Eclipsing the Patriarchy: The Power of Intergenerational Female Connection in Stephen King’s It, Carrie, Gerald’s Game, and Dolores Claiborne

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dc.contributor.advisorHarrison, Marlen
dc.contributor.advisorLee, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Jennifer Lee
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-23T04:14:33Z
dc.date.available2024-01-23T04:14:33Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-13
dc.description.abstractUsing feminist and reader response theories to examine the ways in which American horror writer Stephen King creates strong female characters who break free from abusive patriarchal systems, this Thesis responds to critics of Stephen King’s portrayals of women and to research by Amy Canfield, Erika Dymond, Maysaa Husam Jaber, and Erin Mercer. While recent scholarship has focused on King’s female characters individually or on the pairing of a select few, this Thesis uses close reading and literary analysis to argue that King creates a network of strong intergenerational women who break free from patriarchal systems in his novels It, Carrie, Gerald’s Game, and Dolores Claiborne. Applying feminist theory to King’s characters Beverly Marsh, Carrie White, Jessie Burlingame, and Dolores Claiborne demonstrates how King uses intergenerational female connection to create powerful women characters who break free from patriarchal oppression.
dc.description.degreeMaster Arts
dc.description.programEnglish
dc.description.schoolCollege of Online and Continuing Education
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10474/3809
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherSouthern New Hampshire University
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dc.rightsAuthor retains all ownership rights. Further reproduction in violation of copyright is prohibited.
dc.rightsHolderSmith, Jennifer Lee
dc.subject.lcshLiterature
dc.subject.lcshEnglish Literature
dc.subject.lcshGender Studies
dc.subject.otherFeminist Theory
dc.subject.otherHorror Genre
dc.subject.otherPatriarchy
dc.subject.otherReader Response
dc.subject.otherStephen King
dc.titleEclipsing the Patriarchy: The Power of Intergenerational Female Connection in Stephen King’s It, Carrie, Gerald’s Game, and Dolores Claiborne
dc.typeThesis

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