When The Writer Falls Into The Mold Of His Society. Case Study: Rabah Kheddouci’s The Victim (1984)
Auteurs : Bouadda Farida .
Résumé
The history of feminism projects how writers took much heed of the oppressed women in an attempt to voice the silenced. In The Victim, Rabah Kheddouci describes the way patriarchal culture caused the affliction of Fatima and Safia. This, I argue, would convey an illusion that the novelist is classified as a feminist writer. However, a thorough reading shows how the novelist’s treatment of the story of these two characters functions as a medium to degenerate the image of the strong and free woman even though he doesn’t portray them as responsible for their misery. Resultantly, I will employ the feminist theoretical framework to look at the way the novelist falls into the mold of his patriarchal society even though he tries to defend and shield the honor of women. Accordingly, in his andro-text he unconsciously reinforces instead of undermining and dismantling the political, social, and psychological oppression of women.
Mots clés
Feminism ; Patriarchy ; Rabah Kheddouci ; The Victim ; Andro-text
