The Role Of Women In Society In The Works Of Willian Styron
Abstract
William Styron, author of four novels—Lie Down in Darkness (1951), The Long March (1952), Set This House on Fire (1960), and The Confessions of Nat Turner (1967)—uses Freudian psychology in his works. His female characters are poorly developed, weak women. They let life wash over them, passively allowing men to control their lives. The harder life is, the more suffering they do, the more the women feel they are fulfilling society's expectations. However, the women are not happy, proving that something is lacking in their lives.
Noted as one of the distinguished writers of the Post-World War II generation, Styron shows his bias against women by stereotyping them, depicting them as shadows instead of as real people. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate Styron's treatment of female characters.
Description
Program year: 1978/1979Digitized from print original stored in HDR
Subject
William StyronFreudian psychology
female characters
Lie Down in Darkness
The Long March
Set This House on Fire
The Confessions of Nat Turner
gender roles
Citation
Broussard, Deborah Lynne (1979). The Role Of Women In Society In The Works Of Willian Styron. University Undergraduate Fellow. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /CAPSTONE -BendeleT _1998.