چکیده (انگلیسی):

This paper examines a charismatic nameless female protagonist (known as Thomas’s mother) in a patriarchal domestic
setting. in Flannery O’Connor’s ‘The Comforts of Home’. O’Conner seeks to expose the trail of patriarchal prejudices
sparked off by Thomas towards Sarah Ham, the fallen femininefigure who tookrefuge under the caring motherly wings
of his mother. Thomas’s mother was able to accentuate her caring motherly nature which complemented her noble
virtues of generosity, Christ like compassion and courageous streak of independence where she found immense
meaning and profound sense of happiness as a woman. In breaking away from the suffocating structures of patriarchy,
Thomas’s mother was not strictly tied or conformed to patriarchal stereotypical traits bestowed on women as it was
crucial for her to discover her own identity while exercising and utilizing their skills, talents and potential to the fullest.
Besides that, this paper also dwells on the heart wrenching struggles faced by Sarah Ham who was drown in an
oppressive patriarchal world dictated by Thomas, a highly inflamed misogynist male.