• Ankita Pandey
• Dr.Anil Kumar Sirohi

Ousmane Sembene's novel Xala is a quintessential burlesque that mocks the neo-colonial and post-colonial Senegal's bourgeoisie. Although the main focus of the novel is to unravel the impact and greed of colonial masters and their native supporters, the focus of this paper will be on the characterization of female characters in this novel. The variety and depth of each character are gripping for the readers. From the complete traditional religious bend of Adja to the headstrong and opinionated representative of the native Wolof language in the post-colonial Senegal, Rama. The character of Oumi who is educated and libertine shows a glimpse of materialism. Bayden is another woman in the novel who was destined to be a widow twice but has a powerful persona and ardently wants her niece N'Gone to get married to a rich man and have a perfect life according to the African culture. The ironic representation of both feminism and submission is astounding through the females in the novel.

Depth of character, Tradition, headstrong, opinionated, libertine, Feminism, Submission in African Culture.

"Characterization of women in Ousmane Sembene’s novel “XALA”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 4, page no.e737-e741, April-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2204497.pdf

"Characterization of women in Ousmane Sembene’s novel “XALA”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 4, page no. ppe737-e741, April-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2204497.pdf