Exploring Subjectivity in the Short Stories Written by Male and Female Authors in Intermediate Level Books of Pakistan

Abstract

One of the features of literature is subjectivity as the authors share the thoughts, emotions, and opinions about the literature in themselves using the short stories. Much research has already been conducted on the linguistic trend and style in the short stories taught in Pakistan. Nevertheless, little literature exists on the topic of subjectivity of writing by male and female authors. Thus, with Alan McKee textual analysis as a concept in the umbrella of Theory of Subjectivity by Emile Benveniste, the current study aimed at discussing the subjectivity in the short stories by male and female writers. It was found out that the two authors, male and female, employ diverse linguistic strategies to present their vision of the world and the extent of their emotionality and social awareness.