The Image of Women in the Short Stories of Salomat Vafo and Margaret Atwood: The Conflict Between Tradition and Modernity

Through the prism of the struggle between tradition and modernity, this essay explores how women are portrayed in the short tales of Margaret Atwood and Salomat Vafo. Both authors emphasize women's inner lives, societal roles, and psychological challenges while coming from diverse literary and cultural backgrounds. While Atwood depicts women battling and rejecting contemporary patriarchal norms, the study emphasizes how traditional values create female identity in Salomat Vafo's stories. The article's comparative analysis highlights similarities between Eastern and Western worldviews as well as shared themes like female oppression, self-awareness, and resistance. The results show that both writers employ female characters to question social conventions and examine how women's roles are changing in modern society.