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Title EXPLORING THE MODES OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PATRIARCHY: A COMPARATIVE TRANSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF PAKISTANI SHORT FICTION IN ENGLISH

Author(s) SAMEENA TALIB

Abstract The study analyzed Pakistani short fiction in English by applying one of the aspects of Systemic Functional Linguistics that is, Transitivity, to explore the experiential meaning in the selected short stories. The principle aim of the study is to expose the representation of Pakistani women and explore the various dynamics of private and public forms of patriarchy through the application of Halliday’s framework of Transitivity (2014). Theorizing Patriarchy by Walby (1990) was used as theoretical frameworks for the study while the system of transitivity provided the analytical framework for the interpretation and analysis of the selected texts. Two Pakistani short fiction writers were selected for the study: Bina Shah and Tariq Rahman. Two short stories by each of the writers were selected through purposive sampling. The selected short stories by Shah were: The Wedding of Sundri and The Good Wife while the short stories selected from Rahman included: Papa and The Trail. The study utilizes mixed method approach to analyze and present the data. The transitivity analysis revealed the public and private modes of oppression in a patriarchal society i.e. Pakistan, where one gender was oppressed and the other was the oppressor. The analysis brought to light the various modes of patriarchy as depicted in the selected texts which included: gender discrimination, honor killing, women marginalization, violation of women and human rights, domestic labour and violence, constraints on getting education, lack of freedom of speech, restrictions on skills learning and training, cultural constraints, physical and psychological abuse, and child marriage.

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Language English

Publication Date 2019-09-06

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