Hadiza Dahiru Anche

From “Woman in Chains” to Heroine: Feminism, Womanism, and Female Empowerment in Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s Devil on the Cross

This paper examines the representation of female assertiveness, feminism, and womanism in Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s Devil on the Cross. It focuses particularly on the protagonist, Jacinta Wariinga, whose experiences of sexual exploitation, economic marginalisation, patriarchal oppression, and social discrimination reflect th...