This thesis explores the complex relationship between women and the house, with particular attention to women's conquest of their own space in the home.The analysis focuses on the Female Gothic genre and on Shirley Jackson's work. Through her short stories and, primarily, her novel "The Haunting of Hill House", this thesis examines how the house becomes a symbolic space of psychological conflict and fight for self-determination.
Taking Over the Home: Exploring the Relationship Between Women and the House Through Shirley Jackson's Work
BRESSAN, GIOIA
2024/2025
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This thesis explores the complex relationship between women and the house, with particular attention to women's conquest of their own space in the home.The analysis focuses on the Female Gothic genre and on Shirley Jackson's work. Through her short stories and, primarily, her novel "The Haunting of Hill House", this thesis examines how the house becomes a symbolic space of psychological conflict and fight for self-determination.File in questo prodotto:
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