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Feminist Outlook in Margaret Laurence’s The Stone Angel

Nidhiya Annie Jacob, M.A., M.Phil.
Elizabeth Baby, Graduate Student, B.A. English


Abstract

Women are mostly considered as weak and dependent on others by the society. This statement is irrelevant and cannot be agreed upon completely. There are women who fight through their lives all alone, who have to face the obstacles that life has to offer them without anyone by their side, by raising their heads in front of the society unwilling to bow down before them. The character Hagar, created by Margaret Laurence in her work The Stone Angel is such a person who does not wish to bow down before the male dominated society. Set in a fictitious town, Manawaka, The Stone Angel is a journey through the life and the mind of Hagar. The Stone Angel reflects the feministic aspects of the title character.

This paper explores the feminist outlook in The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence. The main objective is to analyze the family relationships, marital life and the downfall of Hagar as a result of her pride. The paper also observes the traits of new woman in the lead character.

Keywords: women’s suppression, Hagar, The Stone Angel, Margaret Laurence, Manawaka, feminist outlook, new woman, family relationship, pride.

Feminist Outlook of The Stone Angel

Feminism is concerned with redefining the world on the basis of the location and experiences of women, noting their oppression and subordination. Feminist criticism has the major object or aim of exposing the mechanism of patriarchy. The feminist outlook of The Stone Angel can be described as a kind of back grounding because there is almost no observable consideration of these themes. Laurence admits Hagar’s share of responsibility and she urges that men and women alike have been injured by the forces of patriarchal norms which led to Hagar’s stubbornness and pride.

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Nidhiya Annie Jacob, M.A, M.Phil.
Assistant Professor
Yuvakshetra College
Palakkad
Kerala
India
nidhiyajacob@gmail.com

Elizabeth Baby
Graduate Student, B.A. English
Yuvakshetra Institute of Management Studies
Palakkad
Kerala
India

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