Taking Oscar and Lucinda as an Example to Explore Peter Carey's Perspectives on Women
As a niche work in Australian literature,Peter Carey's Oscar and Lucinda is a popular novel that portrays various female characters.This paper takes seven women in the novel as objects and divides them into three types of female images according to their characteristics and social circumstances,namely,new female image,traditional female image and third-world female image.Although these women have different identities and personalities,they are all imprisoned and suppressed by patriarchy.Feminist theory analyzes the text and reveals the oppression of the patriarchy and the power system represented by the women in the novel,as well as Peter Carey's compassion for oppressed women.
Oscar and Lucindapatriarchyfemale imagefeminismPeter Carey
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