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Out of place re-claiming the self in Kate Chopin's The Awakening and Latifa Al-Zayyat's The Open Door
This thesis aims at exploring the self-imposed marginalization as well as the reshaping of the self of two unique female figures in literature while discussing the nature, the reasons and the impact of their attitude. The two characters who are studied in their out of place experience are Edna Ponte...
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| description | This thesis aims at exploring the self-imposed marginalization as well as the reshaping of the self of two unique female figures in literature while discussing the nature, the reasons and the impact of their attitude. The two characters who are studied in their out of place experience are Edna Pontellier, a nineteenth-century American in Kate Chopin's The Awakening and Layla Sulayman from twentieth-century Egypt in Latifa Al-Zayyat's The Open Door. The two characters are not chosen randomly, for, although they live in different times and places, they share a similar dilemma. Both are driven by their coercive families to struggle against those traditions which continuously dictate a strict and limited life while molding them into pawns, void of personality and critical thinking. As a result, both heroines resort to a fictitious world which â promisesâ protection from the frustrations and liberation of the restrictions of real life. Each character dissolves in her own way within this fictitious world. Eventually both Edna and Layla need to make a choice: either lurk forever in their imaginary world or face reality and responsibility. While each heroine takes her own decision, they both attempt to claim a radically new and free â selfâ . |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-1913 Out of place re-claiming the self in Kate Chopin's The Awakening and Latifa Al-Zayyat's The Open Door Abbas, Mai Mohammad This thesis aims at exploring the self-imposed marginalization as well as the reshaping of the self of two unique female figures in literature while discussing the nature, the reasons and the impact of their attitude. The two characters who are studied in their out of place experience are Edna Pontellier, a nineteenth-century American in Kate Chopin's The Awakening and Layla Sulayman from twentieth-century Egypt in Latifa Al-Zayyat's The Open Door. The two characters are not chosen randomly, for, although they live in different times and places, they share a similar dilemma. Both are driven by their coercive families to struggle against those traditions which continuously dictate a strict and limited life while molding them into pawns, void of personality and critical thinking. As a result, both heroines resort to a fictitious world which â promisesâ protection from the frustrations and liberation of the restrictions of real life. Each character dissolves in her own way within this fictitious world. Eventually both Edna and Layla need to make a choice: either lurk forever in their imaginary world or face reality and responsibility. While each heroine takes her own decision, they both attempt to claim a radically new and free â selfâ . 2011-06-01T07:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/914 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1913/viewcontent/2011ecltmaimohammadabbas.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain |
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| title | Out of place re-claiming the self in Kate Chopin's The Awakening and Latifa Al-Zayyat's The Open Door |
| title_full | Out of place re-claiming the self in Kate Chopin's The Awakening and Latifa Al-Zayyat's The Open Door |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Out of place re-claiming the self in Kate Chopin's The Awakening and Latifa Al-Zayyat's The Open Door |
| title_short | Out of place re-claiming the self in Kate Chopin's The Awakening and Latifa Al-Zayyat's The Open Door |
| title_sort | out of place re claiming the self in kate chopin s the awakening and latifa al zayyat s the open door |
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