Essays about: "Josefina Hansson"

Found 1 essay containing the words Josefina Hansson.

  1. 1. The Hidden Femininity of The Hobbit : the Gendering of Bilbo Baggins

    University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Fakulteten för lärarutbildning

    Author : Josefina Hansson; [2020]
    Keywords : Gender; gender roles; gender norms; Bilbo; The Hobbit; femininity; masculinity;

    Abstract : This essay argues that the protagonist of The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins can be considered to be a female character in a male form. By applying feminist literary criticism this essay map out the traditional gender roles in society along with the traditional gender roles in Middle Earth in order to investigate Bilbo’s female characteristics, the similarities between him and women in patriarchal society as well as the female imagery present in The Hobbit. READ MORE