A marxist feminist analysis:
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2023
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UMT Lahore
Abstract
This study examines a cross-section of gender and class, and how women from lower
socioeconomic backgrounds face greater challenges in education, employment, and
other opportunities. It is an attempt to explore the ways in which two novels, The Henna
Artist and Little Women, reflect these themes and provide insights into the lived
experiences of women from different socio-economic backgrounds. The qualitative
descriptive method is suitable for this study as it allows the researchers to explore the
experiences of women from lower socioeconomic backgrounds in a detailed and
nuanced manner. Moreover, Marxist Feminism as a theoretical lens, is able to shed light
on how economic factors, such as class, intersect with gender to perpetuate inequality
and discrimination against women. Using Women, Race, and Class (1981), a work by
Angela Davis as a theoretical framework allows the study to contribute to the larger
conversation around gender and class inequality and provide insights into how literature
can be used as a tool to understand complex social issues.