At the same time, in an era when gender equality has been only ostensibly attained, and when social and political organization continue to be based upon patriarchal structures, feminism remains relevant.

In doing so, the novel advocates feminist cause and promotes feminist values, most importantly – gender equality.įeminist science fiction as a literary sub-genre emerged in the 1960s, next to the development of radical feminism as a political theory, and was clearly influenced by it. The article suggests that ' The Dispossessed ' portrays the social construction of gender and gender roles, gender equality and challenges gender norms.

The aim of the article is to engage with feminist critique as well as to address such conceptual issues like the construction of gender and gender roles, the distinction between biological sex and gender, and finally, to reexamine gender politics in ' The Dispossessed '. Feminist critics were generally disappointed with the lack of feminist thought in relation to language, narration and portrayal of women. While Le Guin's relationship with feminism developed and changed throughout her career as a mainstream author, The Dispossessed (1974) received much attention from feminist critics. Her fiction is well-known for depicting various feminist themes: gender equality, the social construction of gender and gender roles, sexism, patriarchy, and motherhood. Ursula Le Guin is one of the most important and critically acclaimed science fiction writers.

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