A survey of feminism aspects in the novel of 'house of edrisis' authored by Ghazaleh Alizadeh
| Autor | Mino Majidi, Ebrahim Ranjbar, Hossein Novin, Ramin Moharami, Asgar Salahi |
| Páginas | 126-143 |
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A SURVEY OF FEMINISM ASPECTS IN THE NOVEL OF “HOUSE
OF EDRISIS” AUTHORED BY GHAZALEH ALIZADEH
Mino Majidi1
Ebrahim Ranjbar2
Hossein Novin3
Ramin Moharami4
Asgar Salahi5
Abstract: Ghazaleh Alizadeh is an
Iranian female writer and critic. In the
novel of “House of Edrisis”, which is one
of her most important works, she shows
her feminist thinking in various ways. In
this work, she criticizes the culture of
patriarchy, marriage, and motherhood. In
addition, judicial and legal laws, such as
permission for polygamy, are challenged
by Alizadeh in this work. She believes
that patriarchy has intruded the mind of
the society members, including men and
women, and one way to clear the minds
of people of this concept is respecting
and honoring women. She also demands
equal rights for women in terms of the
right to education and the right to work.
1 PhD Sstudent, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Mohaghegh Ardabili University,
Ardabil, Iran. Email: Ranjbar87@gmail.com
2 Associate Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Tabriz University, Tabriz,
Iran. Email: Ranjbar87@gmail.com
3 Associate Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Mohaghegh Ardabili
University, Ardabil, Iran. Email: Ranjbar87@gmail.com
4 Associate Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Mohaghegh Ardabili
University, Ardabil, Iran. Email: Ranjbar87@gmail.com
5 Assistant Professor,Department of Persian Language and Literature, Mohaghegh Ardabili
University, Ardabil, Iran. Email: Ranjbar87@gmail.com
Evaluation of female characters in this
work reveals that Roxana (the symbol of
liberal feminist women) is the ideal
character of Alizadeh, and Mrs. Edrisi
and Ligha, who were submissive women
in the patriarchy culture, start to fight
along with men. According to Alizadeh,
the only way for victory of women is
their acquaintance with their abilities and
rights and ending patriarchal
domination. In this paper, we analyze her
thoughts with regard to the different
feminist doctrines.
Keywords: Ghazaleh Alizadeh, House
of Edrisis, Feminist Thinking, Liberal
Feminism
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Centro de Ciências Jurídicas - Universidade Federal da Paraíba
V. 8 - Nº 02 - Ano 2019 – Special Edition
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1. Introduction
Feminism is originated from the
French language and is derived from the
Latin word “feminine” interpreted as
womanly. In Farsi, feminism refers to
notions such as “advocate of women's
rights”, “women's freedom movement”
(Rezvani, 2003: 30), “gender equality”
and “women’s freedom” (Arianpour
Kashani, 1998: 28). “Feminism is a
theory that calls for equal political,
social, and economic opportunities for
women and men” (Lorraine Code, 2003:
160). This theory “believes in gender
equality in terms of political, social and
economic opportunities” (Lorraine
Code, 2003: 27).
2. Statement of the Problem
Feminism is one of the
important topics of contemporary critical
literature, and women’s demands and
problems have been assessed by various
authors. Each writer has a specific view
of this issue. Given the prevalence of
feminism in the writings of Alizadeh, we
have aimed to determine the feminist
thoughts of this author in the present
article.
3. Research Background
While feminism has not been
independently evaluated in works of
Alizadeh, her women -oriented thoughts
have been focused on some reviews.
According to Mirabedini:
“In her works, Alizadeh calls
for an intellectual, idealistic, and
feminist woman. In her stories, women
are the symbol of fear, loneliness, regret
and frustration. These symbols can be
found even in women such as Roxana,
who riotously destroys icons, in a way
that all female abilities of one of the
female characters of the story called
“Liqaa” are turned into hatred toward
men” (Mirabedini, 2004: 120).
According to Keraneshe “couples
always tolerate excruciating pain in the
stories of Alizadeh.” In addition,
Gholizadeh believes that “in the novels
by Alizadeh, the presence of women has
been used in all areas and her physical
and mental weaknesses and ethical
positive and destructive aspects can
easily emerge” (Gholizadeh, 2011: 3).
Nevertheless, these works have not
independently assessed the feministic
orientation of Alizadeh. In the present
research, the women-centered views of
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