MOTHERHOOD OPPRESSION AND DELIGHT
A Literary Study Based on Poetry
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- Author
- Dr. Jasveera Anoop Minhas
- Publisher
- Akhand Publishing House
- Categories
- Literature, Nonfiction, Social Science
- ISBN
- 9789381416877
- Edition
- 2018
- Format
- Hard Bound
- Size
- Demy
- Pages
- 272
Description
This book studies motherhood, examining how it functions both as a personal experience and as a constructed institution. It explores the historical, social, and biological perspectives that shape a woman's life from early childhood and adolescence through conception, pregnancy, and child-rearing. The main arguments analyze how patriarchal systems, marriage, and religion have historically defined and exploited motherhood to subjugate women, enforce strict gender roles, and restrict bodily autonomy. The book covers themes such as the glorification of maternal self-sacrifice, the weaponization of biological instincts, the reduction of women to reproducers of male lineage, and the feminist revolts against institutionalized motherhood. By drawing on historical insights and feminist theory, the text investigates how cultural symbols and societal pressures have transformed a natural human experience into a tool for female subordination.