UPV-EHU ADDI
  • Back
    • English
    • Español
    • Euskera
  • Login
  • English 
    • English
    • Español
    • Euskera
  • FAQ
View Item 
  •   Home
  • INVESTIGACIÓN
  • Tesis Doctorales
  • TD-Arte y Humanidades
  • View Item
  •   Home
  • INVESTIGACIÓN
  • Tesis Doctorales
  • TD-Arte y Humanidades
  • View Item
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Teen-age identity construction in Stephen King: A gendered view

Thumbnail
View/Open
Tesis Doctoral (2.213Mb)
Date
2016-01-20
Author
Díaz Pulido, Luis Florencio
Metadata
Show full item record
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10810/18214
Abstract
Basing the research on fields such as Feminism, Masculinities, Gothic Literature or Myth, this dissertation provides a gendered view of the construction of teen-age identity in the fiction of Stephen King. In this analysis of the teen-age characters in some of his narratives patriarchy, power and the rise of feminism in the 1970s play a fundamental role. Carrie (1974) expresses an amalgamation of feminist anxieties about gender and power, while Christine (1983), by showing how patriarchy works for men and boys, puts the concept of male power in a quandary. On the other hand, "The Body" (1982) provides a mythological context to the origins of the crisis of masculinity Americans seem to suffer since the arrival of feminist and gendered movements. The Talisman (1984) reveals how this crisis was socially constructed and imaginatively battled during the Reagan Era. Finally, It (1986) gives a fairy talesque happy ending to the question. However, this conclusion hides a poignant moral message about America and its future.
Collections
  • TD-Arte y Humanidades

DSpace software copyright © 2002-2015  DuraSpace
OpenAIRE
OpenAIRE
 

 

Browse

All of DSpaceCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesDepartamentos (cas.)Departamentos (eus.)SubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesDepartamentos (cas.)Departamentos (eus.)Subjects

My Account

Login

Statistics

View Usage Statistics

DSpace software copyright © 2002-2015  DuraSpace
OpenAIRE
OpenAIRE