Challenging Patriarchal Structures in Sefi Atta’s Everything Good Will Come

Abstract

Women over time have battled societal expectations that place them as inferior to men. This article entitled “Challenging Patriarchal Constructs in Sefi Atta’s Everything Good Will Come” examines societal expectations of women and the impact of gender assigned roles in shaping women’s identities and experiences as depicted in the text. The paper also explores women’s resistance to these expectations. This study offers insight to the complexities of gender relations and societal reaction to women’s quest for equity and struggle against the inferiority status placed by societal constructs. It employs the feminist critical lens in interrogating the subversion of patriarchal ideologies. The study finds that women have drawn their self-image from cultural constructs that have demeaned them hence their perception of self and to battle this inferior image, women would have to define their personalities and identities away from societal standards. It recommends the re-engineering of society towards emancipation through legal reforms and political inclusivity