Exploring Intersectionality of Power Dynamics and Capitalistic Dismantling of Female: Marxist Feminism Perspective

Abstract

In the current study, the researcher applies a feministic Marxist lens to analyze the female figure in 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World. The impact of capitalistic values on working-class women is examined in this research. Within the framework of Marxist feminism, the study employs a qualitative methodology to explore the information gathered from the novel's text. Elif Shafak discusses the misogynistic treatment of Leila, an Istanbul prostitute who was forced into this horrible profession by society's vicious and ingrained mindset. Leila was forced into the sex industry; she did not choose to become a prostitute. The current study delves deep into examining the merits and drawbacks of Leila's decision to enter this deadly cycle of prostitution, where she endures physical and mental suffocation until her death. The current study emphasizes the relationship between the capitalistic deconstruction of women and power relations. The theoretical framework of Marxist feminism also focuses on the objectification, commodification, and social stratification of the female figure.