Striving for Survival: An Existential Feminist Analysis of Nawal El-Saadawi's Rebellious Women in the Selected Texts

Abstract

The article makes an existential feminist analysis of Nawal El-Saadawi's Woman at Point Zero and Memoirs of a Woman Doctor concentrating on female resistance . The writings illustrate the influence of societal inequalities on women and the interplay between gender hierarchy and social rank within national ideologies. The study uses Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre’s existential feminism to analyze how the main characters strive to prove their lives and identities, differentiating themselves from what lies above them in eternity. Through close reading and qualitative analysis the research elucidates the mechanisms by which patriarchal power structures oppress women and stifle their capacity for protest. The study emphasizes the struggle for survival and empowerment, alongside the development of inner resilience in the face of oppression and systematic injustice. Further researches can locate El-Saadawi's narratives as constituting essential feminist literature that champions women's rights and elevates disadvantaged voices.