The Feminine Objectification: A Discussion with Special Reference to Muhammad Hanif’s Our Lady of Alice Bhatti

Abstract

It has come to the notice that women are treated as objects and commodities which is extremely a lower level in regards of the humanity. Cahill (2012) explains that objectification generally refers to the social behavior that treat women as objects, rather than treating them as human-beings to insult/hurt women and is not considered an ethical issue or problem.however, objectification being a heinous practice is a common culture among the societies, yet least addressed one, especially in regards to Pakistan’s patriarchalsetup. And I choose to explorethrough Martha Nussbaum’s Theory of Objectification, the injusticetowards Pakistani women, described thoroughly by Mohammad Hanif in the novel Our Lady of Alice Bhatti.