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Multiplicity of the Mirror: Gender Representation in Oyeyemi's Boy, Snow, Bird

Rowe, Rachel Marie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1438613978

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2015, Master of Arts (M.A.), University of Dayton, English.
This thesis explores the spectrum of female representation and feminine experience in Helen Oyeyemi’s Boy, Snow, Bird, a postmodern fairy tale retelling of “Snow White.” Within the novel, Oyeyemi creates several female characters that represent various feminine experiences. The image of the mirror enables me to navigate these characters and their stories. As each character searches for her identity within the constraints of patriarchal oppression, she develops a voice through the act of storytelling. I contend that the novel, as a postmodern fairy tale, engages in social-resistance as it uses the mirror to expose and confront patriarchal constructions of women.
Tereza Szeghi, Dr. (Committee Chair)
Kara Getrost, Dr. (Committee Member)
Bryan Bardine, Dr. (Committee Member)
52 p.
Gender; Literature
Snow White; Fairy Tales; Gender; Feminism; Helen Oyeyemi; Postmodern Fairy Tales; Contemporary Fairy Tales; Mirror Imagery; Boy, Snow, Bird

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  • Rowe, R. M. (2015). Multiplicity of the Mirror: Gender Representation in Oyeyemi's Boy, Snow, Bird [Master's thesis, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1438613978

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Rowe, Rachel. Multiplicity of the Mirror: Gender Representation in Oyeyemi's Boy, Snow, Bird. 2015. University of Dayton, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1438613978.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Rowe, Rachel. "Multiplicity of the Mirror: Gender Representation in Oyeyemi's Boy, Snow, Bird." Master's thesis, University of Dayton, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1438613978

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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