Feminism and human rights in the short stories of Isabel Allende.

A major phenomenon beginning in the 1980's in Latin America is the strong presence of women writers and women's voices in politics. Isabel Allende is undoubtedly the most prominent contemporary woman writer of Latin America. This study will take into account the ideological implications of the treatment of human rights from a feminist point of view, and how these ideas tie in to a cultural view of human rights. From this dual critical basis, I will analyze a set of short stories, published as part of her collection. Stories of Eva Luna, which have not received the same amount of attention as have her novels. Through this two-pronged analysis, I will examine Allende's emphasis on human rights through the protagonists of these stories and their metaphoric fight for identity.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Grantor

Baylor University.

Year dc:date.issued

2000

Author dc:creator

• Díaz, Cassandra Shannon.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• García-Corales, Guillermo.

• Allende, Isabel -- Criticism and interpretation.
• Feminism in literature.
• Women in literature.
• Human rights in literature.

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Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/2104/14494

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:baylor-ir.tdl.org:2104/14494