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The Concept of Woman In The Story Called “At Hiruharama”
The femininity and masculinity roles of individuals classified as man and woman are predetermined by the society they live in. Individuals learn the roles assigned to them and places their attitudes and behaviors within the framework of their sexual identities due to these patterns. In the study, Penelope Fitzgerald’s short story called “At Hiruharama” has been examined in the context of concepts of sex and gender roles in terms of concept of woman. Hiruharama is the name of a rural settlement in New Zealand, a British colony between 1841 and 1907. In the examined story, Fitzgerald's sensitivity to the existence of women is a prominent attitude, and it is remarkable that she conveys through a male character with a subtle sensitivity that there is a need for the increasing of women. The story is about the wife of the Englishman Mr Tanner, who settled in New Zealand as a worker, giving birth to twin girls.
As a result, in Fitzgerald's short story, which is examined with references to biological identity, sexuality and gender roles in the context of woman, the reflections of the position of woman in the family in an exploited country and the perception of woman in men, as well as the meanings that society ascribes to the role of woman are explained from a feminist perspective in connection with colonialism. In this context, it is thought that the study makes an interdisciplinary contribution to literature.
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Gender, woman, biological identity, colonialism, Penelope Fitzgerald.