Essays about: "louise wandland"

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  1. 1. "We Couldn't Fathom Them at All" : The Complex Representation of Femininity in Jeffrey Eugenides' The Virgin Suicides

    University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

    Author : Louise Wandland; [2011]
    Keywords : Feminist theory; gaze; objectification; suicide;

    Abstract : Jeffrey Eugenides' The Virgin Suicides tells the story of adolescent boys gazing at the five Lisbon sisters, who captivate the entire neighborhood with their blond hair and youthful beauty. The young women are positioned as objects, merely to be gazed upon by the male narrators, who by watching them seek to gain knowledge of life and death. READ MORE