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Abstract
This thesis introduces a comparison between two novels by applying a feminist approach, Alice Walker’s The Color Purple (1982) and Fadia Faqir’s Pillars of Salt (1996). In both Western and Arab societies, women suffer from oppression and injustice practiced by male domination which is supported by the cultural norms of the society. The rebellious women against the inequity and subjugation of male dominated societies are equally suppressed by the social institutions and cultural conventions in both the Western and the Eastern communities. The study shows that although the two novels are set in two different cultures, they share a great deal of similarities. Women are shown as playing secondary roles in their patriarchal societies. It also examines the social relationships in both the Arab culture and the Western culture by focusing on gender roles within the society. This research uses analysis, description and comparison so as to offer a comprehensive examination of the two selected works.