![]() ![]() She voices for the voiceless by advocating gender equity as a basis for development. As a Third World writer, Head is committed to social justice, exposition of suffering and dehumanization resulting from ethnic prejudice and superstition. In delineating the experiences of women as women, she explores their most personal convictions thereby presenting their perception of issues as women. This is seen in the presentation of the female characters as strong willed, determined, assertive, independent and enterprising. The findings reveal that as a woman, Bessie Head is committed to reconstructing a positive image for her female characters by challenging stereotypical perception of women through dismantling of patriarchal structures that previously relegated women to subordinate roles. The postcolonial theory was employed in the reading analysis and interpretation of the selected text. The data collected through content analysis was coded according to thematic concerns, stylistic choices, the mode of characterization and vision of the author. ![]() The study adopted the analytical research design. The objective of the study was to interrogate the extent to which the writer is committed as a woman and as a Third World person based on the text Maru. This was a study of Bessie Head’s literary commitment. Literary, Commitment, Bessie, Head, Woman, Third, World, Maru Abstract ![]()
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