LA VICTIMIZACIÓN DE MADAME MERLE IN THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY Y LA SOCIEDAD EUROPEA COMO AGENTE OPRESOR

Marina Filgueira Figueira

doi:10.12795/RICL.2005.i02.03

Authors

Marina Filgueira Figueira Universidad de La Coruña

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12795/RICL.2005.i02.03

Keywords:

Madame Merle, victimización, sociedad, novela

Abstract

This study focuses on one of the main characters in the novel The Portrait of a Lady DE Henry James and the role of European society in the process of female victimization. This analysis is intended to offer a new perspective on the novel and the portrayal of the evil character of Madame Merle. His methodology consists, on the one hand, of a chronological approach and, on the other, a synchronic approach. The contradiction between the information collected after the analyzes has allowed us to conclude that the character of Madame Merle must be analyzed in the light of the concept of female victimization.

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