Woman at Point Zero should begin the long march towards a realistic and sympathetic portrayal of Arab women. * International Journal of Middle East Studies *Ī powerful indictment of the treatment of women in many parts of the Middle East * Labour Herald * * Financial Times *Įl Saadawi has a flair for melodrama and mystery. The most influential feminist thinker in the Arab world over the past half-century. I thoroughly recommend this book because it will make you examine the ways in which people in impossible situations can retain dignity and control over themselves. The struggles that Firdaus performs for emancipation toward patriarchal culture are being independent and being brave.Nawal El Saadawi writes with directness and passion, transforming the systematic brutalisation of peasants and of women in to powerful allegory * New York Times * The last one is violence consisting of: genital mutilation, forced marriage, and domestic violence. The second one is women’s economic marginalization. The first one is women’s subordination consisting of: lack of educational opportunity for Firdaus and son preference. The findings of the research show the conflicts Firdaus faces toward patriarchal culture. The objectives of this research are (1) to analyze the external conflicts that Firdaus faces toward patriarchal culture, and (2) to reveal the struggle of Firdaus for emancipation. In order to achieve the analysis of the paper, feminism theory by Simone de Beauvoir is used. Thus, this paper aims to analyze the struggle of Firdaus for emancipation toward patriarchal culture. As we know patriarchy holds to belief that men are superior to women. She reflects the society and reveals an issue in Egypt which is patriarchal culture. That is what Nawal El Saadawi did in her masterpiece, Woman at Point Zero. Moreover, novel is used to reflect the society, reveal an issue, help readers deal with the issue, and make them inspire. Novel can be tool to express feelings, thoughts, and emotions of a writer.

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