SOCIO-CULTURAL VALUES VERSUS WOMEN LIBERATION IN NIGERIAN PROSE: A STUDY OF FLORA NWAPA’S WOMEN ARE DIFFERENT

Ebele Peace Okpala

Abstract


This paper investigated and analyzed Flora Nwapa’s Women Are Different to explore liberated women and their perception on socio-cultural values in Nigerian societies. Using content analytic approach of qualitative research method, the study examined various methods by which some women in the contemporary society achieve their emancipation. At the end of the study, it was observed that feminist principles promoted self-actualization through debauchery. Some female characters seem to destroy African values in the quest for liberation. There was no chance for reconciliation or commitment to the survival and unity of men and women in marriage. The study applied the theory of motherism, which advocates love, tolerance and mutual co-operation for the sexes instead of violent confrontation, in analyzing the text. It concluded that liberation could be achieved in a dignified manner. It recommended that the plight of women should be readdressed in a more rational and logical way.

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