SUBVERSION OF PATRIARCHAL NORMS AND WOMEN’S AGENCY IN AYOBAMI ADEBAYO’S STAY WITH ME AND LOLA SHONEYIN’S THE SECRET LIVES OF BABA SEGI’S WIVES
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The purpose of this study is to examine how Ayobami Adebayo’s Stay with Me and Lola Shoneyin’s The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives subvert patriarchal norms and assert omen’s agency through resistance and navigation as displayed by the female characters. This study aims to investigate the various ways in which female characters in these ooks ppose or navigate patriarchal structures imposed on them, as well as how they express control over their lives despite cultural and social restraints.
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