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The study, which focused on the relationship between feminism and CDA, came to the conclusion that both CDA and its core ideas—social injustice, imposing power, feminist identity, and women's representation—are feminist. It also possessed CDA's interdisciplinarity, which comprised CDA and critical linguistics as well as CDA and social theory. This study focused on important academics like Van Dijk, Wodak, and Fairclough and also discussed CDA as a methodology. The second part of this research explored the use of feminist vocabulary in various contexts before moving on to more in-depth analyses that were pertinent to the two books, The Color Purple and Beloved. "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker and "Beloved" by Toni Morrison are two books that describe the experiences of African American women who have been persecuted and shunned because of their race and gender. These works, which also look at issues of gender, racism, power, and identity, depict the struggles and triumphs of oppressed and marginalized women. The numerous and complex ways in which women and feminist identities are portrayed in these texts reflect the experiences of African American women in the 19th and 20th centuries. Through the characters of Celie and Sethe, both works highlight the importance of resiliency, community, and the necessity of facing and acknowledging the tragedy of the past in order to move forward.
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Hameed, O. R., & Fakhruddin, W. F. W. W. (2024). Representation of Feminist Identity in The Color Purple and Beloved. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 13(3), 1721–1733.
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