A Folkloric Study On Wide Sargasso Sea

ECU Author/Contributor (non-ECU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)

Esra Uzun (Creator)

Institution

East Carolina University (ECU )

Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/

Advisor

Richard C. 1956- Taylor

Abstract: This study aims to offer an alternative approach to analyze and understand literary texts through folklore. I focused on Jean Rhys's famous novel Wide Sargasso Sea which has often been examined through a postcolonial approach. My thesis suggests that the postcolonial criticisms are limiting to our understanding of the novel; therefore an alternative way is needed to explore Wide Sargasso Sea and evaluate its major themes such as cultural clashes and misconceptions from a different perspective. Folklore has allowed me to explore the novel from a wider spectrum because it provides a deeper understanding of the characters their identities places and dreams in the novel. Folklore not only studies the individuals and their societies but also goes beyond the stereotypes and generalizations. 

Additional Information

Publication

Thesis

Date: 2011

Keywords

Folklore, Caribbean literature, British and Irish literature, colonialism and postcolonialism, dreams, gender and stereotypes, identity and cultural misconceptions, sense of place

Subjects

Rhys, Jean. Wide Sargasso Sea--Criticism and interpretation

Literature and folklore

Caribbean literature--Colonial influence

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