Abstract
My I.S. compares three novels by Isabel Allende: The House of the Spirits, Daughter of Fortune, and Portrait in Sepia. Allende has said that she uses her fiction to critique and therefore improve her society and to give voice to those who are traditionally silenced. In my thesis, I examine the romantic relationships portrayed in each of these novels to see how they support Allende's social critique of gender inequality and social hierarchies based on class and ethnicity. As a whole, these three novels propose egalitarian romantic relationships that give women more power and allow for more equality between people of different social classes and ethnicities.
Advisor
Hayward, Jenna
Second Advisor
Palmer, Cynthia
Department
English; Spanish
Recommended Citation
Lundergan, Grace, "Reimagining Romantic Relationships: Gender, Class, and Ethnicity in Isabel Allende's Novels" (2011). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 482.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/482
Disciplines
Comparative Literature | Latin American Literature
Keywords
english, spanish, latin american literature, isabel allende, literary analysis, female writers
Publication Date
2011
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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