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Exploring Female Trauma in Buchi Emecheta’s Novels : 'The Joys of Motherhood' and 'Second -Class Citizen'.
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2. Academic Details :-
Presented by :- Hetal Pathak
Roll No. :- 09
Enrollment no. :- 4069206420220022
Semester :- 4 (M.A.)
Paper no. :- 210A
Paper code :- 22417
Paper name :- Research Project Writing : Dissertation Writing
Topic :- ‘Exploring Female Trauma in Buchi Emecheta’s Novels : ‘The Joys
of Motherhood’ and ‘Second - Class Citizen’
Submitted to :- Smt S.B. Gardi, Department of English, M.K.B.U
E-mail :- hetalpathak28@gmail.com
3. Chapterization
01 Introduction 02 Literature
Review
03
Core Analysis of
the novel -
Unravelling the
Layers of Female
Trauma in ‘The
Joys of
Motherhood’
novel
04
Core Analysis of
the novel -
Examining
Female Trauma
in ‘Second - Class
Citizen’ novel
05 Conclusion
4. Chapter 1 :- Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Postcolonial Trauma Theory
1.2.1 Intersections of Trauma and Gender
1.3 Recounting Trauma through Literature
1.4 Conceptualization of Trauma
1.4.1 Areas of life where women experience Trauma in Nigeria
1.4.2 Male Dominance and urge for many children
1.4.3 Domestic Violence
1.4.4 Poverty
1.5 Buchi Emecheta : A Literary Lens
1.6 The Role of Female writer today
1.7 A Study of Buchi Emecheta’s two novels
1.7.1 ‘The Joys of Motherhood’
1.7.2 ‘Second - Class Citizen’
5. Chapter 2 :- Literature Review
2.1 Literature Review
2.2 Literature Review of Trauma studies
2.3 Literature Review of Buchi Emecheta’s novel ‘The Joys of Motherhood’
2.4 Literature Review of Emecheta’s another novel ‘Second - Class Citizen’
2.5 Concluding Remarks
2.6 Hypotheses :- This study aims to examine Buchi Emecheta’s two novels -
‘The Joys of Motherhood’ and ‘Second - Class Citizen’ through powerful
depictions of trauma experienced by African women. This study also explores the
way in which Trauma can be discerned in both the text and will explore the lives
of both the Protagonists- Nnu Ego and Adah. It also examines how Buchi
Emecheta captures the lingering and haunting impacts of these traumas on the
psyche and identity of her female characters. A critical inquiry by applying a
trauma theory framework to Emecheta’s work can illuminate the psychological
wounds of women.
6. Chapter 3 :- Unraveling the Layers of Female Trauma in
Buchi Emecheta’s ‘The Joys of Motherhood’
3.1 Author’s Introduction : Buchi Emecheta
3.2 Brief Introduction to Buchi Emecheta’s novel ‘The Joys of Motherhood’
3.3 Woman’s position in Igbo society
3.3.1 Nnu Ego’s position as a Daughter
3.3.2 Nnu Ego’s position as Wife
3.3.3 Nnu Ego’s position as a Mother
3.4 The Joys of Becoming a Woman : Motherhood meets Womanhood
3.4.1 Marriage and Family ties
3.4.2 The importance of children and their sex
3.5 Traumatic experiences of Nnu Ego
3.5.1 An analysis of ‘Son Preference’ in ‘The Joys of Motherhood’
3.5.2 The value of a Mother
3.6 The Irony of Joys of Motherhood
7. Chapter 4 :- Examining Female Trauma in Buchi
Emecheta’s novel : ‘Second - Class Citizen’
4.1 Brief Introduction to Buchi Emecheta’s novel ‘Second - Class Citizen’
4.2 Introduction to Adah Obi and brief background on her life
4.2.1 Adah’s childhood : Patriarchal upbringing and self - assertion of
getting good education
4.2.2 Adah’s Teenage years and Her educational life
4.3 Adah’s marriage to Francis
4.3.1 Analyzing the impacts of marriage on the protagonist
4.3.2 Analysis of Adah’s experiences under Francis’ Patriarchy
4.3.3 Exploration on the effects on Adah’s personal growth and Aspirations
4.4 Domestic violence and its Traumatic effects
8. Chapter 5 :- Conclusion
● Summary of Findings
● Exploration of Trauma faced by both the Protagonists
● Nnu Ego’s harrowing tale of Trauma
● Adah Obi’s experiences about facing Various types of Trauma
● Buchi Emecheta highlights Profound impacts of Trauma on
women’s lives.
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