This diploma thesis focuses on the role of woman from narrative and cultural perspective in Elif Shafak's novel Honour. The term honour, which appears in the title, is considered as an important value in certain cultures (for example in Kurdish culture) and is therefore crucial for
the cultural perspective. Women have to take care of (family) honour by maintaing their purity (virginity) before marriage and by being modest and loyal to their husbands after marriage. Otherwise, they are punished. One form of punishment is the so called 'honour killing'. Woman's
role in society that is presented in Shafak's novel, can be critically reviewed with the help of narratological cathegory of focaliser. Male characters, who function as focalisers, help us distinguish different roles of women inside and outside of their family, which leads us to a
conclusion that in certain communities, women are strongly tied to the roles of mothers and wives. Those roles are usually governed by society and women have to fulfill them even if that means suppressing their own happiness.
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