September 10, 2025SMART MOVES JOURNAL IJELLHOpen Access

Introducing a New Literary Theory: Reactive Defensive Oppression through the Lens of Mahesh Dattani’s Bravely Fought the Queen and Alice Walker’s The Color Purple

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Reactive defensive oppression reconceptualizes oppression, acknowledging emotional defense mechanisms rather than solely hegemonic power.
The comparative analysis of Dattani’s Bravely Fought the Queen and Walker’s The Color Purple shows similar patterns of oppression rooted in emotional instability.
The theory introduces a triadic model—passive, self, and ideological RDO—offering insights into the motivations behind oppressive behaviors.
By bridging gaps in traditional literary theory, it allows for a deeper exploration of trauma and gender across diverse texts.

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This paper demonstrates how reactive defensive oppression reveals emotional motivations behind oppressive acts, suggesting a new lens for understanding power dynamics in literature.

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Abhishek Das (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23e4fb210217d64792022 https://doi.org/10.24113/smji.v13i7.11577

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This paper demonstrates how reactive defensive oppression reveals emotional motivations behind oppressive acts, suggesting a new lens for understanding power dynamics in literature.

Introducing a New Literary Theory: Reactive Defensive Oppression through the Lens of Mahesh Dattani’s Bravely Fought the Queen and Alice Walker’s The Color Purple

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Introducing a New Literary Theory: Reactive Defensive Oppression through the Lens of Mahesh Dattani’s Bravely Fought the Queen and Alice Walker’s The Color Purple

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