The concept of marriage as represented in flora Nwapa’s novels
Author
Shaltut, Haytham Bakhit Safi al-Din
Source
Journal of Science and Technology : in Humanities
Issue
Vol. 17, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.11-18, 8 p.
Publisher
Sudan University of Science and Technology Deanship of Scientific Research
Publication Date
2016-12-31
Country of Publication
Sudan
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Topics
- Marriage
- Twentieth century
- Nigeria
- Fiction
- Literary criticism
- Social aspects
- Novelists
- Nwapa, Flora, 1931-1993
Abstract EN
This paper examines the postcolonial African woman’s issues addressed by Flora Nwapa in her three selected novels: Efuru (1966), One is Enough (1981), and Women are Different (1986).
Mainly, the paper aims at investigating the concept of African women marriage as an important issue that is influenced by customs and traditions, both past and present and Nwapa how intends to create awareness in women by appealing to them realistically, thoughtfully, and emotionally through her writings to find suitable solutions.
The paper came out with findings that the most prominent issues that face African women are: patriarchy, marriage, infertility, polygamy, female education, and financially independent woman.
Since women's roles are largely dictated by cultural expectations, hence, marriage can be one of the root causes to African women’s suffering.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shaltut, Haytham Bakhit Safi al-Din. 2016. The concept of marriage as represented in flora Nwapa’s novels. Journal of Science and Technology : in Humanities،Vol. 17, no. 4, pp.11-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-754209
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shaltut, Haytham Bakhit Safi al-Din. The concept of marriage as represented in flora Nwapa’s novels. Journal of Science and Technology : in Humanities Vol. 17, no. 4 (Dec. 2016), pp.11-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-754209
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shaltut, Haytham Bakhit Safi al-Din. The concept of marriage as represented in flora Nwapa’s novels. Journal of Science and Technology : in Humanities. 2016. Vol. 17, no. 4, pp.11-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-754209
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 18
Record ID
BIM-754209