VOCALITY IN SEFI ATTA’S WOMEN: A CRITIQUE OF EVERYTHING GOOD WILL COME

Abstract

Courage spurred by assertiveness is the hallmark of feminist tenets. Despite discriminatory roles that challenge female consciousness for self-identity and liberation, self-fulfillment still occupies the center of female discourse within the entrenched cultural hierarchical gender inequality. Amidst negative and less significant portraitures of female characters in male authored texts, women writers have continually remained relentless in their effort at positioning women at the center of their artistic creations. Centrally positioned, these heroines are equipped with vocality for self-actualization and emancipation both at home and beyond—a spontaneous act structured to unweave patriarchal irrational ideology. This is achieved by placing the women characters in a beneficial position necessary for their assertive consciousness. Theoretically, this paper is hinged on feminist tenets and arched on the exemplary female vocality and its impact on self-actualization in Sefi Atta’s Everything Good Will Come. The aspects of style are also discussed as the artist’s sensibility in developing the themes.