This study examines the portrayal of female characters in the following three novels of the Chilean writer, Isabel Allende: La casa de los espiritus (1982), De amor y de sombra (1984), and Eva Luna (1987). The novels were written against the backdrop of military domination of Chilean politics and society. / The analysis of Allende's works is guided by the neo-feminist theories of Ellen Morgan. Allende portrays women in a state of evolution and transformation. Allende's female characters transcend the generic stereotypes common in the traditional depiction of women in literature. All of the heroines in Allende's novels fight for the rights of women and for the rights of the oppressed classes. They appear to be in control of their lives and are capable of confronting military violence and of struggling against the political system imposed by the military. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 51-11, Section: A, page: 3763. / Major Professor: Roberto Fernandez. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1990.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_78327 |
| Contributors | Domenech, Isabel Maldonado., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 123 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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