Analysis of Homaira Qaderi's Fictional Works in the Last Three decades Based on Elaine Showalter's Triple Model

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Shazia Aslami
Mahbood Fazeli
10.2634/Lire.22.88.9
Abstract
This article deals with the fictional story of "Humaira Qaderi", a contemporary writer of Afghanistan, based on the theory of "Elaine Showalter". "Showalter" American writer and critique presents her triple by analyzing and reviewing the literature of England, America and some neighboring places. "Showalter" after reviewing the literature of the American and British people, divides her research results into three phases: Feminine, Feminist, and Female. This research, using descriptive and analytical method, answers the question, how is the evolution and self-awareness of women explained in the stories and novels of Humaira Qaderi, based on the model of "Elaine Showalter"? According to the findings, two stories and one novel of the author have the components of feminine and feminist phases. By using the characteristics of expressing femininity and joining forbidden love, intellectual and artistic independence in the novel "Noqra the Daughter of Kabul River” and the story "Dancing in the Mosque" the author is on the threshold of the female stage. Her works have passed through the above three stages. The process of self-awareness in Qaderi's stories changes from the selection of dreamer characters without action, to a pro-male narrator, a supporter of the same sex, and the selection of feminist isolation.

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