The 'Feminine Mystique'

ISBN-13: 9783639472646 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 124 str.

Kleinlercher Elisabeth Katharina

Opis

The publication of Betty Friedans The Feminine Mystique in 1963 was revolutionary in its dealing with a chapter in womens history in America which had for a long time been ignored. Friedan was concerned with the role of women after World War II, especially in regard to a nagging dissatisfaction that was mostly veiled in public. Not only shall the problem that has no name and the political, social and economic circumstances preceding and surrounding it be explained more thoroughly. This book will also be concerned with finding the mystique in Sylvia Plaths The Bell Jar and Mary McCarthys The Group. As each novel deals with cultural and social norms and restrictions in America, focusing on (a) female protagonist(s), it seemed plausible to search for the feminine mystique in those two novels and analyze them in regard to Friedans findings.

O autorze

Mag.a Elisabeth Katharina Kleinlercher, BA was born in 1989 in Salzburg. She has a University Degree in English and American Studies from the University of Innsbruck with a focus on American Literature and Culture of the 20th century and is currently doing a Master's Program in European Union Studies.