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Title: LIBERATED WOMAN IN BESSIE HEAD'S WHEN RAIN CLOUDS GATHER: A CRITICAL STUDY
Authors: Nargis Akhter, Arif Rashid Shah
Volume:4 Issue: 5
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Nargis Akhter, Arif Rashid Shah Ph. D. Research Scholar, Department of English, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.
MLA: Akhter, Nargis, and Arif Rashid Shah. "LIBERATED WOMAN IN BESSIE HEAD'S WHEN RAIN CLOUDS GATHER: A CRITICAL STUDY." Int. J. Arts&Humanities, vol. 4, no. 5, May 2020, pp. 146-149, journal-ijah.org/more2019.php?id=12. Accessed May 2020. APA: Akhter, N., & Shah, A. (2020, May). LIBERATED WOMAN IN BESSIE HEAD'S WHEN RAIN CLOUDS GATHER: A CRITICAL STUDY. Int. J. Arts&Humanities, 4(5), 146-149. Retrieved from journal-ijah.org/more2019.php?id=12 Chicago: Akhter, Nargis, and Arif Rashid Shah. "LIBERATED WOMAN IN BESSIE HEAD'S WHEN RAIN CLOUDS GATHER: A CRITICAL STUDY." Int. J. Arts&Humanities 4, no. 5 (May 2020), 146-149. Accessed May, 2020. journal-ijah.org/more2019.php?id=12.
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Keywords: Bessie Head, When Rain Clouds Gather, Liberated, Education, Health, Economic Improvement, Women Empowerment, Immigrant
Abstract: This paper attempts to explore women in the novel When Rain Clouds Gather by Bessie Head. When Rain Clouds Gather is about the liberation of women from the bondage of traditional society. The main liberator is Makhaya Maseko, who migrated from South Africa. Makhaya was also against the apartheid regime and he decided to start a new life in Botswana. Apart from Makhaya there was Mma-millipede who was also a migrant, Paul Sebina from the surrounding village, and Gilbert who was an immigrant from England.
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