The Dyanmics Of Female Representation In Changes By Ama Ata Aidoo
NAME: FRANK YAW AMEWUGA
THE DYNAMICS OF FEMALE REPRESENTATION IN CHANGES BY AMA ATA AIDOO
Swimming against the tide has always been an uphill task especially in a male dominated terrain. And it goes without saying that West African writing has been male dominated in terms of volumes produced. In representing females, therefore, the tendency may be to consciously or unconsciously relapse into stereotyped representation of females in the literature produced my male and sometimes female writers. Consequently, there are stereotyped images of women as victors or victims which Ama Ata Aidoo makes an attempt to break from in her novel. In Changes, she seems to portray African women in stronger images and symbols who in addition to actively participating in decision making also accept responsibility for their fate. Changes discusses a range of feminist issues such as women's perception of their role in marriage, women's reaction to societal expectations, women's sexuality and the......
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