Book Review
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Tools for Change: Chimamanda’s Dear Ijeawele Bold Guide to Unconditional Equality
Summary: “Dear Ijeawele, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie” examines the overlooked, yet accepted, patriarchal norms, all in the name of tradition and biology. Her private letter to a childhood friend becomes a blueprint that advises women…
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Beyond Monuments: Yvonne Adhiambo’s Dust Women’s Narrative
In every historical book, masculine storytelling, political achievements, and monuments dominate. It’s almost as if the women never existed, so their stories and contributions are buried. In Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor’s Dust, the novel challenges the…
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Reclaiming Women’s Autonomy In Krystle Zara Appiah’s Rootless
Society always regards a female’s autonomy as a mere selfish desire that must be suppressed. Thus, societal expectations, cultural norms, marriage, and motherhood are placed on her. In Rootless, Zara affirms that a woman’s right…
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Motherhood and Resilience: Lola’s Fight for Autonomy in Daughter in Exile
In Daughter in Exile, Bisi Adjapon unearths the many factors that promote gender-based violence (GBV), patriarchy, male dominance, societal double standards, cultural norms, lack of support systems, economic independence, and societal judgment. She portrayed how…
