1- Associate Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran/qaderi@pnu.ac.ir , qaderi@pnu.ac.ir
2- Assistant Professor of the Department of Arabic Language and Literature,PNU University,Tehran, Iran
2- Assistant Professor of the Department of Arabic Language and Literature,PNU University,Tehran, Iran
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This study examines the portrayal of feminism in Jibran Khalil Jibran’s novel Broken Wings and investigates the status of women within a traditional society structured by patriarchal norms. The novel reflects women’s experiences in confronting social constraints and male dominance, illustrating feminist dimensions of their struggle for freedom and independence. The main objective of this research is to analyze feminist manifestations within the novel’s text by exploring the central character, Salma, who symbolizes the oppressed woman, as well as examining the role of customs and traditions in perpetuating gender inequality. The methodology combines critical analysis grounded in feminist literary criticism with a descriptive approach that elucidates characters, events, and feminist elements in the text. This methodological integration enables a comprehensive and multidimensional analysis that not only interprets literary concepts but also represents the social and cultural relations depicted. Findings reveal that the novel emphasizes women’s individual freedom, as Salma suffers under constraints imposed by family and society; emotional freedom is portrayed as a fundamental aspect of women’s liberation, with unequal marriages hindering the realization of her identity and desires. Additionally, the critique of the patriarchal system, which commodifies women by transferring them from fathers to husbands, emerges as a significant conclusion. Ultimately, while the novel depicts women as symbols of sacrifice and submission within traditional stereotypes, it simultaneously offers a critical and protest dimension against this reality.
Keywords: Jibran Khalil Jibran, feminism, Broken Wings, patriarchal system, emotional freedom, women in society
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