The gender violence in Alice Walker's The Color Purple and Khalid Hussein's a Thousand Splendid sun

The concept of 'Violence' which is used against women is a practical word in talking about the fierce acts that are mainly acted by men against women. It is an ancient common reality dominant in all societies regardless of class, income, and culture; affecting both the physical and psychological integrity of a woman. The women in both Alice Walker's The Color Purple and Khalid Hussein's A Thousand Splendid Sun : The women that are assaulted and victimized by the men in their lives. Accordingly, the present study is divided into four chapters. It aims to analyse and compare Alice Walker's and Khalid Hussein's novels, specifically focusing on the influences of violence and abuse on female characters of both novels and the way they challenge gender-roles forced by the male-oriented and controlled society. The first chapter introduces both writers' lives by giving short biographies about them and then giving short summaries for both novels. The second Chapter defines gender violence, showing its causes and effects and also explaining Feminism theory. The third Chapter about the issue of women in the third world countries. The last chapter is about the female characters and how they endure the violence in both novels.