A subversão da personagem feminina em The bloody chamber and other stories, de Angela Carter

Nícea Helena de Almeida Nogueira; Fernanda Barroso e Silva

doi:10.4025/actascilangcult.v41i2.45152

The subversion of female character in The bloody chamber and other stories by Angela Carter

Nícea Helena de Almeida Nogueira Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0935-9987
Fernanda Barroso e Silva Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2754-5898

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/actascilangcult.v41i2.45152

Keywords: feminist criticism; female authorship; contemporary short story; Angela Carter; The bloody chamber and other stories.

Abstract

This paper refers to the book The bloody chamber and other stories (1989) by the English writer Angela Carter (1940-1992). In order to present this research, the analysis of the short stories is distributed in three sections having the theoretical support of Toril Moi and Elaine Showalter’s studies. The self-sufficient characters’ resilience, their relation to financial issues and their familiar context are discussed. From that perspective, this research aims at pointing out and analyzing how the author deconstructed and subverted the feminine image proposed by patriarchal society taking into account all aspects that are present in the texts. Therefore it is possible to verify Carter’s demystifying proposal in the book, since its narrative structure is used to establish characters that have autonomy and freedom. Hence, this architecture goes in an opposite direction to all female stereotypes, helping on building new stories with authentic and empowered women.

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Published

2019-10-01

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Nogueira, N. H. de A., & Silva, F. B. e. (2019). The subversion of female character in The bloody chamber and other stories by Angela Carter. Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture, 41(2), e45152. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascilangcult.v41i2.45152

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Vol 41 No 2 (2019): July-Dec.

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Literature

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