Garcia Lorca is one of the pioneers of modern drama. He was a critic of the status of women in th... more Garcia Lorca is one of the pioneers of modern drama. He was a critic of the status of women in the Spanish society of his times. In his plays, he presents women as tragic characters. Yerma is a tragedy set in rural Spain. The present study is an analysis of the presentation of gender roles in Yerma. The study incorporates insights from feminists such as Simone de Beauvoir, Kate Millet and others. It focuses on the distinction between 'gender' and 'sex', 'biological essentialism' and 'social constructionism' and 'patriarchal gender roles'. The study shows that in Yerma Lorca seems to be challenging the patriarchal gender roles. In the play we find an inversion of patriarchal gender roles. The female protagonist is shown to be dominant and she becomes a spokesperson for the needs, desires and sentiments of women. In Yerma, Lorca offers a subversion of the traditional gender roles.
The present is a case study with a special focus on the institution of marriage which is inflicte... more The present is a case study with a special focus on the institution of marriage which is inflicted upon women for their exploitation as represented in the selected text. This objective has been realized through a text-based exploration of the exploitation of female members of the society in the name of marriage. The selected text has been analyzed in light of feminist ideology. The research highlights the exploitation of women in the 1950s. The institution of marriage has been viewed as a hard chain that restricts female members of American society from flourishing as individual beings. The outcome of this exploitation has been seen in the negation of this institution by the protagonist and her negative impression of this institution. The study has consulted the perspectives of feminists such as Josephine Donovan, Kate Millet and Sheila Cronan to critically evaluate the suffering and its consequences for the protagonist
Garcia Lorca is one of the pioneers of modern drama. He was a critic of the status of women in th... more Garcia Lorca is one of the pioneers of modern drama. He was a critic of the status of women in the Spanish society of his times. In his plays, he presents women as tragic characters. Yerma is a tragedy set in rural Spain. The present study is an analysis of the presentation of gender roles in Yerma. The study incorporates insights from feminists such as Simone de Beauvoir, Kate Millet and others. It focuses on the distinction between 'gender' and 'sex', 'biological essentialism' and 'social constructionism' and 'patriarchal gender roles'. The study shows that in Yerma Lorca seems to be challenging the patriarchal gender roles. In the play we find an inversion of patriarchal gender roles. The female protagonist is shown to be dominant and she becomes a spokesperson for the needs, desires and sentiments of women. In Yerma, Lorca offers a subversion of the traditional gender roles.
The present is a case study with a special focus on the institution of marriage which is inflicte... more The present is a case study with a special focus on the institution of marriage which is inflicted upon women for their exploitation as represented in the selected text. This objective has been realized through a text-based exploration of the exploitation of female members of the society in the name of marriage. The selected text has been analyzed in light of feminist ideology. The research highlights the exploitation of women in the 1950s. The institution of marriage has been viewed as a hard chain that restricts female members of American society from flourishing as individual beings. The outcome of this exploitation has been seen in the negation of this institution by the protagonist and her negative impression of this institution. The study has consulted the perspectives of feminists such as Josephine Donovan, Kate Millet and Sheila Cronan to critically evaluate the suffering and its consequences for the protagonist
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