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Alice Walker’s Possessing the Secret of Joy critically examines female genital circumcision as a cultural practice that functions as a mechanism of female oppression, inflicting harm on women under the guise of tradition and serving as a means of controlling women. Centering on Tashi, a victim of this oppressive practice, the narrative traces her journey toward self-recognition, self-love, and eventual empowerment, while foregrounding the solidarity that emerges around her. This solidarity is embodied by characters from diverse racial and gender backgrounds, who support Tashi in understanding and coming to terms with her experiences, thereby contributing to the restoration of her wholeness. Thus, this study reads Walker’s womanism as a framework of inclusive solidarity within the broader community and examines how solidarity is theorized within womanism, as well as how it is enacted and expanded among the characters surrounding Tashi, contributing to her healing and transformation. To this end, it analyzes the roles of the characters surrounding Tashi and illustrates how Walker portrays healing and growth as processes made possible through communal empathy and solidarity.

목차

I. 서론
II. 연대를 지향하는 담론: 우머니즘
III. 타쉬의 성장과 연대: 『기쁨의 비밀을 간직하고』
IV. 결론
Works Cited
Abstract

키워드

저자

• 홍성주 [ Hong, Seong-Ju | 용인대학교 ]

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간행물

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• 간행물명

  영어영문학연구 [The Jungang Journal of English Language and Literature]

• 간기

  계간

• pISSN

  1598-3293

• 수록기간

  1968~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 840 DDC 810