Location
Kutztown University Rohrbach Library 22
First Advisor
Dr. Todd Williams
Start Date
14-4-2025 9:00 AM
End Date
14-4-2025 9:50 AM
Description
This paper explores how literature can challenge faulty-person schemas as defined by Mark Bracher through an analysis of Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi. The paper outlines how Saadawi pushes her readers to question faulty-person schemas and biases and also question the impact these schemas have on institutions and structures that are rooted in bias to oppress and control minorities. The main character in the novel, Firdaus, is a woman who fights against oppressive structures for her protection and freedom, and through humanizing such a character, Saadawi demonstrates how faulty-person schemas place inaccurate judgements on people and encourage dangerous structures to thrive.
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Recommended Citation
Ebersole, Josephine, "“Woman at Point Zero” Challenges Faulty Person Schemas" (2025). KU Inspires! Undergraduate Research Day. 1.
https://research.library.kutztown.edu/researchday/2025/presentations/1
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“Woman at Point Zero” Challenges Faulty Person Schemas
Kutztown University Rohrbach Library 22
This paper explores how literature can challenge faulty-person schemas as defined by Mark Bracher through an analysis of Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi. The paper outlines how Saadawi pushes her readers to question faulty-person schemas and biases and also question the impact these schemas have on institutions and structures that are rooted in bias to oppress and control minorities. The main character in the novel, Firdaus, is a woman who fights against oppressive structures for her protection and freedom, and through humanizing such a character, Saadawi demonstrates how faulty-person schemas place inaccurate judgements on people and encourage dangerous structures to thrive.
