- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- An examination of gender roles in Alice Walker's The Third Life of Grange Copeland and The Color Purple, 2001
- Creator:
- Peterson, Tamalyn L.
- Date of Original:
- 2001-12-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This study examines the role gender plays in The Third Life of Grange Copeland and The Color Purple. The study shows how and why the main male characters are attributed traditionally feminine traits and the leading female characters given traditionally masculine traits. The male characters' common disrespect for women and their fear of their own femininity foreground their abuse of women. Because women are believed to be socially inferior to men, the main characters take on masculine roles to compensate for the missing elements needed to obtain a balanced personality. The conclusions of this examination suggest that Alice Walker believes that the characteristics that define both male and female roles work together to produce a balanced disposition within an individual.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2001_peterson_tamalyn_l
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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