Ferndean Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
Gilbert and Gubar (1979) - feminist
A
”Rochester had married Bertha for status, for sex, for money, for everything but love and equality”
”Prince and Cinderella are democratically equal”
2
Q
Showalter (1977) - psychoanalytical
A
”When they finally marry they have become equals”
3
Q
Solomon (1963)
A
“Comes into conflict with authority, defeats it by her inner strength, and departs into exile”
3
Q
Eagleton (1975) - marxist
A
”comes to him on her own terms”
4
Q
Politi (1982) - marxist / feminist
A
”The text will celebrate the very ideology it set out to expose”
5
Q
Wyatt (1985)
A
”Reinforcing the message […] what makes a woman really happy is love and marriage […] time spent with other women is merely a prelude”
