Repression of pakistani women through sana munir’s unfettered wings
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2021
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UMT.Lahore
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This research paper established the representation of Pakistani women’s sufferings. Sana Munir through her book ‘Unfettered Wings’ portrays the repression of Pakistani women. She mainly represents the stories of ordinary women in her book. The book depicts the patriarchal society that men are dominant on women. Men who are meant to be the protector of women have become the hunter of women. Every story reflects oppression on women that how they are being treated by their families and society that they are not safe even in their own houses. Pakistani women are oppressed in a way that they are not given equal rights, gender discrimination is there as society gives priority to men rather than women. Sana Munir through her writings portrays women’s struggles throughout their whole life. Three stories have been taken from the book ‘Unfettered Wings’ named ‘Reema’, ‘Habiba’ and ‘Nazia’. These stories have been analyzed by the theory ‘Can the Subaltern Speak’ by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. Through this theory, she gives voice to women who are oppressed and are ruled by men. This theory has been applied to depict the sufferings of Pakistani women that they should raise their voice for themselves and take a stand for themselves so they can also prove their identities like men. Sana Munir represents oppression in her book that how women suffer physically, emotionally, and psychologically. This research leads the readers to explore more about Sana Munir’s writings in perspective of the sufferings of Pakistani women and the oppression of Pakistani women