Tomboys as a Symbolic Rejection of Southern Tradition of Femininity in Carson McCullers�s Novels

The objective of this thesis is to examine the tomboyism of the female characters in the works of Carson McCullers. This tomboyism is a manifestation to protest the prescribed gender role and femininity as suggest by Southern tradition. These tomboy characters are seeking for alternative identity fo...

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Main Authors: , NUR ENDAH NUGRAHENI, , Prof. Dr. C. Soebakdi Soemanto, S.U.
Format: Thesis
Published: [Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada 2011
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