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自传体叙事为边缘化群体提供了一个表达自身经历的平台。A Life Less Ordinary》于 2006 年被翻译成英文,描写了 Baby Halder 的生活经历,揭示了贱民妇女的经历。哈尔德出生在一个贫困家庭,被迫结婚并成为母亲,这反映了她所在社区对妇女的期望。这本回忆录的标题强调了一个边缘化妇女的非凡历程,她的经历并不平凡。由于环境恶劣,Halder 不得不离开家,外出寻找工作。成为一名家庭佣工帮助她谋生。她在书中带领我们经历了一段动荡的旅程,从破碎家庭中的童年,到年仅 12 岁就被迫结婚,忍受丈夫的虐待,最终不顾社会规范,离开丈夫外出工作。根据拉纳吉特-古哈(Ranajit Guha)对 "次等人"(subaltern)的定义,婴儿哈尔德体现了三种 "从属属性":性别、种姓和贫穷。Halder 希望填补正规教育的空白,这促使她阅读并书写自己的人生故事。本文探讨了扫盲如何为她带来知识、自我发现和批判性思维的机会,使她能够质疑和挑战曾经定义她生活的规范。它展示了教育是如何改变一个努力争取个人和社会解放的边缘化妇女的生活的。
Literacy and Liberation in Baby Halder’s A Life Less Ordinary
Autobiographical narratives offer a platform for marginalised voices to express their experiences. A Life Less Ordinary, translated into English in 2006, portrays the life experiences of Baby Halder and sheds light on the experiences of Dalit women. Born into a poverty-stricken family, Halder is forced into marriage and motherhood — a reflection of the expectations imposed on women in her community. The title of the memoir underlines the remarkable journey of a marginalised woman who is anything but ordinary. Due to adverse circumstances, Halder was compelled to leave her home and venture out in search of employment. Becoming a domestic worker helped her earn a living. Her book takes us on a turbulent journey from a childhood in a broken family to being forced into marriage at the tender age of twelve, enduring an abusive husband, and ultimately defying societal norms by leaving him and starting work outside her household. According to Ranajit Guha’s definition of the subaltern, Baby Halder embodies three “attributes of subordination”: gender, caste, and poverty. Halder’s wish to fill the gap left in her formal education motivated her to read and write her life story. This paper explores how literacy opens up opportunities for knowledge, self-discovery, and critical thinking, enabling her to question and challenge the norms that once defined her life. It showcases how education can bring about transformation in the life of a marginalised woman striving for personal and social liberation.