Local Aspects of Feminism in “Jangloos”: An Analytical Study

Abstract

Shaukat Siddiqui is well known progressive short story writer and novelist in Urdu Literature. His novel "Jangloos" completely portrays the Pakistani society. The following research is an attempt to analyze novel "Jangloos" through a feminist lens, but this critical approach has been localized at length. Therefore, the analysis of "Jangloos" will be carried out by using local feminist approaches. The research will be focusing on the issues like exploitation, marginalization, and oppression that women face in "Jangloos". The research therefore is not only a textual analysis of but also a contextual and cultural study of the novel. In the context of this novel, an attempt has been made to explore the role of women in agricultural production and the venerability of women according to rural customs.

Keywords

• Shaukat Siddiqui
• Jangloos
• Novel
• Local Feminism
• Pakistan