Introduction:
Womanism is used as a derogatory term particularly for the black woman. Womanism is related to the natural abilities of a woman like bearing children, sex-slaves, inferior to the male, adapts to the new situations easily, care-taking, devoted. The concept of womanism is related to black women and the women of colour as well as the colonial and post-colonial world of women. Womanism shows a kind of acceptance patience and tolerance. Rather than supporting separatism womanism promotes universalism. Womanism like black feminism provides a space for black feminism and woman of colour to create dialogue in a non-threatening environment.
Alice Malsenior Walker who is an American Author and Activist coined the term womanism in her 1983 …show more content…
In her struggle she witnesses the reflection of the coming circumstances that are going to change her entirely. Jhumpa Lahiri very aptly describes this process in the following …show more content…
Womanism is related to the natural abilities of a woman like bearing children, sex-slaves, inferior to the male, adapts to the new situations easily, care-taking, devoted. The concept of womanism is related to black women and the women of colour as well as the colonial and post-colonial world of women. Womanism shows a kind of acceptance patience and tolerance. Jhumpa Lahiri through her novel The Namesake well represents the womanist maternity through the characters. She shows that the immigrants in their attempt to stick to their own cultural beliefs and customs; slowly adapt the cultural and traditional ways of the foreign country. The first generation immigrants like Ashoke and Ashima Ganguli face cultural dilemma, but it is also the fact that they always do their best to retain their cultural identity traditions, values customs and beliefs. The term maternity implies the state of being a mother. Though there is a change, a transformation from this world to a new world; this transformation brings with its own aspects, values, responsibilities, new outlooks and above all a total new identity. Though motherhood or maternity is a glorious state for a woman but for a migrant this state of being lonely,alien and adapting to its values and cultures is a very difficult task. Jhumpa Lahiri through this novel very aptly represents the manifestation of maternity at various
Womanism is used as a derogatory term particularly for the black woman. Womanism is related to the natural abilities of a woman like bearing children, sex-slaves, inferior to the male, adapts to the new situations easily, care-taking, devoted. The concept of womanism is related to black women and the women of colour as well as the colonial and post-colonial world of women. Womanism shows a kind of acceptance patience and tolerance. Rather than supporting separatism womanism promotes universalism. Womanism like black feminism provides a space for black feminism and woman of colour to create dialogue in a non-threatening environment.
Alice Malsenior Walker who is an American Author and Activist coined the term womanism in her 1983 …show more content…
In her struggle she witnesses the reflection of the coming circumstances that are going to change her entirely. Jhumpa Lahiri very aptly describes this process in the following …show more content…
Womanism is related to the natural abilities of a woman like bearing children, sex-slaves, inferior to the male, adapts to the new situations easily, care-taking, devoted. The concept of womanism is related to black women and the women of colour as well as the colonial and post-colonial world of women. Womanism shows a kind of acceptance patience and tolerance. Jhumpa Lahiri through her novel The Namesake well represents the womanist maternity through the characters. She shows that the immigrants in their attempt to stick to their own cultural beliefs and customs; slowly adapt the cultural and traditional ways of the foreign country. The first generation immigrants like Ashoke and Ashima Ganguli face cultural dilemma, but it is also the fact that they always do their best to retain their cultural identity traditions, values customs and beliefs. The term maternity implies the state of being a mother. Though there is a change, a transformation from this world to a new world; this transformation brings with its own aspects, values, responsibilities, new outlooks and above all a total new identity. Though motherhood or maternity is a glorious state for a woman but for a migrant this state of being lonely,alien and adapting to its values and cultures is a very difficult task. Jhumpa Lahiri through this novel very aptly represents the manifestation of maternity at various