<![CDATA[This study analyzes the memoir Broken Strings (2025) by Aurelie Moeremans through the lens of feminist literary criticism. The memoir documents the author's lived experience as a young woman subjected to emotional manipulation, sexual violence, and identity control by a significantly older man. Drawing on feminist theoretical frameworks—particularly the concept of the male gaze (Mulvey, 1975), gender-based violence (hooks, 2000), and women's subjectivity in autobiographical narratives (Smith & Watson, 2001)—this study identifies three central dimensions: (1) the construction of women as objects and property within unequal power relations, (2) the systematic silencing and erasure of women's agency through psychological manipulation, and (3) the process of self-reclamation and liberation as a form of feminist resistance. The findings suggest that this text functions not only as a document of personal trauma but also as a political act that challenges patriarchal norms normalizing the exploitation of young women. Broken Strings serves as a mirror reflecting how asymmetrical gender structures operate simultaneously within private and public spheres.]]>
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