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2.5 Theory of emancipation
Emancipation is any of various efforts to procuring economic and social rights, political rights or equality, often for a specifically disenfranchised group, or
more generally in discussion of such matters Emancipation means the freedom of somebody especially from legal,
political or social restrictions. The phrase Emancipation of women is frequently used to describe a process wherein the powerless can gain a greater share over
resources and decision-making. Generally, the emancipation of women is a process through which women in general and poor women in particular tend to gain control
over resources and ideologies. The emancipation of women ensures the freedom of self-fulfillment and self-development as well as equal access to domestic and
community resources. Without women, the prosperity of a society cannot be gained properly. It is because they are large in number and you cannot expect to go ahead by
ignoring them completely. It is impossible that a society will progress keeping a number of noticeable population illiterate and non-workable. If that society
progresses 2 steps forward, then it will come back 5 steps. Ultimately the progress will be scattered. So by emancipating the women from all kind of social, mental and
physical bondage, you will make the ideal situation for a society to prosper.
So many kinds of emancipation, namely: Emancipation of freedom, Emancipation of woman, Emancipation of economy, Emancipation of minors,
Emancipation of proclamation and etc. But in this thesis will be focus with Emancipation of woman, because in the background of this thesis have been
explained that the both of literature tells about position of woman.
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to secureequalrightsforwomenand
to removegenderdiscriminationfromlaws,institutions,andbehavioralpatterns.Thewomen
srightsmovementbegan in
thenineteenthcenturywiththedemand by
somewomenreformersfortheright to vote,known as suffrage,andforthesamelegalrights as men.Thoughthevotewassecuredforwomen by theNineteenth Amendment to
theU.S.Constitution in
1920,most of
thegainswomenhavemade in
achievinglegalequalityandendinggenderdiscriminationhavecomesincethe1960s.Civil Rightslegislation
of thaterawasprimarilyfocused
on ensuringthatAfricanAmericansandotherracialminoritiessecuredEqual Protection of
thelaws.However,theinclusion of sex as a protectedcategoryundertheCivil Rights Act of 196442U.S.C.A. § 2000e et seq.gavewomen a powerfullegaltool to endSex
Discriminationand to eraseculturalstereotypesaboutfemales. Emancipation of woman often is said by feminist, it generally self-defines as
advocating for or supporting the rights and equality of women. Feminism is a collection of movements and ideologies that share a common
stated aim: to define, establish, and defend equal political, economic, cultural, and social rights for women. This includes seeking to establish equal opportunities for
women in education and employment. First-wave feminism was a period of activity during the nineteenth century
and early twentieth century. In the UK and US, it focused on the promotion of equal contract, marriage, parenting, and property rights for women. By the end of the
nineteenth century, activism focused primarily on gaining political power, particularly the right of womens suffrage, though some feminists were active in
campaigning for womens sexual, reproductive, and economic rights as well
14 The literary work that be compared is written at the nineteenth century, so
emancipation of woman still strong to be talking when the writer make the both of literary works.
The feminist movement produced both feminist fiction and non-fiction, and created new interest in womens writing. It also prompted a general reevaluation of
womens historical and academic contributions in response to the belief that womens lives and contributions have been underrepresented as areas of scholarly interest.
Much of the early period of feminist literary scholarship was given over to the rediscovery and reclamation of texts written by women. Studies like Dale Spenders
Mothers of the Novel 1986 and Jane Spencers The Rise of the Woman Novelist 1986 were ground-breaking in their insistence that women have always been
writing.
The reasons behind the dis-empowerment of women are many. However, we can sort out the major causes into the following three heads.
Economic Causes: The majority of the women are dependent on men for their economic insolvency. Socio-cultural And Religious Causes: i Illiteracy: The most
of the women in Asia and Africa are illiterate. The rate of literacy of women is less than that of men. That’s why women are not cautious about their rights-whether
social or legal. As a result men dominate their counterparts and deprive them of their rights. ii Negligence: In Asia and Africa women are ignored. So people usually do
not tend to welcome a girl baby in their family. Even highly educated people fail to overcome this type of mentality. That’s why a girl is neglected right from the
beginning of her life and do not get the minimum attention that she
15 deserves.iiiCultural Indifference: The culture of Asia also affects women to a great
extent. They are considered inferior to men. On the other hand, the system of dowry on the part of a bride is detrimental to women development. The dowry system leads
to ruining of life of many girls. Many marital relations are broken due to this system. And in most of these cases, the girl has to lead a cursed life. Often they commit
suicide due to the inability of bearing social harassment. That’s why their moving forward becomes a hilarious task. Political Causes: In Asia and Africa women has a
very few political rights. They do not get support by the men. Women representation in the party committee and other bodies is very rare.
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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
In doing this thesis I use the library research by collecting data from some books and some resources that can be related to the subject matter being analyze.
Inductive method is used in the analysis of the thesis. It is a scientific procedure to get conclusion from particular thing to general idea. The writer uses novel
Perempuan Berkalung Sorban and A Doll’s House as the main source of data. There are some steps that the writer uses in doing this analysis namely:
3.1 Collecting Data
