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Bloomsbury And Gender: Isolation And Connection In The Novels Of Forster And Woolf, Terri Mccargar
Bloomsbury And Gender: Isolation And Connection In The Novels Of Forster And Woolf, Terri Mccargar
Honors Theses, 1963-2015
This stud attempts to follow the personal and artistic struggles of Bloomsbury novelists Virginia Woolf and E.M. Forster in Modern fiction which challenges conventional English society. Shared themes of isolation and connection are examined. A discussion of gender and sexuality establishes both the similarities and differences in approach between Forster's "problem" as a homosexual and Woolf's as a feminist. The thesis suggests that Maurice and Orlando serve as the creative ideal for each novelist.
The Feminine, Feminist, Female And Fitzgerald: A Critical Study Of Women Characters In F. Scott Fitzgerald's Novels And Short Stories, Patrick Hicks
The Feminine, Feminist, Female And Fitzgerald: A Critical Study Of Women Characters In F. Scott Fitzgerald's Novels And Short Stories, Patrick Hicks
Honors Theses, 1963-2015
An exploration of the changing identity of women at the beginning of the twentieth century through the writings of F. Scott Fitzgerald, who lived and wrote during this period of radical social upheaval and who "recognized sooner than most that the nature of [women's] advance had changed radically with the coming of the Jazz Age." (Brian Way) and who was "a spokesman for his generation."
The Light At The Top Of The Stairs Is Broken, Michael Anson Schroeder
The Light At The Top Of The Stairs Is Broken, Michael Anson Schroeder
Honors Theses, 1963-2015
A creative work of fiction, The Light at the Top of the Stairs Is Broken tells the story of Reardon McCoy, a twenty-nine year old homosexual who panics at the prospect of his approaching thirtieth birthday, remembers a vision he had as a child, prophesizing that he was destined for great and important distinction, and he has begun to despair because he has never truly found his niche. His best friend Boosey coaches him along, particularly in the realm of romantic love interests. Reardon, caught in the dilemma of how to live in the world as a gay male without …