Ngcobo's oeuvre is primarily concerned with the role of women in the liberation struggle, an area which was widely underestimated by her male counterparts. She uses life-writings to describe the important role played by women in society, and the suffering they experienced within the borders of South Africa and in exile, their courage and commitment, creativity and solidarity in the face of challenges as they performed the roles that were expected of them. Ngcobo's perspective is informed by her identities as Zulu wife and mother, an educated professional, a political activist and a recorder of histories. She describes the core of women's suffering as the denial of conjugal rights and their inability to support the family due to apartheid legislation, which isolated activists and denied them contact with their families and communities. This article uses narrative identity theory to argue that Ngcobo used narrative strategies to reposition herself as a writer, a matriarch, a wife and a political activist. Through narrative identity theory, this article argues that Ngcobo's use of narrative to renegotiate different identities and the focus on African womanhood, cultural expectations and de-womanisation of ‘The prodigal daughter’ provides a sense of emancipation and wholeness, and contributes to the literature and knowledge about the impact of political consciousness and African ethics on society as a whole.

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``草寡妇的性别叙事''：在劳雷塔·恩科博（Lauretta Ngcobo）的《浪子千金》中重新协商身份

恩科博的作品主要与妇女在解放斗争中的作用有关，这一领域被她的男性同僚广泛低估了。她用生活作品来描述妇女在社会中所扮演的重要角色，以及她们在南非边界和流亡中所经历的苦难，她们在面对挑战时所表现出的勇气和奉献精神，创造力和团结精神。期望他们。Ngcobo的观点来自她作为祖鲁族的妻子和母亲，受过教育的专业人士，政治活动家和历史记录者的身份。她将妇女苦难的核心描述为否认婚姻权利，以及由于种族隔离立法而使她们无法养家糊口，种族隔离主义使活动人士孤立，并否认她们与家人和社区接触。本文使用叙事身份理论来论证，恩科博通过叙事策略将自己重新定位为作家，母女，妻子和政治活动家。通过叙事身份理论，本文认为，恩格博通过叙事来重新谈判不同的身份，并且侧重于非洲女性风气，文化期望和“浪子女儿”的去女性化，这提供了一种解放和整体感，并为文学和文学做出了贡献。了解政治意识和非洲道德对整个社会的影响。