scholarly journals OJEBETA “THE SELF AWAKENED” IN BUCHI EMECHETA’S THE SLAVE GIRL

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 95-99
Author(s):  
Mary Stella Ran B. ◽  
Poli Reddy R.
Keyword(s):  
Christian Education ◽  
Small Degree ◽  
The Self ◽  
African Women ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Buchi Emecheta ◽  
The People ◽  
In The Beginning

The novel “The Slave Girl” by Buchi Emecheta exposes the plights of African women and portrayal of their struggle as slaves and ultimately how they come up the problem and becomes a self-awakened.  In this paper, one can see Ojebeta starting her life as a slave and finally becomes an owner of a house by passing so many phases of life as a slave. In the beginning, she is sold into domestic slavery by her own brother.  She has become the victim to her brother’s traits.  She has become a scapegoat to the plans of African patriarchy.  The intention of Buchi Emecheta is to recreate the image of women through feminism.   Emecheta’s fiction is blended with reality representing socio historical elements of the prevailing society and its environment besides questioning the pathetic conditions of the people in general and women in particular. One can observe the narration of innocence of childhood grown into adulthood by attaining certain amount of freedom with the Christian education which she has received with which she has attained a small degree of self-awareness.

“The Continuity of Married Companionship”

2012 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 494-530
Author(s):  
Cara Weber
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Conception ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Ethical Action ◽  
Identity Based ◽  
Self Knowledge ◽  
A Site ◽  
Focus Questions

Victorian writers often focus questions of ethics through scenes of sympathetic encounters that have been conceptualized, both by Victorian thinkers and by their recent critics, as a theater of identification in which an onlooking spectator identifies with a sufferer. George Eliot's Middlemarch (1871–72) critiques this paradigm, revealing its negation of otherness and its corresponding fixation of the self as an identity, and offers an alternative conception of relationship that foregrounds the presence and distinctness of the other and the open-endedness of relationship. The novel develops its critique through an analysis of women's experience of courtship and marriage, insisting upon the appropriateness ofmarriage as a site for the investigation of contemporary ethical questions. In her depiction of Rosamond, Eliot explores the identity-based paradigm of the spectacle of others, and shows how its conception of selfhood leaves the other isolated, precluding relationship. Rosamond's trajectory in the novel enacts the identity paradigm's relation to skeptical anxieties about self-knowledge and knowledge of others, and reveals such anxieties to occur with particular insistence around images of femininity. By contrast, Dorothea's development in ethical self-awareness presents an alternative to Rosamond's participation in the identity paradigm. In Dorothea's experience the self emerges as a process, an ongoing practice of expression. The focus on expression in the sympathetic or conflictual encounter, rather than on identity, enables the overcoming of the identity paradigm's denial of otherness, and grounds a productive sympathy capable of informing ethical action.

scholarly journals A PROJECT OF CONSTRUCTING A CONTEMPORARY JEWISH IDENTITY IN RABINOVICI’S NOVEL SUCHE NACH M

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisda Liyanti
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Jewish Identity ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Active Engagement ◽  
Anti Semitism ◽  
The Holocaust ◽  
Nazi Past ◽  
New Phase

Attitude to the Nazi past turns to its new phase in the 1980s, after the time of repressing, silent and mourning brings the new discourse in talking about the Holocaust. It was a tendency of "denying" the Holocaust and new anti-semitism movement. In the 90s, Jewish authors confirm their position as „self-determined agents' in the literary and political area. One of them is Doron Rabinovici, an Austrian Jewish author who wrote the novel Suche Nach M in engaging on the project of constructing a contemporary Jewish identity. In this article, the question of how Robinovici proposes the construction of contemporary Jewish identity will be answered through critical reading on Jewish myth and identity formation theory. The result shows two major strategies that he proposes in his novel: “deconstructs” the Jewish myth (by playing other possibilities to interpret them and unveil the truth) and suggests the self-referential concept (find oneself based on 'the self' instead of immersing self in 'the Other‟). These two strategies can be seen as an active engagement with one own traumatic past. It is a historical- and self-awareness approach to construct a problematic contemporary Jewish identity.

scholarly journals Power and religion: Geertz position of present-day Bali

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 249
Author(s):  
Ni Wayan Radita Novi Puspitasari
Keyword(s):  
Power Relations ◽  
Political Power ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Political ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Political Arena ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
The People ◽  
Governmental System

This article analyzes the changes of religious - political power relations from the mid of 1950’s to present-day Bali. Anthropologist Geertz stated that Balinese Hinduism is a “superstition”, “rhetoric” and “state cult” that had been applied in the Negara as a theatre state. Within the conception of Hinduism by referring to the relation between the Divine God -Tri Murti and Tri Hita Karana, the Balinese society is believed in the relation between Gods, the people and its environment. Although in the post-colonial era, Balinese people are maintaining the power existence of the local kingdoms, mainly the system of warna. Through the accumulation of charisma, Geertz provided a concept that Negara was basically a state created by honor and ceremony. Thus, the democratic governmental system of Indonesia hardly reach the political arena within the Balinese society. As a result, through the self-awareness and the notion on equality, the Sudra could establish their role as an influential Balinese personage.

scholarly journals EKSISTENSI PEREMPUAN DALAM NOVEL AKU LUPA BAHWA AKU PEREMPUAN KARYA IHSAN ABDUL QUDDUS: TINJAUAN KRITIK SASTRA FEMINIS (WOMAN EXISTENCE IN THE NOVEL OF AKU LUPA BAHWA AKU PEREMPUAN BY IHSAN ABDUL QUDDUS: AN OVERVIEW OF FEMINISM LITERARY CRITICISM)

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 236
Author(s):  
Indah Ika Ratnawati
Keyword(s):  
Literary Criticism ◽  
Text Analysis ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Novel ◽  
The People ◽  
Good For

AbstractWoman Existence in The Novel of Aku Lupa Bahwa Aku Perempuan by Ihsan AbdulQuddus: An Overview of Feminism Literary Criticism. Feminisme fight for two thingthat have not owned the women in general, i.e their equality with men and autonomousto decide what is good for themselves. Similary with Ihsan Abdul Quddus, raised thetheme of women who tries to break the tradition. The method used in this research isdescriptive quality by interpreting the text analysis contained in the novel of I ForgetThat I Am Woman. Starting with collection of words, written or spoken sentences relatedto the character of pro feminisme and contra feminisme. Used to find any characterthat agree with feminisme and character that against feminisme this chain of events thatled to the spirit eme of emrgence of existentialisme of feminisme. From the analysisabove that the character of contra feminisme are not only men but there also womencharacthers. Most of the characters are men who oppose Suad, but there are alsoyoung people who contra feminisme. In the novel of I Forget That I Am Woman, thecharacter into the self. From the analysis of existentialisme conducted by Suad characterhave awareness of being a high self. Suad is a woman who has always been a subjectamong the people around her and managed to be a woman who free tobe the selfwholly.Keywords: profeminisme, contrafeminisme, existentialism of feminismeAbstrakEksistensi Perempuan dalam Novel Aku Lupa Bahwa Aku Perempuan karya IhsanAbdul Quddus: Tinjauan Kritik Sastra Feminis. Feminisme memperjuangkan dua halyang selama ini tidak dimiliki kaum perempuan pada umumnya, yaitu persamaan derajatmereka dengan laki-laki dan otonom untuk menentukan apa yang baik bagi dirinya.Sama halnya dengan Ihsan Abdul Quddus mengangkat tema perempuan yang mencobamendobrak tradisi. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kualitatifdeskriptif dengan cara menafsirkan analisis teks yang terdapat dalam novel Aku LupaBahwa Aku Perempuan. Dimulai dengan pendataan kata-kata, kalimat tertulis ataulisan yang berkaitan dengan tokoh profeminisme dan tokoh kontrafeminisme. Digunakanmenemukan tokoh-tokoh mana saja yang setuju adanya feminism dan tokoh tidak setujuadanya feminisme rangkaian peristiwa ini yang menyebabkan munculnya semangateksistensialisme feminisme. Dari analisis di atas bahwa tokoh kontrafeminisme tidakhanya laki-laki tetapi ada juga tokoh perempuan. Kebanyakan tokohnya adalah lakilakiyang menentang Suad, tetapi ada juga tokoh anak muda yang kontrafeminisme.Dalam novel Aku Lupa Bahwa Aku Perempuan, tokoh yang profeminisme kebanyakanlaki-laki dibanding tokoh perempuan yang menerima perempuan menjadi sang Diri.237Dari analisis eksistensialisme yang dilakukan oleh tokoh Suad memiliki kesadaranakan menjadi Diri yang sangat tinggi. Suad adalah perempuan yang selalu menjadisubjek di antara orang-orang di sekitarnya dan berhasil menjadi perempuan yangbebas untuk menjadi sang Diri seutuhnya.Kata-kata kunci: profeminisme, kontrafeminisme, eksistensialisme feminisme

scholarly journals The Journey Towards the Self: A Study of Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide in an Ecocritical Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
A Aravinth Raja
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Fictional Characters ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Amitav Ghosh ◽  
The People ◽  
Nature Experience

This paper attempts to study The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh from anecocritical perspective. The researcher identifies the journey of the characters in the novel towards nature as a metaphorical symbol to the journey in discovering the self. The conflict between the people and the environment is the only obstacle during the journey of the characters in the novel. The characters experience the conflict between the environment and people through observation and at the same time, self-realisation. This paper also identifies the author's concern for nature through the fictional characters in the novel Piyali Roy, a cetologist and Fokir, a local fisherman.In anecocritical perspective, this paper sees the disturbances that the nature experience as a harm towards nature and its progression.

A Feminist Study of The Summer before the Dark

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 677
Author(s):  
Ningning Hao
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Feminist Study ◽  
Female Figures

Lessing pays more attention to the destiny of women and she creates many female figures in her works. Lessing’s The Summer before the Dark also focuses on the fate of women. This paper interprets the novel from the perspective of Feminism and it analyzes the women’s survival situation at that time and makes a detailed analysis of Kate’s degradation, retreat and return. By clarifying the Kate’s awkward situation and spiritual confusion, elaborating the reasons of Kate’s leaving and her exploration, this paper points out that Kate found herself and realized the self-awareness after a series of exploration and reflection and finally chose to go home with a new image.

scholarly journals Jaded selves and body distance: a case study of Cotard’s Syndrome in “Infinite Jest”

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 37-58
Author(s):  
Ana Chapman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Infinite Jest ◽  
External Stimuli

This article attempts to betoken the relevance of emotions and sensations arousing from the body for the reviving of the self in David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest. The novel discerns a world where the oversaturation of choices and the external stimuli from entertainment has established a tradition of ennui and addiction as part of the hedonistic search for pleasure. This is particularly important for the understanding of the effects it may have on the mapping of the self and on agency which can consequently be framed among mental disorders. Taking a neuroscientific approach, Wallace’s characters is discussed as having a possible connection to Cotard’s syndrome. This delusion helps to reveal how a lack of emotions disables correct self-awareness giving way to the belief that one may be dead or non-existent.

Practioner Reflection That Enhances Interprofessional Collaborative Practices for Serving Children Who Are Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (9) ◽  
pp. 3-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina M. Blaiser ◽  
Mary Ellen Nevins
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Hard Of Hearing ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Interprofessional Collaboration ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Collaborative Practices ◽  
Interprofessional Teams ◽  
Client Care

Interprofessional collaboration is essential to maximize outcomes of young children who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing (DHH). Speech-language pathologists, audiologists, educators, developmental therapists, and parents need to work together to ensure the child's hearing technology is fit appropriately to maximize performance in the various communication settings the child encounters. However, although interprofessional collaboration is a key concept in communication sciences and disorders, there is often a disconnect between what is regarded as best professional practice and the self-work needed to put true collaboration into practice. This paper offers practical tools, processes, and suggestions for service providers related to the self-awareness that is often required (yet seldom acknowledged) to create interprofessional teams with the dispositions and behaviors that enhance patient/client care.

Analytical Study of Violence Theme in Victoria Schwab’s This Savage Song

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Study ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Vicious Cycle ◽  
Aggressive Approach ◽  
Research Article ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
The Right

This research article focuses on the theme of violence and its representation by the characters of the novel “This Savage Song” by Victoria Schwab. How violence is transmitted through genes to next generations and to what extent socio- psycho factors are involved in it, has also been discussed. Similarly, in what manner violent events and deeds by the parents affect the psychology of children and how it inculcates aggressive behaviour in their minds has been studied. What role is played by the parents in grooming the personality of children and ultimately their decisions to choose the right or wrong way has been argued. In the light of the theory of Judith Harris, this research paper highlights all the phenomena involved: How the social hierarchy controls the behaviour. In addition, the aggressive approach of the people in their lives has been analyzed in the light of the study of second theorist Thomas W Blume. As the novel is a unique representation of supernatural characters, the monsters, which are the products of some cruel deeds, this research paper brings out different dimensions of human sufferings with respect to these supernatural beings. Moreover, the researcher also discusses that, in what manner the curse of violence creates an inevitable vicious cycle of cruel monsters that makes the life of the characters turbulent and miserable.

Persuasion: Fellow Creatures

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pam Morris
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Class Relations ◽  
Narrative Perspective ◽  
Class Hierarchies ◽  
A Chain ◽  
Porous Boundaries

Persuasion overtly foregrounds the self as embodied: physical accidents and sickness are recurrent. Sir Walter Eliot’s belief in the time-defying bodily grace of nobility is subject to Austen’s harshest irony. The transition from vertically ordered place to horizontal space in Persuasion is more extreme than in any other of the completed novels. Anne Elliot’s movement from social exclusiveness to socially inclusive possibility allows Austen to challenge gender and class hierarchies traditionally held to be inborn. Her writerly experimentation expands the possibilities of narrative perspective to encompass the porous boundaries of the physical, the emotional and the rational that constitute any moment of consciousness. Her focalisation techniques in the text look directly towards Woolf’s stylist innovations. A chain of references to guns and shooting gathers into the novel contentious contemporary discursive networks on class relations, notions of masculinity and the nature of creaturely life.

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