Afghan Women’s Voices; an Impasse: Patriarchy’s Autocracy in the Select Afghan Novels

Addressing various complexities; the social and cultural mandates imposed by a patriarchal religiously blinded society act like hot iron jabs on bare skin for women is unequivocal expected focal point of any feministic author. However fatally dominant atrocities against all over world are, it cannot be denied that deadly unbearable conditions in which survive with difficult access to minimum have become foregrounded element South Asian Literature. This research attempts put spotlight certitude revolutionary Afghan-American writers; Nadia Hashimi Khaled Hosseini, how strangled voices struggling suffering Afghan need heard paid attention to. As victim extreme marginalization internalized sexism society, these undergo harrowing experiences oppression Nation where religious dominance forcefully drills concept ‘othering’ subalternity women. The prevalent phallocentric hegemonic evidently corrodes possibility gender equality women’s prosperity. aim this literary analysis depict impasse muffled from Third World Nations Afghanistan, through selected female characters Hashimi’s Pearl That Broke Its Shell, A House Without Windows, Hosseini’s Thousand Splendid Suns. Three novels scrutiny are absolute page-turners. These strong narratives, give magnified look into plight lead way mapping representation cautious application feminist theory. rituals, beliefs, structures additives voices; already faint hushed norms deluded exercises. study aims at discussing difficulties three undergo; keeping impactful backdrop horrible issues; representations struggles characters, inequality, forced subordination. complicated entangled issues been sketched many such works prominently predicament or whose deliberately silenced. practice ‘Bacha Posh only exception among clearly designated menaces. ‘reflex mechanism’ families who lacking son, compels them disguise child male one. There instances showcasing brevity protagonists, shown powerful light, highlights ways make efforts break free shackles oppressive manipulation society. tiny acts courage muster up show defy oppression, might seem surface level but concludes subaltern can speak.