Colby Quarterly, Volume 34Colby College, 1998 |
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Page 88
... conventional female role by marrying the ' prince , ' or to assume the role of doctor conventional to the male and so play the role of ' prince ' herself " ( xviii ) . The fairy tale comparison also brings to mind images of blue - eyed ...
... conventional female role by marrying the ' prince , ' or to assume the role of doctor conventional to the male and so play the role of ' prince ' herself " ( xviii ) . The fairy tale comparison also brings to mind images of blue - eyed ...
Page 143
... conventional storytelling and so prompts the reader to resist expectations for narrative closure . Unlike conventional ghost stories , Jewett's is open - ended with no escalating terror and mischievous acts ; the " reality " is not ...
... conventional storytelling and so prompts the reader to resist expectations for narrative closure . Unlike conventional ghost stories , Jewett's is open - ended with no escalating terror and mischievous acts ; the " reality " is not ...
Page 153
... conventional writing techniques that at times seem more akin to twentieth - century practice . Because Jewett's striving for a feminine utopia requires a subverting of con- ventional form , she favors disjointed over linear narrative ...
... conventional writing techniques that at times seem more akin to twentieth - century practice . Because Jewett's striving for a feminine utopia requires a subverting of con- ventional form , she favors disjointed over linear narrative ...
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