Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 PhD Student, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Varamin-Pishva Branch, Islamic Azad University, Varamin, Tehran, Iran**
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Varamin-Pishva Branch, Islamic Azad University, Varamin, Tehran, Iran
3 Ashraf chegini Associate Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Varamin-Pishva Branch, Islamic Azad University, Varamin, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
The present study examines existentialist feminist ideas in the poetry of Zhaleh Ghaem-Maghami. Influenced by Simone de Beauvoir’s theories, existentialist feminism focuses on issues such as the primacy of existence, essence, and fundamental gender conditions. This social and cultural movement emerged with the aim of achieving equal rights for women and men, and Zhaleh Ghaem-Maghami’s ideas are also closely aligned with its principles. In this regard, Ghaem-Maghami analyzes the status of women in society by criticizing the patriarchal society and the institutionalized oppression of women. While criticizing forced marriages and patriarchal culture, she emphasizes the necessity of self-confidence and women's efforts to change their status. Ghaem-Maghami also examines the links between gender and human identity, which results in criticism of social and cultural structures that are somewhat reminiscent of Simone de Beauvoir's thoughts. Ghaem-Maghami’s poems not only express the suffering and challenges faced by women but also call for self-awareness and individual independence as means of liberating women from social oppression and hardship. The findings of this study, conducted using a descriptive-analytical method, show that Ghaem-Maghami’s poems resonate with Simone de Beauvoir’s feminist and existentialist ideas, which challenge social inequalities. She also uses poetic and critical language to encourage women to believe in themselves and fight for their rights.
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