A thesis submetted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of the degree "Licence en Langue et Littérature anglaises"

Résumé

The aim of this work is the exploration of the extent to which female characters, both traditional and modern are portrayed in Ola Rotimi's Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again. This work examines the portait of a woman caught in a partriarchal and moves towards freedom as seen through Ola Rotimi's Our Husband has Gome Mad Again. The first phase of this work examines the problems that the traditional woman faces in the play as a result of tradition. It then presents Mama Rashida and Sikira to picture the traditional Igbo woman. In the Igbo society, a woman is considered as a submissive submissive subject who cannot question the decision of a husband, and executes all he dictates humbly. The second phase of the work examines the portrait of a modern woman in the postcolonial context and her role in educating the victimised traditional women. With the use of the feminist approach, this work is written against the hypothesis that Ola Rotimi in Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again portrays the traditional woman caught in the net of patriarchy and an educated woman who leads this traditonal woman into freedom. It further states that through education, the woman will gain consciousness of her rights that are denied by patriarchal norms. This work is therefore useful in that it enlightens both men and women about the need to allow women economic and political rights.
Thus, patriarchal societies should establish equal rights for men and women.