Research Article

Exploring Female Oppression in 'Wide Sargasso Sea' and 'Damascus Bitter Sweet' Through Voices of Silence

Number: 1 January 11, 2025
  • Lara Abaziz *
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Exploring Female Oppression in 'Wide Sargasso Sea' and 'Damascus Bitter Sweet' Through Voices of Silence

Abstract

An essential aspect of literature is its function as a medium through which cultural beliefs can be studied in a society. This study aims to study patriarchy as experienced in different societies and, thus, looks at two novels, Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea and Ulfat Idilbi's Damascus Bitter Sweet, in a qualitative analysis. By utilizing feminist literary theory, this research delves into the struggles, power dynamics, and suppression faced by female characters, as well as gender stereotypes and the violation of women's self- assertion within various cultures. The study examines how gender inequalities are depicted in various texts by analyzing the oppression and violence faced by female protagonists Sabriya and Antoinette. Studies suggest that women are constrained within confined Victorian patriarchal societies, leaving them powerless and exposed to submissiveness and exploitation. This includes using psychological, economic, and sexual strategies to keep women in a subordinate position to men. However, it also highlights the resilience and strength of these women in the face of such adversity, inspiring us with their courage.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Environmental Management (Other), Communication Studies

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Lara Abaziz * This is me
0000-0002-2700-9406
Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti

Publication Date

January 11, 2025

Submission Date

October 25, 2024

Acceptance Date

December 14, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Number: 1

APA
Abaziz, L. (2025). Exploring Female Oppression in ’Wide Sargasso Sea’ and ’Damascus Bitter Sweet’ Through Voices of Silence. UFÜ Sosyal Ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi, 1, 23-43. https://doi.org/10.29329/ufusobed.2025.1115.3
AMA
1.Abaziz L. Exploring Female Oppression in ’Wide Sargasso Sea’ and ’Damascus Bitter Sweet’ Through Voices of Silence. JOSSH. 2025;(1):23-43. doi:10.29329/ufusobed.2025.1115.3
Chicago
Abaziz, Lara. 2025. “Exploring Female Oppression in ’Wide Sargasso Sea’ and ’Damascus Bitter Sweet’ Through Voices of Silence”. UFÜ Sosyal Ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi, no. 1: 23-43. https://doi.org/10.29329/ufusobed.2025.1115.3.
EndNote
Abaziz L (January 1, 2025) Exploring Female Oppression in ’Wide Sargasso Sea’ and ’Damascus Bitter Sweet’ Through Voices of Silence. UFÜ Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi 1 23–43.
IEEE
[1]L. Abaziz, “Exploring Female Oppression in ’Wide Sargasso Sea’ and ’Damascus Bitter Sweet’ Through Voices of Silence”, JOSSH, no. 1, pp. 23–43, Jan. 2025, doi: 10.29329/ufusobed.2025.1115.3.
ISNAD
Abaziz, Lara. “Exploring Female Oppression in ’Wide Sargasso Sea’ and ’Damascus Bitter Sweet’ Through Voices of Silence”. UFÜ Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi. 1 (January 1, 2025): 23-43. https://doi.org/10.29329/ufusobed.2025.1115.3.
JAMA
1.Abaziz L. Exploring Female Oppression in ’Wide Sargasso Sea’ and ’Damascus Bitter Sweet’ Through Voices of Silence. JOSSH. 2025;:23–43.
MLA
Abaziz, Lara. “Exploring Female Oppression in ’Wide Sargasso Sea’ and ’Damascus Bitter Sweet’ Through Voices of Silence”. UFÜ Sosyal Ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi, no. 1, Jan. 2025, pp. 23-43, doi:10.29329/ufusobed.2025.1115.3.
Vancouver
1.Lara Abaziz. Exploring Female Oppression in ’Wide Sargasso Sea’ and ’Damascus Bitter Sweet’ Through Voices of Silence. JOSSH. 2025 Jan. 1;(1):23-4. doi:10.29329/ufusobed.2025.1115.3