DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN JULIE OKOH’S OUR WIFE FOREVER AND IN OUR OWN VOICES

ABSTRACT

This abstract provides a concise overview of the research conducted on domestic violence. This paper reveals violence against women in particular within the context of a patriarchal society. It also reveals the causes, effects and potential interventions related to domestic violence. The geometric increase in violence against women especially in Nigeria, becomes the concern of some feminists playwrights. The works of Julie Okoh which exposes the act of violence against women are critique of this. Julie Okoh’s Our Wife Forever and In Our Own Voices are responses to domestic violence against women and serves as a message to the victims, encouraging them to stand against patriarchal violence. In essence, this research work stands as a tool in exposing and compacting violence against women including widows and the girl child.