Journal of Philology and Linguistics of the University of Costa Rica ISSN Impreso: 0377-628X ISSN electrónico: 2215-2628

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Eve's daughter, Mary's child: Women's representation in Hawthorne's 'The Birthmark'
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Keywords

Relaciones
Subjetividad
conocimiento
identidades genéricas
La marca de nacimiento
Georgiana
Hawthorne
representaciones patriarcales de la mujer
Relationships
human subjectivity
knowledge
gendered identities
The Birthmark
traditional patriarchal representations of women

How to Cite

Meyers Skredsvig, K. (2000). Eve’s daughter, Mary’s child: Women’s representation in Hawthorne’s ’The Birthmark’. Journal of Philology and Linguistics of the University of Costa Rica, 26(2), 95–105. https://doi.org/10.15517/rfl.v26i2.4521

Abstract

The following analysis examines the intimate, intricate relationships among human subjectivity, knowledge, and representation in terms of gendered identities. In Hawthorne's "The Birthmark," Georgiana not only embodies but internalizes traditional patriarchal representations of women, thus negating selfhood.
https://doi.org/10.15517/rfl.v26i2.4521
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