Essays about: "Lionel Shriver"

Found 1 essay containing the words Lionel Shriver.

  1. 1. We Need to Talk about Shame : The Concept of Shame in Lionel Shriver's We Need to Talk about Kevin

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Pedagogik, språk och Ämnesdidaktik

    Author : Daniel Rosén; [2019]
    Keywords : Lionel Shriver; We Need to Talk about Kevin; shame; guilt; motherhood; feminism; patriarchy;

    Abstract : This essay analyses Lionel Shriver’s We Need to Talk about Kevin (2003) from a feminist perspective. The objective of the essay is to demonstrate that a feminist reading of We Need to Talk about Kevin sheds light on the concept of shame and generates a discussion on the implications of the expectations that are placed upon a woman when she becomes a mother. READ MORE