“I am his pawn, his slave and his property”: A stylistic analysis of the abuse of women in Amma Darko's beyond the horizon

Authors

  • Daniel Oppong-Adjei Department of English, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
  • Dora Essah-Ntiful Department of Languages Kibi Presbyterian College of Education Kibi, Eastern Region, Ghana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47963/drumspeak.v6i2.1270

Keywords:

Amma Darko, Beyond the Horizon, stylistics, parallel structures, women abuse

Abstract

In Beyond the horizon, Amma Darko uses words in unique ways to bring the subject of gender representations and the abuse of women to the fore. Employing a stylistics framework of analysis, this study investigates the text’s parallelisms and deviations, and interprets and uncovers the implied and underlying meanings of issues related to the abuse of women in the novel. The analysis reveals how through patterned repetitions of words and sentences, as well as some language deviations in the text, men abuse women physically, emotionally, sexually and economically. The paper shows that through the use of patterned repetition of words and sentences, and deviations such as metaphor and simile, Darko reveals the struggles of and unequal relationships between the “pawn”, “slave” and “property” (largely represented by Mara) on one hand, and the “master”, “lord” and “pimp” (represented by Akobi, Oves and Osey) on the other hand.

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Published

2023-03-01

How to Cite

Oppong-Adjei, D. ., & Essah-Ntiful, D. (2023). “I am his pawn, his slave and his property”: A stylistic analysis of the abuse of women in Amma Darko’s beyond the horizon. Drumspeak: International Journal of Research in the Humanities, 6(2), 74–94. https://doi.org/10.47963/drumspeak.v6i2.1270