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You Are What You Wear: Clothing And American Authors Of The Early 20th Century, Alyssa Quinn Johnson
You Are What You Wear: Clothing And American Authors Of The Early 20th Century, Alyssa Quinn Johnson
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Though clothes are often said to “make the man,” they are not frequently said to build a character. This thesis explores the ways in which clothing was a performative tool for those who wore it during the 1920s in America as well as for authors who wrote about this world in which they lived. This study’s theoretical framework is inspired by Judith Butler’s concept of the performative; it is also influenced by historical research into the clothing of the 1920s. Primary texts explored include F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Tender Is the Night, Nella Larsen’s Quicksand, and …