Essays about: "feminine narration"
Found 5 essays containing the words feminine narration.
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1. A feminist reading of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)Abstract : This essay is a feminist analysis of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818) that shows how Shelley criticizes society through presenting feminist viewpoints. I argue that Shelley critiques traditional gender roles by punishing characters subscribing to them. Most of the characters conform to traditional gender stereotypes. READ MORE
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2. Petticoats or Miniskirts: A Comparative Analysis of Feminine Narration in Pride and Prejudice and Bridget Jones's Diary
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : Abstract Both Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) and Bridget Jones’s Diary (Helen Fielding) have been thoroughly examined by literary critics. When discussed from a feminist perspective, critics are ambiguous as some claim that the novels work against feminist values rather than the reverse. READ MORE
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3. At the Edge of the Forbidden Forest : Analysis of Gender Characteristics in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakultetenAbstract : This essay will examine the youth novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling. The aim of this essay is to find tendencies of how the novel favours non-stereotypical male behaviour and characteristics. READ MORE
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4. Making Gender Visible : Breaking down the narration in Stephanie Meyer's Breaking Dawn
University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)Abstract : This essay analyzes the difference between feminine and masculine narration in Stephanie Meyer's final novel in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. The methods used are Narratology, Reader-Response Criticism and Gender Theory. READ MORE
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5. Fluidity and Solidity in Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping
University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakultetenAbstract : C-paper Abstract Title: Fluidity and Solidity in Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping Author: Linda Lindqvist The purpose of this essay is to show that fluidity and solidity constitute a central tension on all levels in Housekeeping, and how this tension leads to a choice of either a fluid or a solid lifestyle and view of the world. I focus on fluidity and solidity in gender roles, in memories, in dreams, in nature, and in different perceptions of reality. READ MORE