he image of woman as power in selected short stories of Nick Joaquin

Date

5-1994

Degree

Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts

College

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Victor A. Juliano

Abstract

This thesis attempts to explicate the tradition of blanket rejection of any patriarchal tradition in four selected short stories of Nick Joaquin. This thesis focuses on the female characters in the masculine fiction. It also attempts to prove that more than being vassals in a time when patriarchal traditions dominate, women actively engage in the struggle to throw off the yoke imposed on them by men. This action against gender oppression is noteworthy because it presents a totally different view of the stereotype images of women in a particular milieu when Castilian influence abounds. In a sense, she is a revolutionary who refuses to follow the road paved by literary antecedents such as Urbana at Felisa and Florante at Laura. The female characters in Nick Joaquin's short stories also struggle against the Establishment. The realization that woman is power-incarnate and thus is capable of wielding power is manifested. The acceptance of this fact is the central message presented to the readers. It reminds the readers that the age of woman has not only arrived but it has always existed ever since the first woman chose to create her own destiny in effect affecting mankind's destiny.

Language

English

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

Call Number

LG 993.5 1994 M3 C37

Document Type

Thesis

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