The first two chapters of this dissertation present the evolution of the feminist movement and the evolution of the Puerto Rican female short story, from the later part of the XIX century to the decade of the eighties. During those years, short stories written by women received little recognition in and out of the Island. In regards to the female characters, they were introduced performing traditional roles that subordinated and subjugated them to the male figures. / Starting during the decade of the seventies, and as a result of the neo-feminist movement, a group of female writers took over themes that had been the exclusive domain of men. These female writers restated the social, political, economical, and cultural realities of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. These writers are: Rosario Ferre, Magali Garcia Ramis, Mayra Montero, Olga Nolla, Carmen Lugo Filippi and Ana Lydia Vega. / Starting with the third chapter Ellen Morgan's critical study "Humanbecoming: Form and Focus in the Neo-Feminist Novel," (185-205) was used in the analysis of Carmen Lugo Filippi and Ana Lydia Vega's short stories compiled in the following books: Virgenes y martires, Encancaranublado y otros cuentos de naufragio, Pasion de historia y otras historias de pasion, Falsas cronicas del sur, Apalabramiento: diez cuentistas puertorriquenos de hoy and the journal Cariban. / This neo-feminist study reveals that Carmen Lugo Filippi and Ana Lydia Vega as well as their female characters rebel to the Puerto Rican male dominated culture. Furthermore, they managed to defeat the stereotypes and taboos that for decades had subordinated and subjugated Puerto Rican women. These two writers created a new self-directed woman, one who knows what she wants, how to make decisions, and has control of her own life. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 55-08, Section: A, page: 2413. / Major Professor: Ardis L. Nelson. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1994.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77205 |
| Contributors | Gonzalez, Hernandez, Miriam M., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | Spanish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 219 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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