IN FAY WELDON’S PRAXIS. Dicle Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 19 29–36.
IEEE
[1]B. Köseoğlu, “THE IDEA OF FEMINISM IN FAY WELDON’S PRAXIS”, Dicle Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, no. 19, pp. 29–36, Dec. 2017, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA59CP59KW
ISNAD
Köseoğlu, Berna. “THE IDEA OF FEMINISM IN FAY WELDON’S PRAXIS”. Dicle Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 19 (December 1, 2017): 29-36. https://izlik.org/JA59CP59KW.
JAMA
1.Köseoğlu B. THE IDEA OF FEMINISM IN FAY WELDON’S PRAXIS. Dicle Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2017;:29–36.
MLA
Köseoğlu, Berna. “THE IDEA OF FEMINISM IN FAY WELDON’S PRAXIS”. Dicle Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, no. 19, Dec. 2017, pp. 29-36, https://izlik.org/JA59CP59KW.
Vancouver
1.Berna Köseoğlu. THE IDEA OF FEMINISM IN FAY WELDON’S PRAXIS. Dicle Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi [Internet]. 2017 Dec. 1;(19):29-36. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA59CP59KW

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