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Angel, Madwoman and Other:
Alghamdi, Deema
Alghamdi, Deema
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This study aims to explore the novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak
through feminist literary theories. The theories of Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex (1949),
Virginia Woolf’s Killing the Angel in the House (1931), and Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar’s
The Madwoman in the Attic (1979) are utilized to discuss the patriarchal society presented in the
novel and its effects on the protagonist’s life. The analysis includes discussions of the
exploitation and lack of protection for women in the novel. The female characters are presented
as victims of a society that adheres to the satisfaction and comfort of men. Leila’s suffering
began with a controlling father and an abusive uncle in her childhood. The patriarchal ideologies
in her society and her father’s beliefs play a part in her future profession as a prostitute.. Shafak
presents a society in the novel where the patriarchy fails to protect women from brutalities and
one that maintains a system that benefits men.