Twumvikane, J. Baptiste

The woman in the narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass : an American slave / by J. Baptiste Twumvikane ; Eric Njeng Sipyinyu, directeur . - Bujumbura : University of Burundi, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of English Language and literature,, 2016 . - IV-68 p. ; 30 cm.

A thesis submetted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree. Licence en Langue et Littérature Anglaises

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This work examines the Woman in the Narrative of the life of frederick Douglass,an American slave.Our study traces the behavior of patriarchy system towards the woman.This work,therefore ,aims at examining how a woman is ill-treated by patriarchal society.White slaveholder's attitude towards Blacks especially black woman is very critical.They torture and oppress them.They consider them as primitive beings,although they are attracted by them.
They consider them as primitive beings,although they are attracted by them.
The white woman's jealousy pushes her to ill-treat the black Woman.The author in his Narrative states states that some of the black women are beautiful enough to attract the attention of white men slaveholders.This study highlights that women are not as weak as men think.This work is thus constructed ion the hypothesis that woman are not as weak as men think.This work is thus constructed on the hypothesis that women are not weak as men think but as strong as men.This oppression and torture can end if slavery is abolished.Centered on feminism,this work concludes that there are always people who work consciously for the good of the oppressed groups.


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