Mother’s Intricacy in Buchi Emecheta’s The Joys of Motherhood

Abstract

This paper examines mothers’ perceptions, challenges the institution of marriage’s blessings, and primarily focuses on the complexity of the mother. The goal is to investigate, from a feminist perspective, whether or if the “motherhood” body can eventually grant women the authority to be recognized in important spheres of human activity. The topic of motherhood has been explored by numerous African writers. The term “motherism” was created by Catherine Obianuju Acholunu as a counter to Western feminism. The Joys of Motherhood,1979 written by Buchi Emecheta explores how motherhood in Ibo society functions as a power struggle between control and desire. Nnu Ego aspires to be a perfect mother but discovered nothing beyond the glimpse of motherhood.