Feminist Dimensions And Pakistani Women’s Narratives: A Stylistic Study Of And The World Changed

Abstract

This study explores how language usage shapes feminist discourse and challenges established gender norms by focusing on stylistic elements at the word, phrase, and discourse levels as conceptualized by Sara Mills in her seminal book Feminist Stylistics. It also examines how the anthology And the World Changed: Contemporary Stories by Pakistani Women authentically reflects women's challenges, autonomy, and quest for existence through analysis of language, narrative tone, and subject matter. This research identifies feminist stylistic features in the works of Pakistani women through a feminist stylistics analysis of the anthology. It aims to deepen understanding of Pakistani fiction to promote women’s empowerment in a patriarchal society. The study is significant as it contributes to the existing ways and methods to read and interpret Pakistani women’s short narratives in English.