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| Article Name : | | | JOURNEY OF WOMEN FROM ENSLAVEMENT TO EMPOWERMENT IN ANDRE BRINKS PHILIDA | | Author Name : | | | Bhosale Shankar Vithoba | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-6448 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | The present paper is an attempt to trace women’s struggle for freedom and Identity in Andre Brinks Novel, Philida (2013). The transition that takes place in the life of female characters towards freedom from slavery, poverty, traditions of Africa, is the main focus of this paper. Traditionally, in the African white dominated society, the female is under strict social norms and conditions. It is the society, traditions, customs that imposes the way of her life and she has to reluctantly accept. When she gets maturity, especially slaves in Africa are sold to new masters, she has to live emotionally and psychologically neglected by all. Ironically she is like inanimate toy. The feminists have been deadly against these culturally and socially imposed norms and conditions that have always caused devaluation, humiliation of women. In African society women is treated like a slave, especially Black women. In South African society she is considered as silent suffering, submissive, devoted to white people etc. she has to seek physical pleasure in Male relationship. | | Keywords : | | - Andre Brink,Slavery,Patriarchal system,Man-Women Relationship –terror,violence,criticism,
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