“Women authors…have been unusually vocal on the theme of silence – as an artistic tool…, as imposed invisibility…, and as the reticence enjoined upon women
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“Women authors…have been unusually vocal on the theme of silence – as an artistic tool…, as imposed invisibility…, and as the reticence enjoined upon women and felt most acutely by writers. Silence runs even deeper in the work of minority women…. Some of these women are…thrice muted, on account of sexism, racism, and a ‘tonguelessness’ that results from prohibition or language barriers.” (Cheung, “Imposed Silences,” 163)
Examine the effect of silence on women’s creativity. How do women in these texts break silences?
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