GIRL CHILD EDUCATION IN ZAYNAB ALKALI'S INVISIBLE BORDERS
Abstract
ABSTRACT
This paper explores the theme of girl-child education in Zaynab Alkali's novel Invisible Borders.
Through a close examination of the protagonist's journey, it delves into the challenges, triumphs,
and societal barriers encountered by young girls in their quest for education. The literary theory
used in this paper is the feminist literary theory. It has been discovered that lack of girl child
education in Northern Nigeria is due to poverty, cultural norms, ignorance on the part of parents,
and male-child preference. The analysis highlights the significance of education as a tool for
empowerment and social change, particularly within patriarchal and culturally restrictive
environments. TThe study discovered that the style used by the author among others includes;
flashback, dialogue and point of view. The study also made use of Sustainable Development Goal
Four, Quality Education to emphasize the importance of the girl child to have quality education.
The study concludes that girl-child education is a vital necessity for the development and growth
of modern society. The study recommends that social and cultural barriers to girl-child education
should be addressed, female teachers should be employed in schools to help girls, mentorship
programs should be established to connect girls with educated women, advocacy should be made
for policies that promote girl child education among others
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