Essays about: "Female protagonist"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 52 essays containing the words Female protagonist.

  1. 21. Weakened Women Make the Hero : A Feminist Reading of the protagonist in Slumdog Millionaire

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Åsa Lindskog; [2018]
    Keywords : Vikas Swarup; Slumdog Millionaire; Feminist Criticism; Literature;

    Abstract : This essay explores and problematizes the relationship between the protagonist Ram and the female characters of Vikas Swarup’s novel Slumdog Millionaire. In order to analyse Ram in relation to women, feminist theory is used together with discussions of patriarchy, India and Bollywood. READ MORE

  3. 22. S(mothering) the subject formation in Jamaica Kincaid ́s Annie John : Female subject formation in postcolonial Caribbean fiction

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

    Author : Elin Blomgren; [2018]
    Keywords : Postcolonial feminism; fiction; caribbean fiction;

    Abstract : This essay investigates Jamaica Kincaid´s the book Annie John (1985) and its protagonist Annie John´s search for a coherent self-and/or a de-colonized identity through a subject transformation. Using postcolonial feminism, including theorists such as Homi K. READ MORE

  4. 23. Divergence of Genre and Gender: A Study on Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games Trilogy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Hanna Kenne; [2017]
    Keywords : Suzanne; Collins; Gender; Genre; Bildungsroman; Dystopia; Young; Adult; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Suzanne Collins’ trilogy The Hunger Games is, thus far, one of the 21st century’s most well known young adult series, and Collins has been praised for challenging things such as gender stereotypes and genre limitations. It has been labelled as a contemporary young adult dystopian novel, and has a strong female protagonist. READ MORE

  5. 24. Female Ashes, Knowledge, and the Construction of Masculinity : Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Author : Natalia Berenstein; [2017]
    Keywords : Feminism; Patriarchy; Masculinity; Subject Construct; Identity; Sci Fi; Censorship;

    Abstract : In Bradbury’s dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451, knowledge is illegal, and popular culture is promoted as a way to control society. Guy Montag, the central character of the book, undergoes through a journey of liberation from the oppressive system to the further achievement of the forbidden knowledge. READ MORE

  6. 25. Robert Langdon's Hero's Journey : Reading the Novels of Dan Brown with the perspective of the Monomyth

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Emma Klevskog; [2017]
    Keywords : Robert Langdon; Hero s Journey; Female Helpers; Dan Brown; Joseph Campbell; The Monomyth; The Da Vinci Code; Inferno; Angels and Demons; The Lost Symbol.;

    Abstract : This essay investigates the characteristics of Robert Langdon and his female helpers in Dan Brown’s novels Angels and Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost symbol and Inferno.  In each of these novels, the quests are always solved by a male-female team. READ MORE