Women in Literature

The keyword Women in Literature is tagged in the following 2 articles.

Rebecca West's "The Return of the Soldier": Analyzing the Interrelationship of Male and Female Traumas

March 1, 2011 - 4423 words | English » British Modernism

Rebecca West’s 1918 novel The Return of the Soldier dissects the socioeconomic and psychological tensions wrought by the upheaval of the First World War. In a nuanced reiteration of the typical trope of a soldier’s return, Christopher Baldry is dispatched... Read Article »

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Women as the Submissive Sex in Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'

January 26, 2010 - 864 words | Literary Criticism » Women in Literature

In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the author characterizes each woman as passive, disposable and serving a utilitarian function. Female characters like Safie, Elizabeth, Justine, Margaret and Agatha provide nothing more but a channel of action for the male characters... Read Article »

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