Propagation of Racial Feminism and Patriarchal Environment In The Short Story of Katherine Mansfield, A Cup of Tea: A Critical Discourse Analysis

Abstract

This research article explains the racial feminism within the radical feminism in patriarchal society in one of the famous short story of the 20^th century modernist and feminist writer, Katherine Mansfield. It explains the different dimensions of feminism which a female has faced in this short story. Norman Fairclough’s 3D model of textual analysis has been applied on this story. It was that the story manifests different items of racial feminism thereby unfolds the layers of racism through the lens of patriarchal dominance throughout the story. It is recommended to explore the other related dimensions such as eco-feminism in further research.