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A study of displacement in Jean Rhys' novel Wide Sargasso Sea


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Che Jamal, Inna Malissa and Jujar Singh, Hardev Kaur and Mani, Manimangai (2014) A study of displacement in Jean Rhys' novel Wide Sargasso Sea. Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 5 (5). pp. 111-118. ISSN 2203-4714

Abstract

Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys, is a novel filled with tragedy; two characters in conflict meet in circumstances not in their best interests but rather for other people. This novel is an illustration of the mad woman in the novel Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, as the story of her life before madness is told in the novel Wide Sargasso Sea. This study attempts to elucidate reasons for the feelings of displacement that the Western husband faces during his stay in the Caribbean, and also to discover to what extent the situation contribute to the oppression faced by Antoinette and imposed on her by her Western husband. There are many concepts amongst the theory of post-colonialism, e.g. otherness, hybridity, and (double) alienation. This research’s approach differs slightly from some previous research that has been done on this novel, as it focuses on the husband of Antoinette as the victim.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Modern Language and Communication
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.5n.5p.111
Publisher: Australian International Academic Centre
Keywords: Displacement; Postcolonial; Wide Sargasso Sea; Caribbean literature
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 03 Jun 2015 12:28
Last Modified: 21 Aug 2015 01:55
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36284
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