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    The Portrayal of Female Agency in Selected Novels By Mary Karooro Okurut
    (Bishop Stuart University, 2025-08) Ahebwa Joan
    This study is based on 'The portrayal of Female Agency in the selected novels by Mary Karooro Okurut.' Its major purpose was to explore the forms of Female Agency in; The Invisible Weevil (1998), The Official Wife (1993) and The Switch (2016) all written by Mary Karooro Okurut. The study used language and style to discuss the objectives which were well discussed in relation with agency. The objectives were; to explore the forms of Female Agency in selected novels by Mary Karooro Okurut and to examine how forms of Female Agency are depicted in the three novels. The research is a descriptive study of the three selected Ugandan novels. The researcher used a qualitative approach to collect, analyze, interpret and present data. Main information was got by closely reading the primary texts; The Invisible Weevil (1998), The Official Wife (1993) and The Switch (2016). Other secondary texts were read to get more information about the topic. Data was analyzed qualitatively using the textual analysis technique. The researcher grouped data into headings and sub-headings basing on the objectives of the study. The researcher used one literary theory; Liberal theory. Liberal feminism helped the researcher to examine how forms of Female Agency are depicted in the selected novels by Mary Karooro Okurut. The researcher found out that female agency has various forms but decided to put emphasis on two; subversion and negotiation. The researcher discovered that females in the three selected novels of Mary Karooro Okurut experience; sexual violence, female genital mutilation, patriarchal norms domestic violence, economic disparities and gender inequality. These females develop subversive tendencies and exhibit resilience to overcome sexual violence, female circumcision, patriarchal norms, domestic violence, economic disparities and gender inequality. The researcher found out that females develop agency as the result of the crises they encounter. The researcher found out that the author majorly used; vivid descriptions, flashbacks, dialogue, point of view, and characterization to perfectly bring out the forms of Female Agency. The researcher concludes that Female Agency is a key theme in various Ugandan novels and it has various forms, of which each form has a way it helps women to attain their autonomy. The researcher recommends that more studies be carried out on Female Agency in the three novels under study.