The intellectual companion in the fiction of Charlotte Perkins Gilman

With the exception of the "Yellow Wallpaper" and Herland, very little of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's fiction has received any critical attention. This thesis, however, explores the evolution of a possible new character type, the intellectual companion, in her lesser-studied fiction. We can trace the development of this male character in the short story "The Cottagette," in her novel What Diantha Did, and in her three utopian novels: Moving the Mountain, Herland, and With Her in Ourland. As she recreated her female characters into independent women, she had to create male counterparts to complement these evolving women. These male counterparts resulted in the development of the intellectual companion.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

Master

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Grantor

Texas Woman's University

Year dc:date.issued

1993

Author dc:creator

• Payton, Angela Loucretia

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Kobler, Turner S.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Bishop, J. Dean
• Winston, Florence

• Social sciences
• Charlotte Perkins Gilman
• Language, literature, and linguistics
• Character development
• Intellectual companion

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11274/9002

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:twu-ir.tdl.org:11274/9002