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FEMINISM IN THE POEM A CENTURY LATER BY IMTIAZ DHARKER A DECONSTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS

10 Pages : 118-125

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-I).10      10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-I).10      Published : Mar 2023

Feminism in the Poem "A Century Later" by Imtiaz Dharker: A Deconstructive Analysis

    This paper analyzes Imtiaz Dharker's poem 'A Century Later' using the critical perspective of deconstruction. Through a qualitative method, the poem's dissemination and flickering of meaning are deconstructed to derive a new sense in the context of feminism. The paper explains deconstruction as a critical theory of language and examines how it explores verbal contradictions, shifts, and implicit references in the poem to reveal the uncertainty of literary meaning and language. 'A Century Later', when studied from a Deconstructive standpoint, reveals nothing stable and unified and proves that there is no single particular meaning in the text. Visual imagery is used to unravel the struggles of women persecuted worldwide and how their perseverance drives freedom. Deconstructive analysis of this text informs us that a woman cannot be separated from her liberty and educational right. The poem illustrates the implied discourse of how dominating factors have regularized conventional beliefs in our culture and elucidates women's struggle against male superiority. Through profound analysis of the text, it is concluded that women's ability cannot be suppressed to stand against the despicable social system.

    Deconstruction, Patriarchy, Oppressed, Freedom, Women's Education, Feminism
    (1) Huma Arif
    Government College Women University, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Aisha Farid
    Government College Women University, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.

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    CHICAGO : Arif, Huma, and Aisha Farid. 2023. "Feminism in the Poem "A Century Later" by Imtiaz Dharker: A Deconstructive Analysis." Global Sociological Review, VIII (I): 118-125 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-I).10
    HARVARD : ARIF, H. & FARID, A. 2023. Feminism in the Poem "A Century Later" by Imtiaz Dharker: A Deconstructive Analysis. Global Sociological Review, VIII, 118-125.
    MHRA : Arif, Huma, and Aisha Farid. 2023. "Feminism in the Poem "A Century Later" by Imtiaz Dharker: A Deconstructive Analysis." Global Sociological Review, VIII: 118-125
    MLA : Arif, Huma, and Aisha Farid. "Feminism in the Poem "A Century Later" by Imtiaz Dharker: A Deconstructive Analysis." Global Sociological Review, VIII.I (2023): 118-125 Print.
    OXFORD : Arif, Huma and Farid, Aisha (2023), "Feminism in the Poem "A Century Later" by Imtiaz Dharker: A Deconstructive Analysis", Global Sociological Review, VIII (I), 118-125
    TURABIAN : Arif, Huma, and Aisha Farid. "Feminism in the Poem "A Century Later" by Imtiaz Dharker: A Deconstructive Analysis." Global Sociological Review VIII, no. I (2023): 118-125. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-I).10