Colby Quarterly, Volume 34Colby College, 1998 |
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Page 90
... Nan , of course , sets his shoulder with her usual aplomb . George's reaction does not bode well for his ability to accept Nan's talent : he responds not as her " champion , " but as someone who " felt weak and womanish , [ who ] ...
... Nan , of course , sets his shoulder with her usual aplomb . George's reaction does not bode well for his ability to accept Nan's talent : he responds not as her " champion , " but as someone who " felt weak and womanish , [ who ] ...
Page 99
... Nan's aggression toward parental figures . I will try to show that Nan in fact frequently strives with surrogates of the mother and , moreover , asserts herself libidinally if symbolically with the foster parent . Since strife with the ...
... Nan's aggression toward parental figures . I will try to show that Nan in fact frequently strives with surrogates of the mother and , moreover , asserts herself libidinally if symbolically with the foster parent . Since strife with the ...
Page 105
... ( Nan's grandmother ) was also named Anna Prince ( 33 ) hints at the symbolic daughter - mother ties between the youngest Anna Prince ( Nan ) and her kinswoman . Accordingly , Nan imagines the woman as a " lovely lady ... a queen " ( 51 ) ...
... ( Nan's grandmother ) was also named Anna Prince ( 33 ) hints at the symbolic daughter - mother ties between the youngest Anna Prince ( Nan ) and her kinswoman . Accordingly , Nan imagines the woman as a " lovely lady ... a queen " ( 51 ) ...
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