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Women and Violence in American Literature. "A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson", "Native Son" and "Fight Club"


Essay, 2018

6 Pages


Abstract or Introduction

While violence in literature is often connected to the male sex, this essay discusses three American texts which connects violence to the female sex in various ways. Thus, this essay discusses the different roles women occupy in American literature in relation to violence. The chosen texts are "A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson" by Mrs. Rowlandson as well as the novels "Native Son" by Richard Wright and Chuck Palahniuk’s "Fight Club".

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Title
Women and Violence in American Literature. "A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson", "Native Son" and "Fight Club"
College
University of Heidelberg
Author
Year
2018
Pages
6
Catalog Number
V429184
ISBN (eBook)
9783668728684
ISBN (Book)
9783668728691
File size
478 KB
Language
English
Keywords
Women, Violence, Women and Violence, A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, Mary Rowlandson, Native Son, Richard Wright, Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk, American Literature, American Violence
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Silvia Schilling (Author), 2018, Women and Violence in American Literature. "A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson", "Native Son" and "Fight Club", Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/429184

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