The Role of Literature in Changing Society "Oridu Hallan" As an Example

Abstract

Literature is of great impact on the life of the people since, it is a reflection of their society. In this regard, this paper hypothesizes that literature can contribute in changing society when it finds an issue to be a disease which should be treated. The aim of this paper is to validate the hypothesis by discussing the drama film, "Oridu Hallan" which tackles a social problem that is linked to woman's right in gaining divorce from a husband when she finds it is too difficult to continue living with him. The paper follows a mixture of formalist and feminist approaches to discuss the issue of the drama film. The paper starts with an introduction that shows its theme. It continues with a discussion. The conclusion comes to end the paper. It represents the finding of the discussion.