RT Generic
T1 An Ecocritical Study of Sarah Orne Jewett’s The Country of the Pointed Firs
A1 Lorenzo Rial, Inés
K1 Sarah Orne Jewett
K1 The Country of the Pointed Firs
K1 Ecocrítica
K1 Novela norteamericana do século XIX
K1 Crítica feminista
AB The main purpose of this thesis is to analyze whether the way of living depicted by Jewettwas realistic or rather an idealization of life in rural areas and, also, which factors contributeto it being sustainable. Moreover, I aim at clarifying the role of women and the community inprotecting and perpetuating this lifestyle, since a good, equitable relationship among themembers of the community seems to be key to its survival, for care, cooperation, and a fairdistribution of resources depend on it. In the first section –“The Author and her Time”– I introduce the writer and her work, focusing on the characteristic traits of the genre she cultivated, local color. The second section –“Communion with Nature”– starts the literary analysis of the work. It deals with the importance of communion with nature in Country, for the survival of this community seems to depend on its ability to adapt to the land. In the third section –“Women and Community in The Country of the Pointed Firs”– Ianalyze the connection between women, nature, and community in Country. First, I delve onthe reasons why this small town is constituted predominantly by women and how thesecharacters challenge the dominant gender constructs. Then, I analyze the connection between women and the making of this community, as well as the importance with which community life is infused
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/25801
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/25801
LA eng
NO Traballo Fin de Máster en Estudos Ingleses Avanzados e as súas Aplicacións. Curso 2019-2020
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026