THE DEPICTION OF THE QUEST FOR IDENTITY, MALE PASSIVENESS AND LACK OF RECIPROCITY

Abstract

The present study undertakes a comprehensive exploration of gendered experience in literature through an interconnected analysis of women’s suppression, the conceptual framework of patriarchy, the operation of repressive forces, and the often-overlooked phenomenon of male passivity. Situated within the broader domain of feminist and cultural literary studies, this inquiry seeks to examine how power is constructed, internalized, and represented across diverse narrative forms, while also attending to the subtle and complex ways in which individuals negotiate, resist, or reproduce these structures.