Reflection of Patriarchy in Saydawan Epic

Abstract

Fiction is one of the genres of literature, which has its importance within each nation. Due to its wideness, it may talk about various accidents and historical events among different nations. Here, we have talked about patriarchy that is one of the undeniable and applied systems within different societies. Each group had had its traditions and managed life according to their ideology. Within Kurdish literature, patriarchy also has its impact. In particular, within Kurdish folklore literature. So, our stud concentrates on patriarchy system within the incidents of the selected fiction. The research questions are: Is patriarchy available in this fiction? Are the members of the hero family free about their life and decisions? Is patriarchy practiced on only the female members or involved male ones, too?  Has mother given its role as a main member of family? Being like a small dictatorship, won't the system make the family and consequently the society the real dictatorship? To answer those questions and some other issues like the impacts and outcomes of the system on individuals and the society, and also the psychological impact as well as outcomes the system will have on the individual who practices the system, we have selected ‘Seydewan’ fiction to analyze.