1- Kharazmi University , asvadi@khu.ac.ir
2- Faculty of Kharazmi University
3- Kharazmi University
2- Faculty of Kharazmi University
3- Kharazmi University
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Sociological criticism is one of the theories that have emerged in the field of interaction between literature and the social sciences, and it seeks to examine the relationship between literary structure and society. Woolf, in her works, lifts the veil on the deprivation of women in her era and does not consider women's family responsibilities as a limiting factor in their growth and development. Woolf's feminism has a liberal-democratic flavor.
Her primary concern is the financial difficulties faced by women on the path to achieving their independence. Woolf believed that specific social and cultural conditions have imposed a different gender identity on women. She, in her book titled A Room of One's Own, with the aim of liberating women from the oppression of patriarchal society and enabling their existential elevation, subjects the social institutions of patriarchal society— such as family, education, law, and so on—to critical reading. The present research, employing a descriptive-analytical method grounded in sociology, examines the stream of feminist criticism through components such as patriarchy, the humiliation and subjugation of women, women's education, and marriage, and seeks to determine to what extent the issues faced by women in the novel Warda al-Sahra can be analyzed and examined based on Virginia Woolf's feminist theory. The results of the research indicate that Hanan alShaykh, in terms of realism, narrates the specific experiences of women with a completely feminine tone, whose features include simplicity, fluency, and occasionally an effort to break male literary traditions. Al-Shaykh does not recognize men's right to oppression and patriarchal dominance, and shows that being a woman entails its own specific needs.
Her primary concern is the financial difficulties faced by women on the path to achieving their independence. Woolf believed that specific social and cultural conditions have imposed a different gender identity on women. She, in her book titled A Room of One's Own, with the aim of liberating women from the oppression of patriarchal society and enabling their existential elevation, subjects the social institutions of patriarchal society— such as family, education, law, and so on—to critical reading. The present research, employing a descriptive-analytical method grounded in sociology, examines the stream of feminist criticism through components such as patriarchy, the humiliation and subjugation of women, women's education, and marriage, and seeks to determine to what extent the issues faced by women in the novel Warda al-Sahra can be analyzed and examined based on Virginia Woolf's feminist theory. The results of the research indicate that Hanan alShaykh, in terms of realism, narrates the specific experiences of women with a completely feminine tone, whose features include simplicity, fluency, and occasionally an effort to break male literary traditions. Al-Shaykh does not recognize men's right to oppression and patriarchal dominance, and shows that being a woman entails its own specific needs.
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