EXPLORING THE GENDER BASED DIFFERENCES IN SLAVERY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MALE AND FEMALE EXPERIENCES IN YAA GYAS HOMEGOING
Abstract
This long essay critically examined the Gender based differences in slavery in Yaa Gyasi’s Novel, Homegoing, exploring the comparative study of male and female experiences, as well as the impact of the struggles and intergenerational trauma on individual identities. Existing Literature on Homegoing had primarily focused on themes such as the concept of home, Trauma and resilience and women’s oppression, but there was a noticeable gap in the gender based differences in the novel. To address this gap, the long essay employed characters analysis, to show the differences and roles of gender in the novel. This findings reveals sexual assault on women and how they were killed during the process of enslavement. The long Essay highlight the ongoing need for exploring the gendered roles of human experiences in enslavement.
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