Feminization of poverty: A reading of Okpewho's the last duty

Abstract

This work examines patriarchy's ability to deform the woman in Okpewho's The Last Duty and affirms the centrality of choice as the basic weapon in her struggle for meaningful existence in the new millennium. Since the fundamental structures in the society have pushed her to the periphery of existence, whenever she comes to public focus, it is to enact the drama of immanence. Isidore Okpewho's The Last Duty continues this discussion and places the woman where she has always been made to serve – among the poor and weak people.

LWATI: A Journal of Contemporary Research Vol. 3 () 2006: pp.90-97