Existential Challenges on Female Lives in Liane Moriarty's ‘Three Wishes’

Integrating existential philosophy with feminist ideas provides an opportunity for women to redefine womanhood on their terms, challenging essentialist views of gender. This research paper intends to offer insights into women’s experiences, challenge traditional patriarchal narratives and propose new frameworks for achieving gender equality and personal autonomy. The fundamental ideas of existentialism such as bad faith, existential angst, existential crisis, anguish, forlornness, despair and existential authenticity have been explored through the female protagonists of Liane Moriarty's novel ‘Three Wishes’. Liane Moriarty uses Simone de Beauvoir's perspective on motherhood and children, with a symbol to depict the challenges of mothers. These existential themes aid in a deeper understanding of the complexities of women's lives and promote gender equality and personal liberation in society.