THE BODY IN FEMINIST CRITICISM: THE PROBLEMATIC OF EXISTENCE AND MEANING

Abstract

Feminist criticism is one of the terms that have taken a large and important place in the literary arena since the beginning of the twentieth century. As women took a wide and pivotal field within the topics of modernity and postmodernity, the changes the world witnessed in all areas of life From here, it was necessary for women to enter the midst of the experiment in search of an identity for themselves and to prove themselves alienated by masculine domination, in defiance of that man and society . Challenges and ideas emerged ideologically led by women, to be replaced by new ideas with the emergence of deconstruction, which provided for this criticism the fertile climate and the appropriate ground to prove women’s creativity within writings related to their cultural roots, heritage and special experiences, from a psychological and intellectual dimension, so that this literature expands and includes everything written by women and men alike within studies It relied on liberation and the demand for legitimate rights. Virginia Woolf is considered one of the pioneers of the feminist movement, which accused the Western world of a male society (patriarchal) society that stood against women in achieving their artistic and literary aspirations in terms of language, thinking and existence. Standing against women in achieving their artistic, literary, cultural and economic aspirations means that they have become aware of themselves, in addition to that, any feminist criticism must be distinguished from the male in terms of language, thinking and existence, and it can be said that the book (Simon de Beauvoir) supported the movement within Her book (Sex and the Other) remarkably clarifies the basis of the themes of contemporary feminist criticism and documents her debate with extensive insights into the dependence on men and their connection to him and his dominance, which made women a passive individual. This prompted (Rorty) to describe the man as that experienced monster with a dominant focus with a philosophical supremacy opposed to the logical center. This prompted the woman to adopt a discourse of her own that distinguishes her from the man by looking at the literary text or the feminist writing as a stand-alone literature far from the comparison between the relationship between the female body and the writing process by moving away from keeping the woman within a certain framework by portraying her naked body in art magazines. Because of the beauty and attractiveness that this body possesses, and looking at her as a female, she has no role in providing society and culture with her thought, awareness, and important results. And topics that deal with women's issues in particular and what surrounds them in general. So we have a critique that simulates this important topic.