Date of Award
12-1-1988
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English
Abstract
This thesis consists of three chapters. The first is a review of selected existing criticism about Shirley Jackson’s work. The criticism is analyzed from a feminist perspective in order t o illustrate three things: (1) The overall shortcomings of criticism that aims to universalize Jackson’s work. (2) The unjust treatment, or rather act of treatment, that Jackson has received from the academy. (3) The agenda that will be followed in the rest of the thesis.
The remaining two chapters analyze two of Jackson’s novels,Hangman (1951) and We have Always Lived in the Castle (1962), from a feminist perspective, using various feminist critics. Among these are: Héléne Cixous, Luce Irigaray, Jane Gallop, Bonnie Zimmerman, Catherine Simpson, Shoshana Felman, Annette Kolodny, and Toril Moi.
Recommended Citation
Varner, Desiree, "A Feminist Analysis of Shirley Jackson's "Hangsaman" and "We Have Always Lived in the Castle"" (1988). Theses and Dissertations. 666.
https://commons.und.edu/theses/666