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So Long A Letter

While women in western countries have traveled halfway in the journey towards freedom, women in Africa are still searching for the way. There are many factors that make it easier for one group than the other. Culture, customs and religion are among others at the foreground of those factors. The general assumption is that one of the main obstacles to progress for women, regardless of where they come from, is the pervasive belief that
they are inferior and are limited because of their biological role in reproduction. These beliefs are held, consciously or unconsciously, by the majority of men and women the world over.
In Mariama Ba's work , Ba creates two central and strong female ...

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characteristics of the her two main character. In Senegal, the traditional view of woman, which values her entirely based on her son-bearing role, is still present. The first role of women is to stay at home and take care of the children. The inequality starts at a very early age. The rate of girls going to school is by far lower than that of boys. Parents' choices of investment in their children completely depend on their view of the latter's worth as adults.
The relationship between Ramatoulaye (Rama), a Senegalese women, and her friend, Aissatou, who left the familiarity of Senegal for life in the United States after a divorce from here husband, is the defining relationship in the book. Both women have taken on roles that are not in direct line with the traditions of their culture, and Ba clearly veers away from painting a standardized picture of the African women, except through a distinct process of comparison. Ba recognizes the plight of Senegalese women ...

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Added: 12/30/2005 11:29:25 AM
Category: English
Type: Free Paper
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