Essays about: "feminist bell jar"

Showing result 6 - 7 of 7 essays containing the words feminist bell jar.

1. 6. Breaking the Bell Jar?  Femininity in Virginia Woolf’s To The Lighthouse and Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar

   University essay from Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Jonna Vikman; [2010]
   Keywords : femininity; gender; identity formation; patriarchy; Virginia Woolf; Sylvia Plath;

   Abstract : This essay focuses on female identity formation in patriarchal society in Virginia Woolf’s To The Lighthouse and Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar. Both authors portray female characters who struggle with the normative gender identity. READ MORE

3. 7. Cultural Critique in a Patriarchal World : Revolutionary Suicide in Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus", "Daddy" and The Bell Jar

   University essay from Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Sandra Meneses; [2009]
   Keywords : Suicide; Plath; Newton; literature; gender; culture criticism; feminism; Självmord; Plath; Newton; litteratur; genus; culture criticism; feminism;

   Abstract : This work studies three texts by Sylvia Plath: “Lady Lazarus”, “Daddy” and The Bell Jar from a feminist, gender and cultural perspective. I investigate how the texts take a stand regarding the motive and meaning of the representations of suicide in these works through the theoretical framework of African-American activist Huey Newton. READ MORE