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Cookie akzeptierenJosianne Strube
The Meaning of Fashion in Jean Rhys. An Analysis of Gender and Identity
- GRIN Verlag
- 2020
- Taschenbuch
- 56 Seiten
- ISBN 9783346108845
Bachelor Thesis from the year 2018 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Cologne, language: English, abstract: This paper's objective is to explore the ways in which Jean Rhys - in a quite revolutionary way - depicts fashion as a practice with various meanings. Fashion is entangled in a composite relationship with identity and the visual communication inherent in dress practices is much more complex than might first appear. In fact, Rhys raises questions about the political force of fashion enacted by women of different backgrounds. Albeit a fashion addict herself, she remains very critical of fashion's positive possibilities, rather focusing on its counter-enforcement on female identity as well as making use of it as a means to examine social coherences. Rhys has written five novels and various short stories. The novels I chose reflect different periods of her writing as well as different cultural, social and historical contexts. Additionally, the protagonists in each novel are of different ages, giving an insight into different situational concerns of women regarding fashion. Rhys's characters are markedly similar, always outsiders, always close to the edge. Good Morning, Midnight and Voyage in the Dark depict Sasha Jansen and Anna Morgan's movement in the modern urban space
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