A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ'S ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE AND WOLE SOYINKA'S THE INTERPRETERS

This study presents a comparative analysis of the representation of women in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude and Wole Soyinka's The Interpreters, two seminal works of postcolonial literature. Adopting a feminist postcolonial theoretical framework, this study examines the ways in which the authors represent women as complex and multifaceted individuals, navigating the complexities of patriarchal societies and colonialism. Through a close reading of the texts, this study reveals the ways in which the authors challenge and subvert dominant narratives of femininity, showcasing the agency and resistance of female characters. The study also explores the intersections of gender, culture, and power, demonstrating how the authors' representations of women reflect and critique the social and cultural contexts in which they were written. In conclusion, this study argues that the representation of women in One Hundred Years of Solitude and The Interpreters offers a nuanced and complex exploration of femininity, highlighting the need for a more inclusive and equitable representation of women in postcolonial literature.