Szerző szerinti böngészés "Herczku, Fruzsina"

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    "Shuttling Between Identities": Female Subjectivity in Bharati Mukherjee's Jasmine
    Herczku, Fruzsina; Németh, Lenke Mária; DE--Bölcsészettudományi Kar
    The main aim of the thesis is to study the transformation of the female protagonist in Bharati Mukherjee’s novel, Jasmine (1989) by tracing the circumstances of Jasmine’s radical identity change from an immature village girl to an independent cosmopolitan woman. I claim there is a complexity of historical, cultural and personal influences that all shape her process of finding her identity. Travelling to the United States from her hometown, Hasnapur, India, in the hope of self-realization and evolvement, Jasmine tries to break with her former self by getting rid of inhibitions that hinder her self-actualization. Shedding off her old identity is a lengthy and troublesome process for her, since the forces and norms shaping her female identity are deeply rooted in the Indian culture, which defines her personality. In her struggle to dispose her Indian self, she experiences a serious identity crisis, with little hope that she will find her place in the world.
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    The Veil of Singularity
    Herczku, Fruzsina; Mathey, Éva; DE--Bölcsészettudományi Kar
    The position of Muslim women in the United States has always been troublesome, as they have not only been suffering from racism in the new country, but sexism and negative discrimination on the basis of gender, as well. In addition, they have had to fight against the popular misconception held by non-Muslim people according to which they are unable to exist without men, and they are subjugated and oppressed by their husbands, and other male members of their family. Many Western people are often reluctant to understand why Muslim women are so committed to the religion of Islam, and their Muslim culture, when they are (allegedly) deprived of their individuality and freedom. One of the most misinterpreted areas regarding Muslim women is the wearing of the most typical Islamic garment, the hijab. A number of non-Muslim people truly believe that Muslim women put on the hijab against their will, and it is a symbol of their oppression and helplessness. In this paper, my main aim is to dissolve those often held misconceptions that assert the aforementioned negative ideas on Muslim women. I will demonstrate that Muslim feminists are the embodiment of fierceness and power, and that the hijab does not necessarily stand for Muslim women’s lack of opportunities, but it has become the symbol of their individuality, independence and commitment to their Islamic faith.