Journal of Studies in Language, Culture and Society (JSLCS)
Volume 9, Numéro 2, Pages 284-297
2026-06-30
Deconstructing Patriarchy And Rebuilding Identity In Anna North's Outlawed Through A Feminist Lens
Authors : Farhan Raed .
Abstract
Abstract: The historical context of the study is the revival of feminist speculative fiction, which challenges traditional notions of gender, reproduction, and power. This study examines Anna North's Outlawed through a feminist lens to explore how the novel deconstructs patriarchal authority and reconstructs identity in an alternate Western setting. The study aimed to theorize how the novel's outlaw collective models identity "rebuilding" through internationalist kinship, mutual aid, and reproductive self-determination.The primary focus is to interpret how Outlawed challenges the power structures of patriarchy and creates new identities through outlaw solidarity. The research methodologically follows a qualitative approach to feminist literary criticism, employing close textual analysis and intersectional theory. The evidence was gathered from the primary textual sources in the novel and supported by secondary sources from recent academic literature. The thematic analysis of the data was conducted in three strands, namely, deconstruction of patriarchy, reconstruction of identity, and feminist utopian vision. The results indicate that Outlawed is a critique of a patriarchal obsession with fertility and imagines solidarity, inclusiveness, and care as a source of identity. The study recommended that future comparative research be conducted, interdisciplinary involvement in reproductive justice be sought, and the findings be applied in pedagogy.
Keywords
feminism ; identity ; Outlawed ; patriarchy ; utopia
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