"Like in a Looking-Glass": History and Narrative in Wide Sargasso Sea

1989 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Erwin
Keyword(s):  
Sargasso Sea ◽  
Wide Sargasso Sea ◽  
Looking Glass

“Le Revenant”: Baudelaire’s Afterlife in Wide Sargasso Sea

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 665-688
Author(s):  
Juliette Taylor-Batty
Keyword(s):  
Sargasso Sea ◽  
Wide Sargasso Sea

An/other Side to Antoinette/Bertha: Reading “Race” into Wide Sargasso Sea

2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-42
Author(s):  
Carmen Wickramagamage
Keyword(s):  
Sargasso Sea ◽  
Wide Sargasso Sea

Encryption as Transmission: The Secret Gardens of Wide Sargasso Sea

2020 ◽  
pp. 215-231
Author(s):  
Patricia Moran ◽  
Erica L. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Sargasso Sea ◽  
Wide Sargasso Sea

scholarly journals Against Society: Women s Language, Body and Madness in Wide Sargasso Sea and Sula

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (38) ◽  
pp. 208-208
Author(s):  
MESUT GÜNENÇ
Keyword(s):  
Sargasso Sea ◽  
Wide Sargasso Sea

scholarly journals Wide Sargasso Sea: Antoinette’s Living Spaces as a Case Study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fann Oudah Aljohani
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Jean Rhys ◽  
Space And Place ◽  
Sargasso Sea ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Wide Sargasso Sea ◽  
Psychological Analysis

This study explores the identity formation and mobility of the role of Antoinette in the novel "Wide Sargasso Sea" from the perspective of the cultural and human geography. In general, it is a space and place study. The thesis suggests that, Antoinette has some conditions and circumstances that she developed in an autonomic manner with different experiences in order to navigate and recognize the dangerous and safe spaces around her. Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys, elaborates a self-sacrifice experience that the protagonist went through in her search for identity, which she lost due to the circumstances around her. In this research, a psychological analysis of Antoinette's personality will be taken, moreover; an attempt is made to find out the reasons for her schizophrenic behavior. The research focuses on Antoinette's shattered identity and the specters she faced in her life, which ultimately played a huge role in her madness. Also, the visible opposite aspects of black/white, rationality/unconsciousness, male/female, and sanity/madness are conceived by her conscious mind, and it causes the frantic thoughts of insanity, womanhood, and blackness. Also, it sheds light on Antoinette's journey in life to figure out where she belongs and her struggle in this search. Antoinette's personality and identity crisis as a Creole girl will be discussed in depth. There are different areas that are explored in this paper; such as the interpretation of how the surrounding spaces affect Antoinette and the reasons behind the absence of a loving mother in Wide Sargasso Sea. Furthermore, Rochester's character is also examined to find out how the masculine space differs from feminine space, and to what extent Mr. Rochester's cruelty harms Antoinette. Another important thing that is discussed in the paper is the effect of family relationships on a person's identity, and how it becomes a reason of mental disorder.

scholarly journals Género y antiimperialismo en Ancho Mar de los Sargazos de Jean Rhys

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (58) ◽  
pp. 173
Author(s):  
Aida Chacón-Castellanos
Keyword(s):  
Jean Rhys ◽  
Sargasso Sea ◽  
Wide Sargasso Sea

Concuerdo con Maricruz Castro (2009), quien señala que género es un concepto mediante el cual quedan manifiestas las construcciones culturales alrededor de la mujer y de lo femenino, así como también del hombre y lo masculino. Considero que la autora Jean Rhys puede brindar una visión de primera mano sobre el tema no solamente de lo femenino sino también del prejuicio racial y el discurso imperialista a partir del cual se construye la identidad del otro. Fundo mi acercamiento en <em>Wide Sargasso Sea</em>,  <em>Ancho mar de los Sargazos</em>, de Rhys. La construcción de la figura femenina, ligada a la locura y el prejuicio racial, desde el punto de vista imperialista, son elementos que la autora trata de desvincular desde su muy particular narrativa.

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