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Applying Feminist Critical Theory to Texts

Abby Bahru

What is Feminist Critical Theory

Feminist Theory

A feminist critic sees cultural and economic inequalities in a patriarchal society which have hindered or prevented women from realizing their creative possibilities. Women have been seen in society and literature as merely the negative object, or other to man who is seen as the defining and dominating subject. Feminist Literary theory has focused on this history of male dominance observable in literature and language.

Virginia Woolf

Misogyny

Misogyny is hatred or prejudice against women, typically exhibited by men. Misogyny is an extreme form of sexism that often leads to violence towards women.

Element 1

The nature of relationships/gender roles

Element 2

Gender roles are stereotypes regarding attitudes, attributes, and actions imposed on men and women based on gender. These kinds of preconceptions are usually harmful to society, often causing individuals harm and distress.

The Frailty of Women

Frailty is a fault due to weakness of character and morals

Element 3

Misogyny

Hamlet

What Strange Paradise

Element 1

"Get thee to a nunnery" (3.1.121)

"Lady shall I lie in your lap." (3.2.108)

"There were two boys before you. They both died inside her."

"She only ever wanted boys," her father says. "She was so disappointed that the one who lived was you." (El Akkad 80)

The Nature of Relationships/Gender Roles

What Strange Paradise

Hamlet

Element 2

"I shall obey you." (3.1.38)

"You'll tender me a fool." (1.3.109)

"You" she said. "Hand me that rope." "This?" Maher asked.

"Yes this," Umm Ibrahim replied. "Don't stare at me like that. Let's go, let's go".

Walid says, "Would you just sit back in your place and calm down. Enough with this..."

"Tell me to calm down again" Umm Ibrahim said. "Tell me to calm down again, see what happens."

(El Akkad 148-149)

The Frailty of Women

Hamlet

"Frailty, thy name is woman." (1.3.146)

"But two months dead - nay, not so much, not two." (1.2.138-139)

What Strange Paradise

Element 3

"Someone give him a shirt to wear," she said. "None of the men responded. "What pathetic men you are" Umm Ibrahim said." (El Akkad 147-148)

"...and then in one motion reached down and pulled her niqab completly off."

"Umm Ibrahim looked at the boy as though she'd never seen him before. She turned and, the boat rising and tilting in her direction, jumped."

(El Akkad 215-216)

Articles

Hamlet

What Strange Paradise

Secondary Sources

Title: "Discovering Feminism through Gertrude and Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet"

"The play is from a male-centered viewpoint thus it exclusively focuses upon the male characters and their experiences instead of assimilating the view and impacts of the women as well.

"This leads to the assumption that Shakespeare wrote Hamlet with the need to display male dominace."

Title: "What Strange Paradise" is timely & powerful"

"El Akkad's use of divided time builds the story's central critique of an idealized western life."

..."many of the immigrants escaping on the rickety boat have their lights set on North American freedom. He adamently believes no amount of postering will lead them to prosperity among racist white people."

Conclusion

Closing

Overall, What Strange Paradise and Hamlet both examine the Feminist Critical theory. What Strange Paradise analyses the idea in a similar way to Hamlet by depicting the female characters as strong and independent while also exploring the theory through important themes of hope and development.

Works Cited

Works

Cited

Discovering Feminism through Gertrude and Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305734925_DISCOVERING_FEMINISM_THROUGH_GERTRUDE_AND_OPHELIA_IN_SHAKESPEARE'S_HAMLET.

“Gender Roles: What Are They?” WebMD, WebMD, https://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/what-are-gender-roles-and-stereotypes.

“Misogyny.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/topic/misogyny.

“'What Strange Paradise' Is Timely and Powerful.” The Journal, https://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2022-03-24/literature/what-strange-paradise-is-timely-and-powerful/.

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