American Studies الدراسات الأمريكية

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    Feminist Narratives by Walker and Morrison and Their Analysis of Women’s Resistance
    (Al-Quds University, 2025-08-28) Eyad Ghassan Hussein Hreiz; إياد غسان حسين حريز
    This thesis examines the feminist narratives of Alice Walker and Toni Morrison, focusing on their representations of women’s resistance to patriarchal structures in The Color Purple (1982) and Beloved (1987). Both authors foreground the experiences of African American women whose voices have historically been silenced, offering literary spaces where memory, trauma, and survival converge as acts of defiance. Drawing on feminist and womanist theoretical frameworks, the study analyzes how Walker and Morrison reconstruct narratives of oppression through storytelling, maternal bonds, spirituality, and communal resilience. The research situates the novels within the broader historical and cultural contexts of slavery, segregation, and Black feminist thought, emphasizing the ways in which literature functions as both testimony and resistance. Through comparative close readings, the thesis demonstrates that Walker and Morrison challenge dominant historical discourses by presenting Black women not as passive victims, but as agents of cultural transformation. Their works reveal how personal survival and collective memory become intertwined in the ongoing struggle against patriarchy and racial oppression. Ultimately, this study argues that Walker and Morrison extend the boundaries of American literature by redefining feminist resistance through the lens of African American womanhood. In doing so, they not only reclaim silenced histories but also affirm the enduring power of narrative as a form of liberation. Keywords: Alice Walker; Toni Morrison; patriarchy; oppression; resistance; Black feminism; female agency; empowerment; intersectionality; African American women’s literature.