AFRICAN WOMEN’S QUEST FOR MOTHERHOOD IN FLORA NWAPA’S NOVELS EFURU AND IDU

IF 0.3 0 LITERATURE Asiatic-IIUM Journal of English Language and Literature Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.54513/joell.2023.10215

Ms. Swati Mohite, Dr. Pradnya Vijay Ghorpade

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Abstract

The African classical tradition finds its development in African novel as African novels deals with variety of themes such as art, religion, apartheid, culture, tradition, ironies of life, colonial and post-colonial realities etc. African and Caribbean writing often celebrates black womanhood in a move towards a specifically African feminism. Mother is a person who nurtures and protects. African Literature in all ages celebrates motherhood and gives prime focus to motherhood in women’s’ life. Flora Nwapa, the Mother of female African Literature in English also treats motherhood as her main theme. Nwapa through her works portrays Igbo culture and Igbo Tradition. The lead characters in Efuru and Idu log for motherhood in their life and suffer in life because of it. Though successful in life in all other aspects they are considered incomplete because they are barren. Both the works deals with Motherhood and marriage as its prime focus and suffering of a woman and her quest for selfhood in the family and in society at large.

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弗洛拉·恩瓦帕小说《埃弗鲁》和《伊杜》中非洲妇女对母性的追求

非洲古典传统在非洲小说中得到了发展，因为非洲小说涉及各种主题，如艺术，宗教，种族隔离，文化，传统，生活的讽刺，殖民和后殖民现实等。非洲和加勒比地区的文学作品常常歌颂黑人女性，以实现非洲特有的女权主义。母亲是养育和保护孩子的人。各个时代的非洲文学都歌颂母性，并把重点放在女性生活中的母性上。非洲英语女性文学之母芙罗拉·恩瓦帕也以母性为主题。Nwapa通过她的作品描绘了伊博文化和伊博传统。《爱芙鲁》和《伊杜》的主人公在生活中都渴望成为母亲，并因此而在生活中遭受痛苦。虽然他们在生活的其他方面都很成功，但他们被认为是不完整的，因为他们是贫瘠的。这两部作品都以母性和婚姻为主要焦点，讲述了一个女人的痛苦，以及她在家庭和社会中对自我的追求。

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