The poetics of female subjectivity and marital power in meg wolitzer’s the wife

Dona Satvoldievna, Usmonova

Science time · 2026-yil

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This article examines how Meg Wolitzer’s The Wife (2003) constructs female subjectivity through retrospective first-person narration, concealed literary authorship, and the unequal distribution of authority within marriage. Drawing on feminist literary criticism and narratology, it analyzes the novel’s framing journey to Helsinki, Joan Castleman’s recollections of her education and marriage, the gradual disclosure of her contribution to Joe Castleman’s books, and the ambiguous conclusion. The analysis argues that the conflict between private creative labor and public literary prestige is not simply represented thematically: it is reproduced in the novel’smanagement of narrative information. Joan’s storytelling reclaims interpretive authority even as her decision to protect Joe’s reputation complicates any straightforward narrative of emancipation. The study therefore distinguishes narrative agency from public recognition and identifies marital transformation as an incomplete, contested process rather than a resolved break with patriarchal expectations.

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MualliflarDona Satvoldievna, Usmonova
JurnalScience time
NashriyotАжиниёз номидаги Нукус давлат педагогика институти
ISSN2992-8850
Nashr sanasi2026-10-12
Jild4
Son10/1
Betlar229-232
TilIngliz
Ilmiy sohaFilologiya
DOI10.66345/st.7582
Indeksga qo‘shilgan2026-10-24

DOI: 10.66345/st.7582 · Maqolaning asl sahifasi

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female subjectivity;, Meg Wolitzer, The Wife, marital power;, authorship, feminist narratology, retrospective narration.

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APADona Satvoldievna, Usmonova (2026). THE POETICS OF FEMALE SUBJECTIVITY AND MARITAL POWER IN MEG WOLITZER’S THE WIFE. Science time, 4(10/1), 229-232. https://doi.org/10.66345/st.7582
GOST (OAK)Dona Satvoldievna, Usmonova THE POETICS OF FEMALE SUBJECTIVITY AND MARITAL POWER IN MEG WOLITZER’S THE WIFE // Science time. – 2026. – T. 4, № 10/1. – P. 229-232. – DOI: 10.66345/st.7582.
MLADona Satvoldievna, Usmonova. “THE POETICS OF FEMALE SUBJECTIVITY AND MARITAL POWER IN MEG WOLITZER’S THE WIFE.” Science time, 4(10/1), 229-232, 2026. https://doi.org/10.66345/st.7582
ChicagoDona Satvoldievna, Usmonova. “THE POETICS OF FEMALE SUBJECTIVITY AND MARITAL POWER IN MEG WOLITZER’S THE WIFE.” Science time, 4(10/1), 229-232 (2026). https://doi.org/10.66345/st.7582
HarvardDona Satvoldievna, Usmonova (2026) ‘THE POETICS OF FEMALE SUBJECTIVITY AND MARITAL POWER IN MEG WOLITZER’S THE WIFE’, Science time, 4(10/1), 229-232. https://doi.org/10.66345/st.7582
BibTeX
@article{donasatvoldievnausmonova2026,
  title = {THE POETICS OF FEMALE SUBJECTIVITY AND MARITAL POWER IN MEG WOLITZER’S THE WIFE},
  author = {Dona Satvoldievna, Usmonova},
  journal = {Science time},
  year = {2026},
  volume = {4},
  number = {10/1},
  pages = {229-232},
  doi = {10.66345/st.7582},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.66345/st.7582}
}

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