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The Representation of Female Anger in Persuasion, Jane Eyre, and Beloved
Silvera, Micol
Silvera, Micol
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The objective of this thesis is to analyze the manifestation of female anger in the novels Persuasion by Jane Austen, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, and Beloved by Toni Morrison. In order to do this, I will observe, through a feminist and a psychological approach, women’s response to anger in these three novels, illustrating two major reactions and their nuances: expression and repression of anger. In all three novels, I identify oppression as the main source of female anger, showing how gendered and social constructs impact women’s relation to anger, and their way to express it. I will also focus on the importance of control and lack of control over one’s manifestation of anger, exploring anger’s various forms. My analysis will focus on the main female characters of each novel: Anne Elliot, Jane Eyre, Beloved, Sethe. I will also compare and contrast their responses in relation to anger to characters of the same sex, and of the opposite sex. In my analysis of Persuasion, I will focus on the role of repression, in terms of anger in the case of Anne, and of feelings in the case of Wentworth; I will also consider women’s need to limit their display of anger. In the chapter on Jane Eyre, I will observe Jane’s development of a management of anger, contrasting angry outbreaks to a controlled verbalization of anger. In Beloved, I will analyze the manifestation of an uncontrollable anger, highlighting its relation to revenge and love. Through this analysis, I aim at identifying the common threads in the representation of female anger in these three novels, while also reflecting on how these texts present a different approach towards female anger and its manifestation.
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Thesis (B.A. in English Literature, Minor in Psychology and Creative Writing)--John Cabot University, Fall 2023.
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2023
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Jane Austen, 1775-1817, Persuasion (Jane Austen), Charlotte Brontë, 1816-1855, Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë), Toni Morrison, Toni Beloved (Toni Morrison)
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Silvera, Micol. "The Representation of Female Anger in Persuasion, Jane Eyre, and Beloved". BA Thesis, John Cabot University, Rome, Italy. 2023.