Ngugi Wa Thiongo'nun Kan Çiçekleri ve Bir Buğday Tanesi Eserlerindeki Sömürgecilik Sonrası Kadın Figürü

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Ngugi Wa Thiongo'nun Petals of Blood (Kan Çiçekleri) ve A Grain of Wheat (Bir Buğday Tanesi) adlı eserlerindeki sömürgecilik sonrası kadın figürlerini incelemektir. Bu iki roman sömürgecilik sonrası Kenya'nın durumunu yansıtmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, bahsedilen romanlardaki kadın figürlerine odaklanılmış ve bu karakterler ırk, sınıf, cinsiyet, sömürgecilik, sömürgecilik sonrası feminizm bağlamında incelenmiştir. Kitapların derinlemesine okuması yapıldıktan sonra, Ngugi'nin, eserlerinde çeşitli kadın figürlerine yer verildiği görülmüştür. Her iki eserde kadınları sömürgeciliğin kurbanı, anne, ezilmiş ve özgürlük savaşçısı gibi çeşitli şekillerde görmekteyiz. Bunların dışında, A Grain of Wheat (Bir Buğday Tanesi) adlı eserde beyaz kadın figüründen ve onların siyah kadınlara karşı tutumundan da bahsedilmiştir. Kısacası, bu çalışma çeşitli kadın figürlerini çeşitli açılardan incelemektedir.

THE FIGURE OF POSTCOLONIAL WOMEN IN NGUGI WA THIONGO'S PETALS OF BLOOD AND A GRAIN OF WHEAT1

The purpose of this study is to examine the figure of postcolonial women in Ngugi Wa Thiongo's Petals of Blood and A grain of Wheat. These novels deal with the condition of Kenya after the colonial period. In this study, the women figures of the novels have been focused on and analyzed in the light of race, class, gender, colonialism, and postcolonial feminism. After a profound reading of the both books, it has been understood that Ngugi portrays various types of women characters in his two books. We see women characters as victims of colonialism and patriarchy, mothers, oppressed figures, and also freedom fighters. Apart from this, A Grain Wheat also includes white women characters and deals with the attitudes of them against black women. That is, this study analyzes various postcolonial women characters from various aspects.

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