Madness and Lack of Autonomy:
Madness in woman is explored in this article through a close reading of Doris Lessing’s The Grass is Singing (1950). The protagonist of the text, Mary, longs for an autonomous identity. Failing to achieve autonomy makes her vulnerable in conforming to the social expectation and destroys her self-es...
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| Language: | English |
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ULAB Press
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Crossings |
| Online Access: | https://journals.ulab.edu.bd/index.php/crossings/article/view/165 |