The social vision of genga Idowu's fiction

Abstract

This study is an analysis of the social vision of Genga Idowu's fiction. The study relies on library research and the critical analysis of Idowu's literary works. It also demonstrates that Idowu's life influences the vision in her fiction. Theoretically, the thesis is hinged on Liberal Feminism and the Sociological Theory of literature. On the one hand, Liberal Feminism enables it to explore feminist ideals embedded in Idowu's fiction and to argue that she does not advocate the total annihilation of patriarchal social structures for the realisation of a gender sensitive society. On the other hand, the Sociological Theory gives credibility to the study's assertion that Idowu's fiction is functional and that her gender does influence her fiction. Finally, the study mainly through a critical analysis of the emergent social vision from Idowu's portrayal of indigenous African traditions and modernity in Africa, concludes that Idowu in her fiction envisions a moral, humane society based on gender equity.