Journal of Chaohu University ›› 2018, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (5): 133-137.

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FATES OF CREOLE WOMEN AS "THE OTHER" IN WIDE SARGASSO SEA

YAO Cheng   

  1. Anhui University, Hefei Anhui 230601
  • Received:2018-07-04 Online:2018-09-25 Published:2019-01-11

Abstract: Wide Sargasso Sea is the last work of Jean Rhys who is a British Caribbean female writer. It truly describes miserable fates of Creole women as "the other" under the double oppression of colonialism and patriarchy. Through analyzing fates of the heroine′s mother, her aunt and herself, the paper reveals tragic fates of Creole women in the context of white male culture.

Key words: Wide Sargasso Sea, the other, Creole women, colonialism, patriarchy

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  • I14