Female characters depicted in male-authored texts are usually givenrnstereotyped roles. They often appear marginalized as a result of the male femalernhierarchy created in the novels. In most cases they are portrayed as passivernand submissive, deprived of their right to involve in public and private spheres.rnThere is also a tendency of denying them acknowledgment despite theirrninvolvement in public and private matters.rnAfrican feminist criticism is concerned with showing how women suffer fromrnsocio-economic and political oppressions. It exposes the stereotyped rolesrnassigned to be performed by women and appreciates the acknowledgement ofrnwomenâ€™s contributions to the society. African feminist criticism looks at thernfacts about racism, sexism and classism as interrelated, for they have anrnimpact on African women's experiences.rnMaking use of this theory, an attempt has been made in this study to analyzernthe portrayal of women in relation to their socio-economic and political rolesrnand contributions in two male-authored texts. The points considered in thernanalysis are, whether major female characters appear as victims, suffering fromrnstereotypical roles assigned to them or as women whose contributions to thernsociety are given due recognition.rnA close feminist analysis, on the one hand, shows the presence of stereotypicalrnportrayal of female characters wherein they appear as victims of societalrnoppression. On the other hand how female characters are depicted as majorrncontributors in the struggle to change the life conditions of their respectivernsocieties also demonstrated through such an analysis.rnTABLE OF